MITCHELL H. SARANOW

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Distribution Solutions Group, Inc.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2008-04-21	Mitchell H. Saranow Chairman of The Saranow Group, a family investment firm and its predecessors, since 1984. Mr. Saranow was the chief executive officer of the general partner of Lenteq, LP of Northbrook, Illinois, and served as a managing director (i.e, both a director and executive officer) of Lenteq, C.V., the primary Dutch operating entity and wholly owned subsidiary of Lenteq LP. In 2007, Lenteq C.V. and two related Dutch companies, all of which were located in Lisserbroek, The Netherlands, filed for bankruptcy under Dutch insolvency laws, and substantially all of their assets were sold pursuant to this process early in 2008. Mr. Saranow is also a director of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
2009-11-04	The Audit Committee consists of Thomas Postek (Chairman), Robert G. Rettig and Mitchell H. Saranow. The Compensation Committee consists of Lee S. Hillman (Chairman), Robert G. Rettig, Mitchell H. Saranow and Wilma J. Smelcer. The Nominating and Governance Committee consists of Mitchell H. Saranow (Chairman), James S. Errant, Robert G. Rettig, and Wilma J. Smelcer. The Financial Strategies Committee consists of Mitchell H. Saranow (Chairman), James S. Errant, Lee S. Hillman, and Ronald B. Port, M.D.

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Source Excerpt

2008-04-21

Mitchell H. Saranow Chairman of The Saranow Group, a family investment firm and its predecessors, since 1984. Mr. Saranow was the chief executive officer of the general partner of Lenteq, LP of Northbrook, Illinois, and served as a managing director (i.e, both a director and executive officer) of Lenteq, C.V., the primary Dutch operating entity and wholly owned subsidiary of Lenteq LP. In 2007, Lenteq C.V. and two related Dutch companies, all of which were located in Lisserbroek, The Netherlands, filed for bankruptcy under Dutch insolvency laws, and substantially all of their assets were sold pursuant to this process early in 2008. Mr. Saranow is also a director of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

2009-11-04

The Audit Committee consists of Thomas Postek (Chairman), Robert G. Rettig and Mitchell H. Saranow. The Compensation Committee consists of Lee S. Hillman (Chairman), Robert G. Rettig, Mitchell H. Saranow and Wilma J. Smelcer. The Nominating and Governance Committee consists of Mitchell H. Saranow (Chairman), James S. Errant, Robert G. Rettig, and Wilma J. Smelcer. The Financial Strategies Committee consists of Mitchell H. Saranow (Chairman), James S. Errant, Lee S. Hillman, and Ronald B. Port, M.D.

TELEPHONE & DATA SYSTEMS INC /DE/

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2016-04-13	Mitchell H. Saranow is currently a director who was last elected by the holders of Common Shares at the 2015 annual meeting. He is Director of TDS and Chairman of The Saranow Group, L.L.C. 2015 Director Compensation Table shows total compensation of $214,616.
2017-04-12	Mitchell H. Saranow is Director, age 71, Director since 2004. He is Chairman of The Saranow Group, L.L.C. He serves on the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. 2016 Director Compensation total $211,116.
2018-04-11	Mitchell H. Saranow Independent Director Current Role: Director, Chairman of The Saranow Group, L.L.C. Mr. Saranow brings substantial experience and expertise to the TDS board of directors. He has been Chairman of The Saranow Group, L.L.C. for more than thirty years. In addition, Mr. Saranow brings twenty-five years of experience in the cable television industry during its early years of development in the 1970's and as a co-founder of Mid-Atlantic CATV which was sold to Comcast in 2000. He practiced law with Mayer Brown & Platt and then was an investment banker with Warburg, Paribas Becker specializing in financing CATV start-ups. Prior to his founding of The Saranow Group in 1983, he was CFO of two large food companies. Thereafter, Mr. Saranow founded, co-founded or acquired more than a dozen companies as principal, including Mid-Atlantic CATV, was CEO and CFO of two public companies and a director of five public companies, including TDS. He has been a member of the audit committee for all five public companies. Also, he has significant experience as a member of the TDS Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee for many years.

Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-22