LHM BOARD ADDS NEW MEMBER AND BIDS FAREWELL TO COMPANY FRIEND
By Steve Miller , Chair of the Board of Directors
We are pleased to welcome Paul J . Carbone to the board of directors for our family business . Following an extensive national search , we concluded that Paul ’ s incredible leadership and experience in private equity and venture capital , mergers and acquisitions , and investment banking will elevate our organization ’ s partnerships and investment strategies . He is committed to our mission to enrich lives and our stewardship for our businesses , employees and resources .
Paul is the co-founder and president of Pritzker Private Capital ( PPC ) and also chairs the PPC Management and Investment Committees . Paul has been with PPC and its predecessor since 2012 and was previously president and managing partner .
In 2016 , Paul received the Stanley C . Golder Award from the Illinois Venture Capital Association . He has served as an EY Entrepreneur of the Year regional judge as well as a national judge for the Family Business category . In 2020 and 2022 , Family Capital magazine named Paul one of the Top 100 most influential people among family investors and family enterprises . He is a graduate of The College of The University of Chicago and received his MBA from Harvard Business School .
During our May 2023 meetings , I appointed Mary Lee Schneider as the lead independent director . She joined the LHM Company board in August 2015 . Schneider also serves on the board of directors for PGIM ’ s Alternative Investments Funds and the board of trustees for Penn State University . At Penn State , she also serves on the Penn State Investment Council , the oversight body for Penn State ’ s $ 6 billion endowment . She has served on the boards of Active International , Old World Industries and Intermatic .
Mary Lee was the president and CEO of SG360 ° and Follett Corporation and spent 20 years at RR Donnelley , where she ultimately served as president for digital solutions and chief technology officer . She started her career in publishing , working for Condé Nast Publications , Time Inc ., and McGraw Hill . She earned her bachelor ’ s degree from Penn State University , an M . S . from the Rochester Institute of Technology , and an MBA and M . S . from Northwestern University .
Founding board member Dennis “ Denny ” Haslam retired from the LHM Company board of directors . Haslam , a childhood friend of my father Larry , previously worked for the LHM Company , including as president of the Utah Jazz and Larry H . Miller Sports & Entertainment . After he retired from the LHM Company , Haslam assisted Gail in forming the company ’ s board of directors in 2015 . Prior to joining the Larry H . Miller Company , he founded the law firm Winder & Haslam in 1983 .
Denny is a past chair of the Utah Bar Foundation and past president of the Utah State Bar and served on the Utah Judicial Council and the Utah Sports Authority . A native of Salt Lake City , he graduated from the University of Utah with a bachelor ’ s degree in history and received his juris doctor from the University of Utah College of Law .
Our board is instrumental in furthering our mission to enrich lives . I ’ m grateful to serve on the board with talented individuals .
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