Mr. Schlaybaugh has extensive experience as a corporate lawyer specializing in significant corporate transactions. He was a partner in the Dykema Gossett law firm, a national firm with over 400 professionals and offices across the United States.  His practice was focused on mergers and acquisitions and related securities and governance issues.  He served as Chair and CEO of the firm for over a decade with responsibility for strategy, growth and the overall delivery of professional services to the firm’s clients.  He also has extensive experience in corporate board service.  He served on the John Hancock Insurance Company board for over 15 years, where he chaired the Audit Committee and was a member of the Investment Committee.  He also served on the board of Syntel, Inc., a large international technology company, and was Chair of its Governance and Nominating Committee.  He was also appointed by the board to the three director Special Board Committee that managed and negotiated the sale transaction of Syntel to Atos, a large French information technology company.  Mr. Schlaybaugh was also on the board of Bloomfield Hills Bancorp, Inc., where he served as Vice Chair of the board and Chair of its audit committee.  He has been very active in many nonprofit organizations and governmental entities, including serving as Chair and member of the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, serving as Chair and member of the Board of Trustees of Oakland University,  serving on the Board of the Detroit Economic Club, and serving as a Commissioner of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission.  Mr. Schlaybaugh resides in Michigan and Florida.  He is a graduate of Albion College and the University of Detroit School of Law.