董事介绍
注：董事持股数取自最新公司公告
| 姓名 | 性别 | 职位 | 年龄 | 薪酬 | 持股数(万股) | 截止日期 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter T. Cangany, Jr. | 男 | Chairman of the Board and Director | 68 | 63.00万美元 | 43.22 | 2026-06-22 |
| Mack Hicks | 男 | Director | 45 | 未披露 | 1173.95 | 2026-06-22 |
| Bruce W. Schnitzer | 男 | Director | 82 | 92.57万美元 | 51.36 | 2026-06-22 |
| Derek L. Fletcher | 男 | Chief Fiduciary Officer and Director and President of BFF | 58 | 118.06万美元 | 0.52 | 2026-06-22 |
| Patrick Donegan | 男 | Director | 70 | 26.70万美元 | 12.18 | 2026-06-22 |
| Karen J. Wendel | 女 | Director | 68 | 24.80万美元 | 11.54 | 2026-06-22 |
高管介绍
注：高管持股数取自最新公司公告
| 姓名 | 性别 | 职位 | 年龄 | 薪酬 | 持股数(万股) | 截止日期 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James G. Silk | 男 | Chief Executive Officer | 57 | 77.75万美元 | 111.09 | 2026-06-22 |
| Derek L. Fletcher | 男 | Chief Fiduciary Officer and Director and President of BFF | 58 | 118.06万美元 | 0.52 | 2026-06-22 |
| Greg Ezell | 男 | Chief Financial Officer | 51 | 109.46万美元 | 0.03 | 2026-06-22 |
| Maria S. Rutledge | 女 | Chief Technology Officer | 50 | 未披露 | 未持股 | 2026-06-22 |
董事简历
中英对照 | 中文 | 英文- Peter T. Cangany, Jr.
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PeterT.Cangany，Jr.于1980年大学毕业后加入安永会计师事务所（Ernst&Young，LLP&；8220；EY&；8221；），并于2017年从该事务所退休。Cangany先生于1993年成为安永合伙人，任职期间曾在安永印第安纳波利斯办事处（1980-1987）西雅图办事处（1987-2004）圣安东尼奥办事处（2004-2011）以及纽约和百慕大办事处（2011-2017）工作。在EY，Cangany先生专门从事保险实体的工作，主要是财产，伤亡和再保险，并具有强大的生命结算行业的工作知识。在Beneficient早期成立期间，他还与Beneficient在各种会计和合并事务上密切合作。在EY的37年中，Cangany先生担任几家大型公共和非公共国家认可公司的业务合作伙伴。他曾担任EY公司的多种领导职务，包括太平洋西北、西南和BBC（百慕大、巴哈马、开曼群岛）的地区保险实践领导人，以及EY’；s Seattle and Bermuda Office的办公室管理合伙人。Cangany先生任职于董事会——印第安纳州富兰克林学院（Franklin College of Indiana）（2009年至今），是财务委员会主席（之前是审计委员会主席）。Cangany先生在富兰克林学院（Franklin College）获得会计学学士学位，并在德州农工大学（Texas A&M University）获得工商管理硕士学位。
Peter T. Cangany, Jr. retired as a partner with Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") in 2017, having served in such capacity since 1993. Mr. Cangany specialized in the audits of companies involved in several sectors of the financial services industry, including insurance companies and investment management firms with a focus on public companies. He held senior positions with the leadership of EY throughout his years as a partner, including location and sector leadership responsibilities. Mr. Cangany also currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Franklin College of Indiana. Mr. Cangany earned a B.A. in Accounting from Franklin College and an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant. - PeterT.Cangany，Jr.于1980年大学毕业后加入安永会计师事务所（Ernst&Young，LLP&；8220；EY&；8221；），并于2017年从该事务所退休。Cangany先生于1993年成为安永合伙人，任职期间曾在安永印第安纳波利斯办事处（1980-1987）西雅图办事处（1987-2004）圣安东尼奥办事处（2004-2011）以及纽约和百慕大办事处（2011-2017）工作。在EY，Cangany先生专门从事保险实体的工作，主要是财产，伤亡和再保险，并具有强大的生命结算行业的工作知识。在Beneficient早期成立期间，他还与Beneficient在各种会计和合并事务上密切合作。在EY的37年中，Cangany先生担任几家大型公共和非公共国家认可公司的业务合作伙伴。他曾担任EY公司的多种领导职务，包括太平洋西北、西南和BBC（百慕大、巴哈马、开曼群岛）的地区保险实践领导人，以及EY’；s Seattle and Bermuda Office的办公室管理合伙人。Cangany先生任职于董事会——印第安纳州富兰克林学院（Franklin College of Indiana）（2009年至今），是财务委员会主席（之前是审计委员会主席）。Cangany先生在富兰克林学院（Franklin College）获得会计学学士学位，并在德州农工大学（Texas A&M University）获得工商管理硕士学位。
- Peter T. Cangany, Jr. retired as a partner with Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") in 2017, having served in such capacity since 1993. Mr. Cangany specialized in the audits of companies involved in several sectors of the financial services industry, including insurance companies and investment management firms with a focus on public companies. He held senior positions with the leadership of EY throughout his years as a partner, including location and sector leadership responsibilities. Mr. Cangany also currently serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Franklin College of Indiana. Mr. Cangany earned a B.A. in Accounting from Franklin College and an M.B.A. from Texas A&M University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant.
