Aldus H. Chapin II is the Managing Director of Blackstreet Capital Management, LLC and leads restructuring and operations for all Blackstreet portfolio companies. Mr. Chapin has worked in private equity for eleven years and has a background in operations and finance. Prior to joining Blackstreet Capital in 2003, Mr. Chapin led operations for New York based retailer Dean & DeLuca, as well as the Manhattan restaurants for bakery chain Au Bon Pain. Mr. Chapin was the Managing Director for Lipton Financial Services, a $100 million New York based hedge fund focused on the franchise and specialty retail sectors. In addition, Mr. Chapin was Managing Director for BV Ventures, UK, LTD, a London based equity fund where he acquired, restructured and divested a number of companies in the food service sector.

Mr. Chapin has served as Executive Chairman and Interim-CEO in a number of complex restructuring efforts for Blackstreet Capital and currently serves as Chairman of Rauch Industries, Inc., American Combustion Industries, Inc., and FTCA, Inc., as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Swift Spinning, Inc., Flow Dry Technology, Inc., ThinkDirect Marketing Group, Inc., Scrubs AC, Inc., Pennysaver, Inc. and Western Capital Resources, Inc.