PaR Systems: Board of Directors

Charles Chadwell, Chairman of the PaR Systems Board
Bonita Springs, Florida

Charles Chadwell has been a PaR Systems Director since 2003.  He was the Vice President and General Manager, Commercial Engine Operations, for GE Aircraft Engines, where he retired in 2002.  Chuck currently also serves as a director on the Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., the BE Aerospace, Inc. and Parkway Products, Inc. board of directors.

Mark Evers
Stamford, Connecticut

Prior to joining MML Capital Partners, Mark worked with The Blackstone Group on private equity related projects in New York. Prior to working with Blackstone, Mark worked with Evercore Partners as a private equity associate analyzing middle market investments. Mark began his career with Merrill Lynch as an analyst in the firm’s high yield group from 1997 to 1999. Mark received his MBA from Columbia Business School and his BA from Duke University.

H. Lawrence Garrett, III
Boyce, Virginia

Mr. Garrett currently is an independent consultant.  He also serves on a number of corporate Boards.  He retired from his position as Executive Vice President Government Business at Rolls-Royce in 1999.  Mr. Garrett’s distinguished government and military career included service as Under Secretary of the Navy, appointed by President Reagan, followed by Senate confirmation as Secretary of the Navy in 1989.  He served in this position under President Bush until 1992.  Prior service in the Department of Defense under President Reagan included a position as General Counsel of the Department of Defense.

James Read
Stamford, Connecticut

James Read co-founded MML Capital Partners in London in 1988.  Prior to that, he has held numerous commercial and merchant banking positions in the United States and the United Kingdom.  Most of his career has been spent as a leveraged cash flow lender and private equity provider.  He is, or has been, a director or chairman of 13 companies including BPC, Caparo, CB Holdings, Wellington, Wellworth, Core Labs, JJI, IAC and XServ.  James holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Michigan and an MBA degree in Finance from the University of Pittsburgh.

Mark Wrightsman
Shoreview, Minnesota

Mark Wrightsman has served as PaR president and chief executive officer since 1999.  Prior to joining PaR, he led five other very technical businesses, including two global businesses of more than $300 million in annual revenues.  Mark began his career at General Electric and served there in various engineering, product management, account management and business leadership assignments.  Before joining PaR, he led Unisys Corporation’s 1,500-person European organization of finance, human resources, legal, procurement, information systems and facilities shared services, and previously also led a business for SPX Corporation.