Frantz E. Alphonse

Mr. Alphonse has held operating positions with some of the world's leading enterprises. Prior to forming AP Capital Partners, Mr. Alphonse served as a project leader in the European operations of Reebok International, Ltd. In this capacity, he reported directly to the Head of the European organization and helped lead the development of its restructuring plans. Prior to this, Mr. Alphonse worked with faculty at Harvard Business School as a Research Associate. Most notably, however, Mr. Alphonse has also held operating positions with Procter & Gamble in the US and particularly within P&G Latin America where he directed key new initiatives. Mr. Alphonse has had stints in banking with Morgan Stanley and as a strategy consultant. He is also co-author of The Buyout Game, forthcoming in the Fall of 2008. He has spoken at Harvard Business School, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, the Kellogg School at Northwestern University, and has appeared in various business publications.

Mr. Alphonse is Founder of ClareScale Productions©, a documentary film production company, dedicated to advancing awareness of simple, yet highly effective public policy solutions to global crises. He is also Chairman of The ClareScale Foundation, a non-profit organization, comprised of a global band of competitive tri-athletes, dedicated to raising awareness of and funding for world hunger relief efforts. Mr. Alphonse holds a BA from Duke University, where he was a Phi Eta Sigma Scholar, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Richard M. Powell

Mr. Powell brings exceptional finance, e-business and management experience to AP Capital Partners. Prior to forming the firm, Mr. Powell was an Associate in the Emerging Markets Group at Bear Stearns. He has also had a stint at UBS Warburg.
Mr. Powell worked on a variety of transactions including: Venture Capital and Private Equity Offerings, Debt Financings, Initial Public Offerings, Mergers and Acquisitions, Equity & Credit Derivatives, Leveraged Buyouts, and sponsor-backed Management Buyouts. Prior to his career in finance, Mr. Powell was Co-founder and CEO of Fuxito Worldwide, Inc., a venture-backed technology firm servicing the unmet needs of a $300 billion global sports market. Mr. Powell has worked with, or consulted to, leading asset management, insurance and non-profit firms overseas.

Mr. Powell currently serves on the Board of the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS). He is a founding board member of the Orlando chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) and is a Director of The 1420 Foundation, dedicated to promoting education for a sustainable world. He has spoken at Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Business, the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and other venues and has been featured in various business publications. He is also co-author of The Buyout Game, forthcoming in the Fall of 2008. Mr. Powell holds an AB in Economics from Harvard University, as a Robert Winthrop Scholar.