Peter Copses

Bio

Mr. Copses co-founded Apollo Management, L.P. in 1990. From 1986 to 1990, Mr. Copses was initially an investment banker at Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated and subsequently at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation, concentrating on the structuring, financing and negotiation of mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Copses serves on the board of directors of Rexnord and CKE Restaurants, Inc. and is Chairman of the Board of Claire’s Stores, Inc. Mr. Copses earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto, where he graduated with high distinction, and earned an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, where he graduated as an Arjay Miller Scholar.