The 5th Annual Buyouts West.
November 18 - 19, 2008. Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles

Buyouts West 2008

John Baumer: Partner, Leaonard Green & Partners

John joined LGP in 1999.

Previously John was a Vice President at DLJ in Los Angeles, which he joined in 1995.  Prior to DLJ, John worked at Fidelity Investments and Arthur Andersen.

John presently serves on the Board of Directors of The Brickman Group, Ltd., Intercontinental Art, Inc., Leslie's Poolmart, Inc., Petco Animal Supplies, Inc., and VCA Antech, Inc.

John has served on the Board of Directors of Communications & Power Industries, Inc., FTD Group, Inc., and Phoenix Scientific, Inc.

He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.