OMAR M. ASALI - Corporate Board Profile

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2012-06-20	Omar M. Asali, age 41, has served as President of HGI since October 2011 and as a director since May 2011. He did not receive any compensation for his services as director.
2013-03-08	Omar M. Asali, age 42, has served as President of HGI effective as of October 2011, as Acting President since June 2011, and as a director of HGI since May 2011. ... Mr. Asali did not receive any compensation for his services to the Company in 2010 and 2011. ... Summary Compensation Table shows total compensation for 2012 as $11,870,000.
2014-04-29	Omar M. Asali, age 43, has served as President of HGI effective as of October 2011, as Acting President since June 2011, and as a director of HGI since May 2011. ... Compensation and Benefits section shows total compensation of $20,539,895 for Fiscal 2013.
2015-06-15	Omar M. Asali, age 44, has served as Chief Executive Officer of HRG since March 2015, as President of HRG effective as of October 2011, as Acting President since June 2011 and as a director of HRG since May 2011. Mr. Asali is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of HRG, including M&A activity and overall business strategy for HRG and HRG’s underlying subsidiaries. Mr. Asali has been directly involved in all of HRG’s acquisitions across all sectors, and he is actively involved in HRG’s management and investment activities. Mr. Asali is also the Vice Chairman of the board of Spectrum Brands, Chairman of the board of HGI Asset Management Holdings, LLC, a director of Fidelity & Guaranty Life ("FGL"), Front Street Re (Cayman) Ltd. ("Front Street Cayman"), Zap.Com Corporation ("Zap.Com") and Compass Production GP, LLC, each of which is a subsidiary of HRG, and a member of the investment committee of CorAmerica Capital, LLC ("CorAmerica"), Five Island Asset Management, LLC, FIAM Capital Management, LLC, Energy & Infrastructure Capital, LLC ("EIC") and Salus Capital Partners, LLC ("Salus"), each of which is a subsidiary of HRG. Prior to becoming President of HRG, Mr. Asali was a Managing Director and Head of Global Strategy of Harbinger Capital, a significant stockholder of HRG. Prior to joining Harbinger Capital in 2009, Mr. Asali was the co-head of Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies ("Goldman Sachs HFS") where he helped manage approximately $25 billion of capital allocated to external managers. Mr. Asali also served as co-chair of the Investment Committee at Goldman Sachs HFS. Before joining Goldman Sachs HFS in 2003, Mr. Asali worked in Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division, providing M&A and strategic advisory services to clients in the High Technology Group. Mr. Asali previously worked at Capital Guidance, a boutique private equity firm. Mr. Asali began his career working for a public accounting firm. Mr. Asali received an MBA from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Accounting from Virginia Tech.
2016-07-27	Omar M. Asali, age 45, has served as Chief Executive Officer of HRG since March 2015, as President of HRG effective as of October 2011 and as Acting President since June 2011. Mr. Asali has also served as a director of HRG since May 2011. Mr. Asali is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of HRG, including M&A activity and overall business strategy for HRG and HRG’s underlying subsidiaries. Mr. Asali has been directly involved in all of HRG’s acquisitions across all sectors, and he is actively involved in HRG’s management and investment activities. Mr. Asali is also the Vice Chairman of the board of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (“Spectrum Brands”), a director of Fidelity & Guaranty Life (“FGL”), Front Street Re Cayman Ltd. (“Front Street Cayman”), NZCH Corporation (formerly, Zap.Com Corporation, “NZCH”) and Compass Production GP, LLC (“Compass”), each of which is a subsidiary of HRG, and a member of the investment committee of our asset manager subsidiaries. Prior to becoming President of HRG, Mr. Asali was a Managing Director and Head of Global Strategy of Harbinger Capital Partners, LLC, a stockholder of HRG (“Harbinger Capital”). Prior to joining Harbinger Capital in 2009, Mr. Asali was the co-head of Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies (“Goldman Sachs HFS”) where he helped manage approximately $25 billion of capital allocated to external managers. Mr. Asali also served as co-chair of the Investment Committee at Goldman Sachs HFS. Before joining Goldman Sachs HFS in 2003, Mr. Asali worked in Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking Division, providing M&A and strategic advisory services to clients in the High Technology Group. Mr. Asali previously worked at Capital Guidance, a boutique private equity firm. Mr. Asali began his career working for a public accounting firm. Mr. Asali received an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a B.S. in Accounting from Virginia Tech. We nominated Mr. Asali because of his extensive experience in management, finance and investments, which will strengthen the Board’s collective qualifications, skills and experience. Compensation for Fiscal 2015: $12,879,177.