- Mack Hicks
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自2011年以来，Mack Hicks一直担任我们的董事会成员。自2007年以来，Hicks先生一直是投资公司Hicks Holdings LLC的合伙人。在此之前，2005年至2006年，Hicks先生担任Halcyon Asset Management的研究分析师，2004年在瑞士信贷（Credit Suisse）工作。Hicks先生拥有德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校历史学学士学位。
Mack Hicks is currently Chief Executive Officer of Hicks Holdings LLC, a single family office with an operating private equity and real estate investment businesses and has been with the firm since 2007. Mr. Hicks is the Co Founder of Accresa Health, a payment technology company focused on healthcare, and has served as a partner at Accresa since 2015. Prior to his involvement with Hicks Holdings, Mr. Hicks was a research analyst at Halcyon Asset Management LLC, a multi strategy hedge fund where he was involved in investments in fixed income securities and in public and private equity transactions from 2006 to 2007. Prior to that, he worked at Credit Suisse First Boston as an analyst in the Financial Sponsors and Leverage Finance Groups from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Hicks previously served on the board of Sight Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGHT), an ophthalmic medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of surgical and nonsurgical technologies for the treatment of prevalent eye diseases, from 2011 to 2023.Mr. Hicks received his B.A. in History from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a graduate of the Owner/President Management Program at the Harvard Business School of Executive Education. - 自2011年以来，Mack Hicks一直担任我们的董事会成员。自2007年以来，Hicks先生一直是投资公司Hicks Holdings LLC的合伙人。在此之前，2005年至2006年，Hicks先生担任Halcyon Asset Management的研究分析师，2004年在瑞士信贷（Credit Suisse）工作。Hicks先生拥有德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校历史学学士学位。
- Mack Hicks is currently Chief Executive Officer of Hicks Holdings LLC, a single family office with an operating private equity and real estate investment businesses and has been with the firm since 2007. Mr. Hicks is the Co Founder of Accresa Health, a payment technology company focused on healthcare, and has served as a partner at Accresa since 2015. Prior to his involvement with Hicks Holdings, Mr. Hicks was a research analyst at Halcyon Asset Management LLC, a multi strategy hedge fund where he was involved in investments in fixed income securities and in public and private equity transactions from 2006 to 2007. Prior to that, he worked at Credit Suisse First Boston as an analyst in the Financial Sponsors and Leverage Finance Groups from 2004 to 2006. Mr. Hicks previously served on the board of Sight Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGHT), an ophthalmic medical device company focused on the development and commercialization of surgical and nonsurgical technologies for the treatment of prevalent eye diseases, from 2011 to 2023.Mr. Hicks received his B.A. in History from the University of Texas at Austin, and is a graduate of the Owner/President Management Program at the Harvard Business School of Executive Education.
- Bruce W. Schnitzer
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Bruce W. Schnitzer自1985年以来一直是一位成功的私人股本投资者，自1987年以来一直担任Wand Partners（“Wand”）主席，该公司是一家专门从事保险和其他专业金融服务的私人股本公司。Wand已赞助和投资了18个平台业务，其中13个横跨保险业，其中15个现已完全实现。从1977年到1985年，施尼策先生是达信和麦克伦南公司的高级管理人员，他曾担任达信公司（全球保险经纪公司）的总裁兼首席执行官，以及达信和麦克伦南公司（NYSE-MMC）的首席财务官。在加入Marsh & McLennan之前，Schnitzer先生是摩根担保信托公司（J.P. Morgan）的副总裁兼并购主管—— 1967-76年。Schnitzer先生最近于2010年至2021年担任ProSight Global公司（NYSE-PROS）董事会成员，并于2019年至2021年担任GWG Holdings公司（NASDAQ-GWGHQ）董事会成员。Schnitzer先生目前担任Wand参与的几家私营金融服务企业的董事会主席。Schnitzer先生曾担任过许多非盈利机构的职务，包括人类起源研究所主席、利奇菲尔德土地信托基金主任，以及Scherr-Thoss基金会董事、总裁和财务主管。施尼策于1966年毕业于德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校（B.B.A.），并于1967年获得德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的工商管理硕士学位。
Bruce W. Schnitzer has been a successful private equity investor since 1985 and Chairman of Wand Partners ("Wand"), a private equity firm specialized in insurance and other specialty financial services, since 1987. Wand has sponsored and invested in eighteen platform businesses, thirteen of which span the insurance industry and fifteen of which are now fully realized. From 1977 to 1985, Mr. Schnitzer was a senior executive with Marsh & McLennan, where he served as President and CEO of Marsh, Inc. (the world wide insurance broker) and as Chief Financial Officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE MMC). Prior to joining Marsh & McLennan, Mr. Schnitzer was a Vice President and head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Morgan Guaranty Trust Company (J.P. Morgan) — 1967 76. Mr. Schnitzer more recently served on the board of directors of ProSight Global, Inc. (NYSE PROS) from 2010 to 2021, and GWG Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ GWGHQ) from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Schnitzer currently serves as chair of the board of directors of several private financial services businesses in which Wand is involved. Mr. Schnitzer has served in numerous non profit roles, including Chairman of The Institute of Human Origins, Director of The Litchfield Land Trust, and Director, President and Treasurer of Scherr Thoss Foundation.Mr. Schnitzer graduated from the University of Texas, Austin in 1966 (B.B.A.) and received an M.B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin in 1967. - Bruce W. Schnitzer自1985年以来一直是一位成功的私人股本投资者，自1987年以来一直担任Wand Partners（“Wand”）主席，该公司是一家专门从事保险和其他专业金融服务的私人股本公司。Wand已赞助和投资了18个平台业务，其中13个横跨保险业，其中15个现已完全实现。从1977年到1985年，施尼策先生是达信和麦克伦南公司的高级管理人员，他曾担任达信公司（全球保险经纪公司）的总裁兼首席执行官，以及达信和麦克伦南公司（NYSE-MMC）的首席财务官。在加入Marsh & McLennan之前，Schnitzer先生是摩根担保信托公司（J.P. Morgan）的副总裁兼并购主管—— 1967-76年。Schnitzer先生最近于2010年至2021年担任ProSight Global公司（NYSE-PROS）董事会成员，并于2019年至2021年担任GWG Holdings公司（NASDAQ-GWGHQ）董事会成员。Schnitzer先生目前担任Wand参与的几家私营金融服务企业的董事会主席。Schnitzer先生曾担任过许多非盈利机构的职务，包括人类起源研究所主席、利奇菲尔德土地信托基金主任，以及Scherr-Thoss基金会董事、总裁和财务主管。施尼策于1966年毕业于德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校（B.B.A.），并于1967年获得德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校的工商管理硕士学位。
- Bruce W. Schnitzer has been a successful private equity investor since 1985 and Chairman of Wand Partners ("Wand"), a private equity firm specialized in insurance and other specialty financial services, since 1987. Wand has sponsored and invested in eighteen platform businesses, thirteen of which span the insurance industry and fifteen of which are now fully realized. From 1977 to 1985, Mr. Schnitzer was a senior executive with Marsh & McLennan, where he served as President and CEO of Marsh, Inc. (the world wide insurance broker) and as Chief Financial Officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (NYSE MMC). Prior to joining Marsh & McLennan, Mr. Schnitzer was a Vice President and head of Mergers & Acquisitions at Morgan Guaranty Trust Company (J.P. Morgan) — 1967 76. Mr. Schnitzer more recently served on the board of directors of ProSight Global, Inc. (NYSE PROS) from 2010 to 2021, and GWG Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ GWGHQ) from 2019 to 2021. Mr. Schnitzer currently serves as chair of the board of directors of several private financial services businesses in which Wand is involved. Mr. Schnitzer has served in numerous non profit roles, including Chairman of The Institute of Human Origins, Director of The Litchfield Land Trust, and Director, President and Treasurer of Scherr Thoss Foundation.Mr. Schnitzer graduated from the University of Texas, Austin in 1966 (B.B.A.) and received an M.B.A. from the University of Texas, Austin in 1967.
- Derek L. Fletcher
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Derek L. Fletcher，除担任首席信托官和董事外，Fletcher先生还担任公司子公司BFF的总裁。Fletcher先生曾担任美国银行私人财富管理美国信托公司财富策略师和WPS市场总监。在加入美国信托公司之前，弗莱彻是温斯特德律师事务所的股东，从事遗产规划、遗嘱认证和信托法方面的工作。他是一名注册会计师；美国信托和遗产顾问学院院士，并获得德克萨斯州法律专业委员会的遗产规划和遗嘱认证法律委员会认证。弗莱彻先生是美国律师协会税务科遗产和赠与税委员会的前主席，达拉斯律师协会遗嘱认证、信托和遗产科的前主席，达拉斯遗产规划委员会理事会的前成员，以及协同峰会（一个由八个专业组织组成的统一智库，代表20多万名专业人士）的前主席。弗莱彻先生在得克萨斯理工大学获得会计学学士学位，在得克萨斯大学法学院获得京东。
Derek L. Fletcher has over 30 years of experience, primarily in the trust, estate, wealth transfer and fiduciary services industries. In addition to his roles as Chief Fiduciary Officer and Director, which Mr. Fletcher has held since July 2018, Mr. Fletcher serves as the President of BFF, a subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Fletcher previously served as a Wealth Strategist and WPS Market Director for U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management from July 2010 to July 2018. Before joining U.S. Trust, Mr. Fletcher was a shareholder with the Winstead law firm, practicing in the area of estate planning, probate and trust law from September 1999 to May 2010. He is a Certified Public Accountant; a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Fletcher is former Chairman of the Estate and Gift Tax Committee for the American Bar Association's Tax Section, former Chairman of the Dallas Bar Association's Probate, Trusts and Estate Section, a former member of the Board of Governors for the Dallas Estate Planning Council, and former Chairman of the Synergy Summit (a unified think tank comprised of eight professional organizations representing more than 200,000 professionals).Mr. Fletcher received his BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University and his JD from the University of Texas School of Law. - Derek L. Fletcher，除担任首席信托官和董事外，Fletcher先生还担任公司子公司BFF的总裁。Fletcher先生曾担任美国银行私人财富管理美国信托公司财富策略师和WPS市场总监。在加入美国信托公司之前，弗莱彻是温斯特德律师事务所的股东，从事遗产规划、遗嘱认证和信托法方面的工作。他是一名注册会计师；美国信托和遗产顾问学院院士，并获得德克萨斯州法律专业委员会的遗产规划和遗嘱认证法律委员会认证。弗莱彻先生是美国律师协会税务科遗产和赠与税委员会的前主席，达拉斯律师协会遗嘱认证、信托和遗产科的前主席，达拉斯遗产规划委员会理事会的前成员，以及协同峰会（一个由八个专业组织组成的统一智库，代表20多万名专业人士）的前主席。弗莱彻先生在得克萨斯理工大学获得会计学学士学位，在得克萨斯大学法学院获得京东。
- Derek L. Fletcher has over 30 years of experience, primarily in the trust, estate, wealth transfer and fiduciary services industries. In addition to his roles as Chief Fiduciary Officer and Director, which Mr. Fletcher has held since July 2018, Mr. Fletcher serves as the President of BFF, a subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Fletcher previously served as a Wealth Strategist and WPS Market Director for U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management from July 2010 to July 2018. Before joining U.S. Trust, Mr. Fletcher was a shareholder with the Winstead law firm, practicing in the area of estate planning, probate and trust law from September 1999 to May 2010. He is a Certified Public Accountant; a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Fletcher is former Chairman of the Estate and Gift Tax Committee for the American Bar Association's Tax Section, former Chairman of the Dallas Bar Association's Probate, Trusts and Estate Section, a former member of the Board of Governors for the Dallas Estate Planning Council, and former Chairman of the Synergy Summit (a unified think tank comprised of eight professional organizations representing more than 200,000 professionals).Mr. Fletcher received his BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University and his JD from the University of Texas School of Law.
- Patrick Donegan
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Patrick J. Donegan目前担任Premier Consulting Partners，Inc.的高级顾问，该公司是一家专注于运营风险评估和合规的咨询公司，此前曾于2023年8月至2024年1月担任OKX集团的全球首席合规官。2015年至2023年，Donegan先生曾在Signature银行担任多个领导职务，包括首席合规官、高级副总裁和制裁合规官。Donegan先生的职业生涯还包括在多家知名投资银行任职，包括Cantor Fitzgerald、RBC、Guggenheim、法国巴黎银行和Nat West，并在Mitsubishi UFJ和哈德逊城市银行担任合规职务。在其职业生涯中，Donegan先生获得了11个FINRA执照和美国银行家协会的两项认证，包括注册监管合规经理称号。多尼根拥有圣约翰大学会计学学士学位和圣约翰大学法学院法学博士学位。
Patrick Donegan has a vast understanding of banking and capital markets law and the regulations governing participants in those markets. Some of his senior compliance positions include serving as Chief Compliance Officer for bank holding companies and broker dealers and as Assistant General Counsel for a securities company. Over the course of his career, Mr. Donegan has attained eleven FINRA licenses and two certifications from the American Bankers Association, including the Certified Regulatory Compliance Mangers designation, and currently holds a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist certification. Mr. Donegan currently serves as a Senior Adviser at Premier Consulting Partners, Inc., a consulting firm focused on operational risk evaluation and compliance, and previously served as the Global Chief Compliance Officer of OKX Group from August 2023 to January 2024. From 2015 to 2023, Mr. Donegan held various leadership positions at Signature Bank, including Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President and Sanctions Compliance Officer. Mr. Donegan's professional career has also included positions with a number of prominent investment banks, including Cantor Fitzgerald, RBC, Guggenheim, BNP Paribas and Nat West, and compliance roles at Mitsubishi UFJ and Hudson City Bancorp.Mr. Donegan received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from St. John's University and a J.D. from St. John's University School of Law. He currently holds FINRA licenses that include: Series 7, 9, 10, 14, 24, 53, 55, 63, 79, 87 and 99. - Patrick J. Donegan目前担任Premier Consulting Partners，Inc.的高级顾问，该公司是一家专注于运营风险评估和合规的咨询公司，此前曾于2023年8月至2024年1月担任OKX集团的全球首席合规官。2015年至2023年，Donegan先生曾在Signature银行担任多个领导职务，包括首席合规官、高级副总裁和制裁合规官。Donegan先生的职业生涯还包括在多家知名投资银行任职，包括Cantor Fitzgerald、RBC、Guggenheim、法国巴黎银行和Nat West，并在Mitsubishi UFJ和哈德逊城市银行担任合规职务。在其职业生涯中，Donegan先生获得了11个FINRA执照和美国银行家协会的两项认证，包括注册监管合规经理称号。多尼根拥有圣约翰大学会计学学士学位和圣约翰大学法学院法学博士学位。
- Patrick Donegan has a vast understanding of banking and capital markets law and the regulations governing participants in those markets. Some of his senior compliance positions include serving as Chief Compliance Officer for bank holding companies and broker dealers and as Assistant General Counsel for a securities company. Over the course of his career, Mr. Donegan has attained eleven FINRA licenses and two certifications from the American Bankers Association, including the Certified Regulatory Compliance Mangers designation, and currently holds a Certified Anti Money Laundering Specialist certification. Mr. Donegan currently serves as a Senior Adviser at Premier Consulting Partners, Inc., a consulting firm focused on operational risk evaluation and compliance, and previously served as the Global Chief Compliance Officer of OKX Group from August 2023 to January 2024. From 2015 to 2023, Mr. Donegan held various leadership positions at Signature Bank, including Chief Compliance Officer, Senior Vice President and Sanctions Compliance Officer. Mr. Donegan's professional career has also included positions with a number of prominent investment banks, including Cantor Fitzgerald, RBC, Guggenheim, BNP Paribas and Nat West, and compliance roles at Mitsubishi UFJ and Hudson City Bancorp.Mr. Donegan received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from St. John's University and a J.D. from St. John's University School of Law. He currently holds FINRA licenses that include: Series 7, 9, 10, 14, 24, 53, 55, 63, 79, 87 and 99.
- Karen J. Wendel
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Karen J. Wendel，自2016年起担任网络安全咨询公司Trust Chains的创始人兼首席执行官。Wendel女士还曾于2003年5月至2016年2月担任全球身份解决方案公司IdenTrust的首席执行官和董事会成员。在加入IdenTrust之前，Wendel女士曾于2001年至2003年担任eFinance Corporation的首席执行官和董事会成员。Wendel女士还是总部位于比利时的咨询公司Capital Markets Company的前合伙人，曾担任纳斯达克上市的特殊目的收购公司Level Field Capital的董事会成员和审计委员会成员。温德尔女士是Gemini Consulting的前美国金融服务业务主管。Wendel女士在网络安全、身份解决方案、安全法规、ISO全球标准、电子商务、e-Healthcare、PKI数字证书和区块链方面拥有专长。Wendel女士是一位关于金融管理、支付和供应链整合的作者；美国政府机构和欧盟关于支付和交易处理新兴技术的顾问；以及主要国际银行会议的主旨发言人。温德尔在杨百翰大学获得国际关系和经济学学位。
Karen J. Wendel has held executive and board roles in US and global private and public companies. Ms. Wendel has served as the President and CEO and a board member of High Ridge Services, Inc. and High Ridge Trust, a digital asset custody and liquidity solutions company, since April 2025, and as the CEO and President of TrustChains, a boutique advisory firm, since 2016 where she works with large institutional entities. The focus includes, among other things, seeking to leverage the emerging implications of blockchain technology for cybersecurity and asset management. She has led major transformational projects across multiple geographies and industry segments. The projects ranged from transaction processing to global cybersecurity and identity platforms to emerging technologies in the insurance, healthcare, and pharmaceutical arenas. She has played critical roles in the development and deployment of regulatory strategies for both banks and banking infrastructure players. She has guided private equity firms and their portfolio companies in developing strategies for the financial services, cybersecurity, and identity management segments. Ms. Wendel's expertise spans fundraising, corporate restructuring, transformational leadership, and innovative responses to changing technology and regulatory landscapes. In that capacity, she has played a vital role in creating more diverse, environmentally friendly entities aligned with global industry and governmental initiatives. She is a sought after mentor and coach in the banking, cybersecurity, and blockchain market segments, and an active investor in seed funding for women and minority led businesses.Ms. Wendel received Bachelors of Science degrees in Economics and International Relations from Brigham Young University. - Karen J. Wendel，自2016年起担任网络安全咨询公司Trust Chains的创始人兼首席执行官。Wendel女士还曾于2003年5月至2016年2月担任全球身份解决方案公司IdenTrust的首席执行官和董事会成员。在加入IdenTrust之前，Wendel女士曾于2001年至2003年担任eFinance Corporation的首席执行官和董事会成员。Wendel女士还是总部位于比利时的咨询公司Capital Markets Company的前合伙人，曾担任纳斯达克上市的特殊目的收购公司Level Field Capital的董事会成员和审计委员会成员。温德尔女士是Gemini Consulting的前美国金融服务业务主管。Wendel女士在网络安全、身份解决方案、安全法规、ISO全球标准、电子商务、e-Healthcare、PKI数字证书和区块链方面拥有专长。Wendel女士是一位关于金融管理、支付和供应链整合的作者；美国政府机构和欧盟关于支付和交易处理新兴技术的顾问；以及主要国际银行会议的主旨发言人。温德尔在杨百翰大学获得国际关系和经济学学位。
- Karen J. Wendel has held executive and board roles in US and global private and public companies. Ms. Wendel has served as the President and CEO and a board member of High Ridge Services, Inc. and High Ridge Trust, a digital asset custody and liquidity solutions company, since April 2025, and as the CEO and President of TrustChains, a boutique advisory firm, since 2016 where she works with large institutional entities. The focus includes, among other things, seeking to leverage the emerging implications of blockchain technology for cybersecurity and asset management. She has led major transformational projects across multiple geographies and industry segments. The projects ranged from transaction processing to global cybersecurity and identity platforms to emerging technologies in the insurance, healthcare, and pharmaceutical arenas. She has played critical roles in the development and deployment of regulatory strategies for both banks and banking infrastructure players. She has guided private equity firms and their portfolio companies in developing strategies for the financial services, cybersecurity, and identity management segments. Ms. Wendel's expertise spans fundraising, corporate restructuring, transformational leadership, and innovative responses to changing technology and regulatory landscapes. In that capacity, she has played a vital role in creating more diverse, environmentally friendly entities aligned with global industry and governmental initiatives. She is a sought after mentor and coach in the banking, cybersecurity, and blockchain market segments, and an active investor in seed funding for women and minority led businesses.Ms. Wendel received Bachelors of Science degrees in Economics and International Relations from Brigham Young University.
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中英对照 | 中文 | 英文- James G. Silk
James G. Silk，在加入Ben之前，Silk先生是华盛顿特区Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP资产管理集团的合伙人。在加入Willkie Farr之前，Silk先生是Shearman & Sterling的一名律师。在他的职业生涯中，西尔克为客户提供另类资产领域各种交易和监管事务方面的咨询，并在投资顾问的推出、注册、运营问题和数十笔成功的资产管理并购交易方面拥有丰富的咨询经验。希尔克还为业内许多最大、最知名的公共和私人资产管理公司——包括高盛、德意志银行、瑞士信贷、阿瑞斯资本、KKR、布鲁克菲尔德、美银美林和摩根士丹利 ——提供法律、合规和监管方面的咨询服务。Silk在弗吉尼亚大学获得商学学士学位，在圣约翰大学法学院获得京东学位。
James G. Silk has over 25 years of experience, primarily in the alternative asset investment space. Prior to re joining Ben on July 20, 2025 initially as Interim Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Silk served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Company, overseeing Beneficient's operations, underwriting, risk, and legal groups, from January 2020 until May 2024. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors from January 2020 until May 2024. Prior to originally joining Ben in January 2020, Mr. Silk was a Partner in the Asset Management Group at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Washington D.C. Before joining Willkie Farr, Mr. Silk was an attorney at Shearman & Sterling. During his career, Mr. Silk has advised customers on a variety of transactional and regulatory matters across the alternative asset space and has extensive experience consulting on investment advisor launches, registrations, operational issues and dozens of successful asset management M&A transactions. Mr. Silk has also counseled many of the industry's largest and most recognizable public and private asset management firms – including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Ares Capital, KKR, Brookfield, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley – on a wide variety of legal, compliance and regulatory issues.Mr. Silk received a BS in commerce from the University of Virginia and his JD from St. John's University School of Law.- James G. Silk，在加入Ben之前，Silk先生是华盛顿特区Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP资产管理集团的合伙人。在加入Willkie Farr之前，Silk先生是Shearman & Sterling的一名律师。在他的职业生涯中，西尔克为客户提供另类资产领域各种交易和监管事务方面的咨询，并在投资顾问的推出、注册、运营问题和数十笔成功的资产管理并购交易方面拥有丰富的咨询经验。希尔克还为业内许多最大、最知名的公共和私人资产管理公司——包括高盛、德意志银行、瑞士信贷、阿瑞斯资本、KKR、布鲁克菲尔德、美银美林和摩根士丹利 ——提供法律、合规和监管方面的咨询服务。Silk在弗吉尼亚大学获得商学学士学位，在圣约翰大学法学院获得京东学位。
- James G. Silk has over 25 years of experience, primarily in the alternative asset investment space. Prior to re joining Ben on July 20, 2025 initially as Interim Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Silk served as Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of the Company, overseeing Beneficient's operations, underwriting, risk, and legal groups, from January 2020 until May 2024. He also served as a member of the Board of Directors from January 2020 until May 2024. Prior to originally joining Ben in January 2020, Mr. Silk was a Partner in the Asset Management Group at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Washington D.C. Before joining Willkie Farr, Mr. Silk was an attorney at Shearman & Sterling. During his career, Mr. Silk has advised customers on a variety of transactional and regulatory matters across the alternative asset space and has extensive experience consulting on investment advisor launches, registrations, operational issues and dozens of successful asset management M&A transactions. Mr. Silk has also counseled many of the industry's largest and most recognizable public and private asset management firms – including Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Ares Capital, KKR, Brookfield, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley – on a wide variety of legal, compliance and regulatory issues.Mr. Silk received a BS in commerce from the University of Virginia and his JD from St. John's University School of Law.
- Derek L. Fletcher
Derek L. Fletcher，除担任首席信托官和董事外，Fletcher先生还担任公司子公司BFF的总裁。Fletcher先生曾担任美国银行私人财富管理美国信托公司财富策略师和WPS市场总监。在加入美国信托公司之前，弗莱彻是温斯特德律师事务所的股东，从事遗产规划、遗嘱认证和信托法方面的工作。他是一名注册会计师；美国信托和遗产顾问学院院士，并获得德克萨斯州法律专业委员会的遗产规划和遗嘱认证法律委员会认证。弗莱彻先生是美国律师协会税务科遗产和赠与税委员会的前主席，达拉斯律师协会遗嘱认证、信托和遗产科的前主席，达拉斯遗产规划委员会理事会的前成员，以及协同峰会（一个由八个专业组织组成的统一智库，代表20多万名专业人士）的前主席。弗莱彻先生在得克萨斯理工大学获得会计学学士学位，在得克萨斯大学法学院获得京东。
Derek L. Fletcher has over 30 years of experience, primarily in the trust, estate, wealth transfer and fiduciary services industries. In addition to his roles as Chief Fiduciary Officer and Director, which Mr. Fletcher has held since July 2018, Mr. Fletcher serves as the President of BFF, a subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Fletcher previously served as a Wealth Strategist and WPS Market Director for U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management from July 2010 to July 2018. Before joining U.S. Trust, Mr. Fletcher was a shareholder with the Winstead law firm, practicing in the area of estate planning, probate and trust law from September 1999 to May 2010. He is a Certified Public Accountant; a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Fletcher is former Chairman of the Estate and Gift Tax Committee for the American Bar Association's Tax Section, former Chairman of the Dallas Bar Association's Probate, Trusts and Estate Section, a former member of the Board of Governors for the Dallas Estate Planning Council, and former Chairman of the Synergy Summit (a unified think tank comprised of eight professional organizations representing more than 200,000 professionals).Mr. Fletcher received his BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University and his JD from the University of Texas School of Law.- Derek L. Fletcher，除担任首席信托官和董事外，Fletcher先生还担任公司子公司BFF的总裁。Fletcher先生曾担任美国银行私人财富管理美国信托公司财富策略师和WPS市场总监。在加入美国信托公司之前，弗莱彻是温斯特德律师事务所的股东，从事遗产规划、遗嘱认证和信托法方面的工作。他是一名注册会计师；美国信托和遗产顾问学院院士，并获得德克萨斯州法律专业委员会的遗产规划和遗嘱认证法律委员会认证。弗莱彻先生是美国律师协会税务科遗产和赠与税委员会的前主席，达拉斯律师协会遗嘱认证、信托和遗产科的前主席，达拉斯遗产规划委员会理事会的前成员，以及协同峰会（一个由八个专业组织组成的统一智库，代表20多万名专业人士）的前主席。弗莱彻先生在得克萨斯理工大学获得会计学学士学位，在得克萨斯大学法学院获得京东。
- Derek L. Fletcher has over 30 years of experience, primarily in the trust, estate, wealth transfer and fiduciary services industries. In addition to his roles as Chief Fiduciary Officer and Director, which Mr. Fletcher has held since July 2018, Mr. Fletcher serves as the President of BFF, a subsidiary of the Company. Mr. Fletcher previously served as a Wealth Strategist and WPS Market Director for U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management from July 2010 to July 2018. Before joining U.S. Trust, Mr. Fletcher was a shareholder with the Winstead law firm, practicing in the area of estate planning, probate and trust law from September 1999 to May 2010. He is a Certified Public Accountant; a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is Board Certified in Estate Planning and Probate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Fletcher is former Chairman of the Estate and Gift Tax Committee for the American Bar Association's Tax Section, former Chairman of the Dallas Bar Association's Probate, Trusts and Estate Section, a former member of the Board of Governors for the Dallas Estate Planning Council, and former Chairman of the Synergy Summit (a unified think tank comprised of eight professional organizations representing more than 200,000 professionals).Mr. Fletcher received his BBA in Accounting from Texas Tech University and his JD from the University of Texas School of Law.
- Greg Ezell
Greg Ezell，在加入Ben之前，Ezell先生最近担任Genesis Pure公司的首席财务官，负责所有的会计、财务、财务、税务和人力资源职能。在此之前，埃泽尔曾担任住宅抵押贷款和服务机构Homeward Residential，Inc.的公司控制人。埃泽尔先生的职业生涯始于毕马威会计师事务所，从事审计业务，当时他是一名审计高级经理，主要服务于房地产、科技、制造业和私人股本行业的上市公司。埃泽尔获得了亨德森州立大学的工商管理学士学位，他在德克萨斯州持有注册会计师执照，并且是一名特许金融分析师。
Greg Ezell has more than 25 years of accounting and finance experience, including his time at Ben in July 2018. Prior to joining Ben, Mr. Ezell most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of Genesis Pure, Inc. where he was responsible for all accounting, finance, treasury, tax, and human resource functions from 2014 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Ezell served as the corporate controller at Homeward Residential, Inc., a residential mortgage lending and servicing institution from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Ezell started his professional career at KPMG LLP in the audit practice where he was an audit senior manager serving primarily public companies in the real estate, technology, manufacturing and private equity industries.Mr. Ezell received a BBA from Henderson State University and he holds an active Certified Public Accountant license in the state of Texas and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.- Greg Ezell，在加入Ben之前，Ezell先生最近担任Genesis Pure公司的首席财务官，负责所有的会计、财务、财务、税务和人力资源职能。在此之前，埃泽尔曾担任住宅抵押贷款和服务机构Homeward Residential，Inc.的公司控制人。埃泽尔先生的职业生涯始于毕马威会计师事务所，从事审计业务，当时他是一名审计高级经理，主要服务于房地产、科技、制造业和私人股本行业的上市公司。埃泽尔获得了亨德森州立大学的工商管理学士学位，他在德克萨斯州持有注册会计师执照，并且是一名特许金融分析师。
- Greg Ezell has more than 25 years of accounting and finance experience, including his time at Ben in July 2018. Prior to joining Ben, Mr. Ezell most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of Genesis Pure, Inc. where he was responsible for all accounting, finance, treasury, tax, and human resource functions from 2014 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Ezell served as the corporate controller at Homeward Residential, Inc., a residential mortgage lending and servicing institution from 2012 to 2014. Mr. Ezell started his professional career at KPMG LLP in the audit practice where he was an audit senior manager serving primarily public companies in the real estate, technology, manufacturing and private equity industries.Mr. Ezell received a BBA from Henderson State University and he holds an active Certified Public Accountant license in the state of Texas and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
- Maria S. Rutledge
Maria S. Rutledge，在加入Ben之前，Rutledge女士曾担任MUFG（三菱UFJ金融集团）信息技术业务服务执行董事兼办公室主任，负责所有与技术相关的职能，包括战略、交付、安全、审计和合规。在此之前，拉特利奇曾在金融服务、零售、能源和电信等多个行业担任过类似职务，专注于信息技术。拉特利奇获得了德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校的信息服务理学硕士学位、国际管理MBA学位和政治学学士学位。
Maria S. Rutledge has over 25 years of Information Technology and Information Security expertise. Prior to joining Ben in 2018, Mrs. Rutledge served as Executive Director and Chief of Staff of Information Technology Business Services for MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) where she was responsible for all technology related functions including strategy, delivery, security, audit, and compliance. Prior to that, Mrs. Rutledge has served similar roles focused on Information Technology in various industries including Financial Services, Retail, Energy, and Telecommunications.Ms. Rutledge received a Master's of Science in Information Services, an MBA in International Management, and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science, all from the University of Texas at Dallas.- Maria S. Rutledge，在加入Ben之前，Rutledge女士曾担任MUFG（三菱UFJ金融集团）信息技术业务服务执行董事兼办公室主任，负责所有与技术相关的职能，包括战略、交付、安全、审计和合规。在此之前，拉特利奇曾在金融服务、零售、能源和电信等多个行业担任过类似职务，专注于信息技术。拉特利奇获得了德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校的信息服务理学硕士学位、国际管理MBA学位和政治学学士学位。
- Maria S. Rutledge has over 25 years of Information Technology and Information Security expertise. Prior to joining Ben in 2018, Mrs. Rutledge served as Executive Director and Chief of Staff of Information Technology Business Services for MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) where she was responsible for all technology related functions including strategy, delivery, security, audit, and compliance. Prior to that, Mrs. Rutledge has served similar roles focused on Information Technology in various industries including Financial Services, Retail, Energy, and Telecommunications.Ms. Rutledge received a Master's of Science in Information Services, an MBA in International Management, and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science, all from the University of Texas at Dallas.