William M. Pruellage is a managing director of Castle Harlan. Prior to joining Castle Harlan in 1997, Mr. Pruellage worked in the mergers and acquisitions department of Merrill Lynch & Co., where he assisted clients in strategic planning and corporate mergers. He is currently a board member of Advanced Accessory Systems, Ames True Temper and Perkins & Marie Callender's, Inc. He is a former director of RathGibson, Universal Compression, American Achievement Corp., and Verdugt Holdings, LLC. Mr. Pruellage graduated Summa Cum Laude from Georgetown University with a double major in Finance and International Business. He is a member of the Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society. Mr. Pruellage is a member of the board of the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York.