J. Stephen Dockery, III, Managing Partner
Prior to joining Fidus Partners, Mr. Dockery spent more than 16 years advising clients on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions, most recently as a managing director and head of building products investment banking at Wachovia Securities. Previously, Mr. Dockery was a managing director in the mergers and acquisitions group at Wachovia Securities and an officer with its predecessor, Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. Mr. Dockery began his career as a corporate M&A attorney with Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A. and worked as a summer associate for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. Mr. Dockery earned a bachelor of arts from Davidson College and a juris doctor from Yale Law School.

Phone: (704) 334-2324
Email: sdockery@fiduspartners.com

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John H. Grigg, Managing Partner
Prior to co-founding Fidus Partners, Mr. Grigg spent more than 13 years advising clients on mergers and acquisitions as a managing director and partner at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. and its successor First Union Corporation. Prior to joining BHC, Mr. Grigg worked in the investment banking group of Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Grigg earned a bachelor of arts from the University of North Carolina and a master of business administration from the University of Virginia’s Darden School.

Phone: (704) 334-2239
Email: jgrigg@fiduspartners.com

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Edward P. Imbrogno, Managing Partner
Prior to co-founding Fidus Partners, Mr. Imbrogno spent more than 17 years advising clients on mergers and acquisitions as a managing director and partner at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. and its successors First Union Corporation and Wachovia Securities. Mr. Imbrogno also served as head of Wachovia’s private equity group coverage effort. Prior to joining BHC, Mr. Imbrogno worked in the investment banking group of Morgan Stanley. Mr. Imbrogno earned a bachelor of arts from Davidson College and a master of business administration from the University of Virginia’s Darden School.

Phone: (704) 334-2246
Email: eimbrogno@fiduspartners.com

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John J. Ross, II, Managing Partner
Prior to co-founding Fidus Partners, Mr. Ross spent more than ten years advising clients on mergers and acquisitions as a managing director at Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. and its successors First Union Corporation and Wachovia Securities. Prior to joining BHC, Mr. Ross worked in the investment banking group of The First Boston Corporation. Mr. Ross earned a bachelor of science from Southern Methodist University and a master of business administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business.

Phone: (212) 750-6433
Email: jross@fiduspartners.com

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Michael J. Miller, Managing Director – Business Development
Prior to joining Fidus, Mr. Miller was managing director and head of business development for Allied Capital Corporation where he worked for five years until the company was sold. While at Allied, Mr. Miller was responsible for managing the origination activities for the firm including coverage of financial sponsors, intermediaries and entrepreneurs of middle market companies. Prior to joining Allied Capital, Mr. Miller spent more than 16 years with JPMorgan Chase and its predecessors where he worked in their middle market leveraged finance, asset based and corporate lending groups. Mr. Miller earned his bachelor of science in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and his master of business administration from The Stern School at New York University.

Phone: (212) 750-6446
Email: mmiller@fiduspartners.com

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Paul R. Charron, Operating Partner
Mr. Charron was recently named chairman-elect of the board of Campbell Soup Company and currently serves as a senior advisor at Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm, where he focuses on investment activities in the consumer and retail industries. He was chairman and chief executive officer of Liz Claiborne Inc. from 1996 until his retirement in 2006. He joined Liz Claiborne in 1994 as vice chairman and chief operating officer, becoming president in 1995 and chairman of the board in 1996. Prior to joining Liz Claiborne, Mr. Charron served as executive vice president of VF Corporation, the largest publicly-held apparel manufacturer in the United States. Prior to joining VF in 1988, Mr. Charron served in various executive capacities at Brown & Bigelow, Inc., Cannon Mills Company, General Foods Corporation and The Procter & Gamble Company. Mr. Charron earned a bachelor of arts from the University of Notre Dame and a master of business administration from Harvard Business School.

Phone: (212) 750-6686
Email: pcharron@fiduspartners.com

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J. Dillon Bowles, Director
Mr. Bowles joined Fidus Partners in 2009 after spending eight years advising clients on mergers and acquisitions at Wachovia Securities. Mr. Bowles has completed over 25 assignments across a broad range of industries with a particular focus on the government services, defense, business services, software, and industrial industries. Previously, Mr. Bowles worked as an equity research analyst with North Carolina Trust Company and Interstate/Johnson Lane. Mr. Bowles received a bachelor of arts degree in economics from the University of Virginia and a master of business administration degree from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. Mr. Bowles is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Phone: (704) 334-2296
Email: dbowles@fiduspartners.com

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Margaret A. Montague, Director
Ms. Montague joined Fidus Partners in 2010 after spending six years advising clients on mergers and acquisitions at Edgeview Partners. Ms. Montague has completed over 30 assignments across a broad range of industries with a particular focus on multi-unit and franchised concepts, consumer, healthcare and business services. Previously, Ms. Montague spent six years at Morgan Stanley working in the mergers and acquisitions department, healthcare group and consumer group. Ms. Montague received a bachelor of science degree in commerce from the University of Virginia and a master of business administration degree from the Darden School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.

Phone: (704) 334-3963
Email: mmontague@fiduspartners.com

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John L. Cheek, Vice President
Prior to joining Fidus Partners in 2005, Mr. Cheek served as senior finance manager of Resun Leasing, Inc., a private equity-owned corporation that leases and sells temporary office and school facilities. Mr. Cheek earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration, magna cum laude, from the Calloway School at Wake Forest University, where he was an honor scholarship recipient and a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society for Business and the Sigma Delta Pi Honor Society for Spanish.

Phone: (212) 750-6559
Email: jcheek@fiduspartners.com

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Christopher G. Haza, Vice President
Prior to joining Fidus Partners in 2005, Mr. Haza was the treasurer and finance director for Resun Leasing, Inc., a private equity-owned corporation that leases and sells temporary office and school facilities. At Resun Leasing, Mr. Haza oversaw all aspects of corporate finance, including a $300 million debt recapitalization. Mr. Haza earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration, cum laude, from the Calloway School at Wake Forest University and a master of business administration degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Phone: (212) 750-6522
Email: chaza@fiduspartners.com

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Robert L. Kreidler, Jr., Chief Operating Officer
Prior to joining Fidus Partners in 2008, Mr. Kreidler was the chief operating officer at Edgeview Partners, a middle-market mergers and acquisitions firm. Previously, Mr. Kreidler was the chief financial officer of Cambium Capital Management, LLC, a registered long/short equity hedge fund. Before joining Cambium Capital, Mr. Kreidler was the chief administrative officer of Wachovia Capital Markets, and both the chief financial officer and chief administrative officer for its predecessor, Bowles Hollowell Conner & Co. Mr. Kreidler began his career at Arthur Andersen in the Carolinas serving as a tax practice administrator, later becoming the chief financial officer for their metro Dallas offices. Mr. Kreidler earned a bachelor of science degree with highest honors in business administration from the University of Tennessee.

Phone: (704) 334-2443
Email: bkreidler@fiduspartners.com

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