BUFFALO, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rand Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: RAND) (“Rand” or the “Company”), a business development company, announced today Cari Jaroslawsky was elected to the Board of Directors, replacing Allen F. “Pete” Grum, whose directorship term expired at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held yesterday. With these changes, Rand’s Board is comprised of five directors, four of whom are independent.
Robert M. Zak, Chair of Rand’s Board of Directors, said, “We are pleased to welcome Cari to our Board. With her election, we have added a new independent board member and improved the diversity of our Board. Importantly, Cari has also enhanced our expertise with both her significant operations knowledge as well as her SEC and finance experience. We believe the depth and breadth of her understanding of finance and operations will prove valuable to Rand as we continue to expand our portfolio, grow investment income and distribute our earnings to shareholders.”
Ms. Jaroslawsky brings over 25 years’ experience as an aerospace engineering executive and finance expert. Also a member of the Board of Directors of Graham Corporation (NYSE: GHM), Ms. Jaroslawsky is currently a Senior Vice President and General Manager for Mission Systems Division, Eaton (NYSE: ETN), where she has financial and operational responsibility for six integrated product teams that supply critical control solutions for environmental and actuation systems, serving both US and foreign markets. Previously, she served as Chief Financial Officer for Servotronics, Inc. She began her career as an auditor at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ms. Jaroslawsky earned her B.S. in accounting at the State University of New York at Oswego and is a certified public accountant.
Also reelected at the shareholders’ meeting to serve on the Rand Board of Directors until the next Annual Meeting were Adam S. Gusky, Robert M. Zak, Benjamin E. Godley and Erland E. Kailbourne.
ABOUT RAND CAPITAL
Rand Capital (Nasdaq: RAND) is an externally-managed business development company (BDC). The Company’s investment objective is to maximize total return to its shareholders with current income and capital appreciation by focusing its debt and related equity investments in privately-held, lower middle market companies with committed and experienced managements in a broad variety of industries. Rand invests in early to later stage businesses that have sustainable, differentiated and market-proven products, revenue of more than $2 million and a path to free cash flow or up to $5 million in EBITDA. The Company’s investment activities are managed by its external investment adviser, Rand Capital Management, LLC. Additional information can be found at the Company’s website where it regularly posts information: https://www.randcapital.com/.
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