CCMP Capital Names John D. Bowlin and James D. Shelton as Executive Advisors

Former Miller Brewing CEO and Former Triad Chairman/CEO to Advise Firm on Consumer and Healthcare Sectors, Respectively

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC (“CCMP Capital"), a leading New York-based private equity firm, today announced that John D. Bowlin and James “Denny” Shelton have become executive advisors to the firm, focusing on investment opportunities in the consumer and healthcare sectors, respectively. Mr. Bowlin is a 30-year veteran of Kraft Foods Inc./Philip Morris Companies, Inc. where he served in various leadership capacities including President of Kraft and President and CEO of Miller Brewing Company. Mr. Shelton has more than 30 years of healthcare experience, including serving as Chairman and CEO of Triad Hospitals, Inc.

“The addition of John Bowlin and Denny Shelton as Executive Advisors of CCMP is a natural extension of our long and successful history with both executives. CCMP's operational capabilities will benefit meaningfully from John’s considerable consumer goods expertise and Denny’s distinguished career in hospital management.”

Stephen P. Murray, CCMP Capital President & Chief Executive Officer said, “The addition of John Bowlin and Denny Shelton as Executive Advisors of CCMP is a natural extension of our long and successful history with both executives. CCMP's operational capabilities will benefit meaningfully from John’s considerable consumer goods expertise and Denny’s distinguished career in hospital management.”

Mr. Bowlin is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Pliant Corporation and Spectrum Brands and a director of Generac Power Systems. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Miller Brewing Company from 1999 until 2003, leading its sale to South African Breweries in 2002, forming one of the largest breweries in the world. From 1985 until 2002, Mr. Bowlin served with Philip Morris Companies, Inc. in increasingly senior roles, including President, International, Kraft, Inc. (1996–1999), President and Chief Operating Officer, Kraft Foods, Inc. (1994–1996), President and Chief Operating Officer, Miller Brewing Company (1993–1994), and President, Oscar Mayer Food Corporation (1991–1993). He is also on the board of the Steppenwolf Theater Company, Chicago. Mr. Bowlin holds a BSBA degree from Georgetown University and an MBA from Columbia University.

Mr. Shelton is currently Chairman of the Board of Legacy Hospital Partners, a privately held hospital company launched in 2008 that will own, operate and manage acute care hospitals. Prior to Legacy, Mr. Shelton was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Triad Hospitals, Inc., where he led the formation and spin-off of Triad from Columbia/HCA on May 11, 1999. Following Columbia/HCA’s reorganization in January 1998, Mr. Shelton accepted the position as CEO of the Pacific Group that later formed the nucleus of hospitals that became Triad Hospitals, Inc. He initially joined Columbia/HCA as President and CEO of the Central Group in 1994. Previously, he held various executive positions with National Medical Enterprises (now Tenet) including Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President and Regional Vice President. Mr. Shelton has been a hospital administrator in Louisiana, Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia, Illinois and Missouri. He was elected a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association in 2002, serving on the executive committee until 2006. He was elected chairman of the Federation of American Hospitals in 1999 and served on its board of governors until 2002. Mr. Shelton received his BA degree in political science and history from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Missouri in Columbia.

About CCMP Capital

CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC, is a leading global private equity firm specializing in buyouts and growth equity investments in companies ranging from $500 million to more than $3 billion in size. CCMP Capital’s founders have invested over $12 billion since 1984 in five primary industries: Consumer, Retail and Services; Energy; Healthcare Infrastructure; Industrials; and Media and Telecom. Selected investments include: Aramark Corporation, Edwards Limited, Generac Power Systems, Grupo Corporativo ONO, Hanley Wood, Legacy Hospital Partners, Quiznos Sub, SafetyKleen Europe and Warner Chilcott.

CCMP Capital has offices in New York and London, and is affiliated with CCMP Capital Asia which has offices in Australia, China, Japan and Korea. Through active management, its global resources and its powerful value creation model, CCMP Capital has established a reputation as a world-class investment partner.

For more information, please visit www.ccmpcapital.com.

CCMP Capital is a registered investment adviser with the Securities and Exchange Commission.