Biography

Mr. Galbato was most recently the Chief Executive Officer of Cerberus Operations and Advisory Company, LLC, the operating platform of Cerberus Capital Management, for twelve years where he oversaw the operating executives and functional experts within Cerberus’ portfolio and investment strategies. Before joining Cerberus in 2009, Mr. Galbato held leadership positions in several companies, including as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Controls Division at Invensys PLC; President of Services of The Home Depot; President and Chief Operating Officer of Armstrong Floor Products; Chief Executive Officer of Choice Parts; and President and Chief Executive Officer of Coregis Insurance Company. Early in his career, he spent 14 years with General Electric Company, holding several operating and finance leadership positions within their industrial divisions. During his time at Cerberus, Mr. Galbato served on the boards of various portfolio companies, including as Co-Chair of Albertsons Companies and Blue Bird Corporation. Other former board leadership positions include Lead Director of DynCorp International and Chairman of the boards of Avon Products, Inc.; YP Holdings; NewPage Corp.; School Bus Holdings; North American Bus Industries (acquired by NFI in 2013); and Guilford Mills, Inc. Before joining Cerberus, he was also Lead Director of Brady Corp. Mr. Galbato continues to serve as a director on the Board of Electrical Components International, Inc., and previously served as director of FirstKey Homes, LLC; KBS Group Holdings, LLC; Staples Solutions, B.V.; Steward Health Care LLC; Tower International, and AutoWeb, Inc. Mr. Galbato holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the State University of New York.