J. CHRISTOPHER FLOWERS
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
J.C. FLOWERS & CO. LLC

J. Christopher Flowers is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC. J.C. Flowers & Co., founded in 1998, is an investment firm specializing in financial services, and has investments largely in the USA, Japan and Europe in banking, insurance and finance. Among the companies associated with J.C. Flowers & Co. are Shinsei Bank, Ltd., HSH-Nordbank AG, and Enstar Group, Ltd.  J.C. Flowers & Co. Fund II has committed capital of approximately $7 billion.

Previously, Mr. Flowers was head of the Financial Institutions Group at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Flowers joined Goldman, Sachs & Co. in 1979 in the Mergers and Acquisitions Department. He was among the founders of Goldman's Financial Institutions Group in 1986, and became a general partner of Goldman in 1988. Mr. Flowers also served on Goldman's Operating Committee. Mr. Flowers left Goldman Sachs in 1998.

Mr. Flowers is chairman of NetsforLife, a program aimed at reducing malaria. He is a trustee of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.