
	Mr. Kevin A. Bauer has been the Chief Financial Officer at American Solar Direct Inc. and American Solar Direct Holdings Inc. since October 9, 2013. Mr. Bauer served as a Partner of Global H2O Investments, LLC. He has a variety of venture capital, project finance and water company development experience. Prior to joining GHI, Mr. Bauer founded East West Utilities, LLC (EWU), and served as its President. He co-founded Global H2O Investments (GHI) and was its Managing Director. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and vice president of business development for Archimedes Technology Group. He has more than 20 years in finance and business, a diverse background in investment banking, private equity. Mr. Bauer&#39;s experience also includes Chief Financial Officer of Archimedes Technology and ARCHIS (an Archimedes subsidiary), privately-held energy technology companies focused on improving the efficiency and safety of nuclear power generation; and eight years in the investment banking industry, primarily with Donaldson, Lufkin &amp; Jenrette and Credit Suisse First Boston, advising private equity and corporate clients on mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts and public and private financings. During his investment banking career, Mr. Bauer worked on more than 40 transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $5.0 billion. Mr. Bauer earned a B.A. in Economics, with honors, from Washington and Lee University and an M.B.A. from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.
