JAMES J. MCENTEE, III - Corporate Board Profile

Cohen & Co Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2006-11-09	Mr. McEntee has served as the chief operating officer of Cohen & Company and since 2005 has served as vice chairman of Taberna. He has served as a member of the board of directors of Pegasus Communications Corp. since 1996. He also serves as a director of The Bancorp Bank, a bank holding company. Prior to joining Cohen & Company, Mr. McEntee was the co-founder and co-managing partner of Harron Capital, LP, a $100 million private equity fund, from 2000 to 2002. Mr. McEntee held various positions as a lawyer in private practice with the law firm of Lamb, Windle & McErlane, P.C. from 1996 to 2003, including as a partner and chairman of the firm’s business department.
2007-04-30	Mr. McEntee held various positions as a lawyer and is the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company.
2008-04-29	Mr. McEntee held various positions as a lawyer in private practice with the law firm of Lamb, Windle & McErlane, P.C. from 1990 to 2003, including as a partner and chairman of the firm’s business department.
2016-11-10	James J. McEntee, III, age 59, has served as our director since December 21, 2015 and serves as a member of the Investment Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Investment Committee"). Mr. McEntee has been a director of The Bancorp (NASDAQ: TBBK) since September 2000, has been a director of T-REX Group (a privately held company that provides a comprehensive financial services platform focused on renewable energy assets) since October 2014, served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of FinTech Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: FNTC) from January 2015 to July 2016, and has served as President and Chief Financial Officer of FinTech Acquisition Corp. II since April 2016. Mr. McEntee was the Vice-Chairman and Co-Chief Operating Officer of C&Co/PrinceRidge LLC (formerly known as The PrinceRidge Group LLC and now JVB), the Company's broker dealer subsidiary, from October 2012 until October 2013. Mr. McEntee was the Chief Executive Officer of Alesco Financial, Inc. from the date of its incorporation in 2006 until its merger with Cohen & Company Inc. in December 2009 and was the Chief Operating Officer of Cohen & Company Inc. from March 2003 until December 2009. Mr. McEntee was a principal in Harron Capital, L.P., a media and communications venture capital fund, from 1999 to September 2002. From 1990 through 1999, Mr. McEntee was a stockholder at Lamb McErlane, PC, a law firm, and from 2000 until 2004 was of counsel to Lamb McErlane.
2017-04-28	James J. McEntee, III, age 59, has served as our director since December 21, 2015 and serves as a member of the Investment Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Investment Committee"). Mr. McEntee has been a director of The Bancorp (NASDAQ: TBBK) since September 2000, has been a director of T-REX Group (a privately held company that provides a comprehensive financial services platform focused on renewable energy assets) since October 2014, served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of FinTech Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: FNTC) from January 2015 to July 2016, and has served as President and Chief Financial Officer of FinTech Acquisition Corp. II since April 2016. Mr. McEntee was the Vice-Chairman and Co-Chief Operating Officer of C&Co/PrinceRidge LLC (formerly known as The PrinceRidge Group LLC and now JVB), the Company's broker dealer subsidiary, from October 2012 until October 2013. Mr. McEntee was the Chief Executive Officer of Alesco Financial, Inc. from the date of its incorporation in 2006 until its merger with Cohen & Company Inc. in December 2009 and was the Chief Operating Officer of Cohen & Company Inc. from March 2003 until December 2009. Mr. McEntee was a principal in Harron Capital, L.P., a media and communications venture capital fund, from 1999 to September 2002. From 1990 through 1999, Mr. McEntee was a stockholder at Lamb McErlane, PC, a law firm, and from 2000 until 2004 was of counsel to Lamb McErlane. Mr. McEntee was previously a director of Pegasus Communications Corporation, a publicly held provider of communications and other services, and of several other private companies.