Roger H. Stamper

Founded in 1999 by Jerry Castellini and Ed Clark, CastleArk Management LLC is a registered investment adviser located in Chicago, Illinois. The firm provides investment advisory services to a variety of institutional clients, but their clients are predominantly pension plans, including corporate plans and state and local government plans. CastleArk also serves as adviser or sub-adviser to investment companies and collective trusts. Their clients may also include foundations and corporate accounts, plus a few high net-worth individuals. CastleArk's affiliated adviser CastleArk Alternatives, L.L.C. sponsors hedge funds for qualified investors.

First of America Bank Corp., a subsidiary of National City Corp, operates as a holding company of First of America Bank N.A. and First of America Bank-Illinois, N.A. The banks offered lending, depository, and related financial services, including demand, savings & time deposits; secured & unsecured loans; lease financing; letters of credit; money transfers; corporate & personal trust services; cash management; and other financial services to individual, commercial, industrial, financial, and governmental customers. The company was incorporated in 1971 and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI