Our goal is to generate strong long term financial returns from actively managed investments in operating companies.  Alpine has substantial experience in operating and actively managing companies in which it invests capital and has focused on industrial and other businesses that are underperforming, experiencing financial constraints and will benefit from strategic focus, operational improvements, consolidation and an improved capital structure.  Alpine has actively invested in and operated leading domestic and global manufacturers of specialty materials, coatings, wire and cable products and electronic components.  Alpine’s management has proved transactional, operating and turnaround skills and will seek investment and growth opportunities where this experience can provide a competitive advantage.

Steven S. Elbaum - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alpine since 1984.  Steve serves as Chairman of Synergy Cables LTD., an Israel-based, publicly traded (TASE: SNCB) wire and cable manufacturer (52% owned by Alpine) and became Chairman of Wolverine Tube, Inc., in February 2007 concurrently with Alpine’s investment in Wolverine.  He is also Chairman of Spherion Corp. (NYSE: SFN), a leading provider of staffing, recruiting and workforce solutions.  Steve is a graduate of The City College of New York (B.A. 1970) and Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1974) and practiced law in New York City at Gifford, Woody, Palmer & Serles from 1974-1984.

K. Mitchell Posner-Executive Vice President since 2003. Prior to joining Alpine, Mitch was a Managing Director at UBS Global Asset Management and an investment banker at Lehman Brothers & Legg Mason.  Mitch is a Director of Wolverine Tube, Inc., Standard Credit Holdings, PLC, and United Automobile Insurance Group.  He is a graduate of Temple University (BA 1976) and Rutgers University School of Law (J.D. 1982).

Stewart H. Wahrsager-Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Alpine since 1996.  Stewart is a director of Synergy Cables Ltd.  Stewart practiced law in New York City from 1974-1996, most recently as a Partner at Rubin Baum Levin LLP.   He is a graduate of Brooklyn College (B.A. 1971) and Brooklyn Law School (J.D. 1974).

Dana P. Sidur-Vice President of Alpine since 1997.  Dana is responsible for treasury, financial analysis and corporate administration.  Dana is a Director of Synergy Cables LTD since 1998.  Prior to joining Alpine, Dana was a Vice President at Lucent and AT&T.  She is a graduate of New York University (B.S. 1973) and University of California (M. Eng. 1975).

Steven S. Elbaum, Chairman
Randolph Harrison
Kenneth G. Byers, Jr.
James R. Kanely
Bragi F. Schut