Biographies

Brian D. Pardo

Chief Executive Officer of Life Partners Holdings, Inc.

Mr. Pardo has served as the CEO of Life Partners Inc. since its incorporation in 1991. Mr. Pardo is one of the pioneers of the life settlement industry having been instrumental in establishing life settlements as a viable financial investment alternative. He has been certified as an expert in the field of life settlements and has testified as an expert witness on that subject on numerous occasions. Prior to founding Life Partners, Inc., Mr. Pardo was CEO of American Solar King Corporation for more than 15 years. Mr. Pardo served our nation from 1964 through 1966 as a helicopter gunship pilot in Vietnam, where he logged more than 900 flight hours and earned 16 air medals.

R. Scott Peden

General Counsel and Secretary of LPHI, President of Life Partners, Inc.

Mr. Peden serves as General Counsel for LPHI and as President of LPI. He served as Vice President and General Counsel for Life Partners, Inc. since its incorporation in 1991. Mr. Peden has been certified as an expert in the field of life settlements and has testified in court and before legislators on that subject on many occasions. He designed the legal structure of the life settlement transaction that is widely used throughout the industry. He holds a BA from Trinity University and a JD from Baylor University School of Law.

Mark Embry

Chief Operating Officer / Chief Information Officer of Life Partners, Inc.

Mr. Embry serves as Chief Operations Officer and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining Life Partners, he worked for an international manufacturing company as CIO where he spearheaded national and global projects resulting in over three million dollars a year in cost savings. He has consulted various types of businesses regarding process analysis and redesign, strategy, and implementation. Mr. Embry is responsible for all operations and information technology, including creating efficiencies in the process flow, developing state-of-the-art information systems, analyzing company and industry data, developing an automated supply chain, and developing short term strategies to meet target objectives. Mr. Embry holds a BBA degree from Dallas Baptist University and an MBA from Baylor University Hankamer School of Business.

Kurt D. Carr

Vice President of Policy Administration

Mr. Carr has worked for Life Partners, Inc. since 1992 and has served as Vice President of Policy Administration since 1996. He currently serves as the company’s principal financial analyst of policies and supervises the policy processing department. Mr. Carr’s duties include supervising the operations of the processing department from policy presentation to initial review, information clarification, and file preparation as well as financial analysis of the policy to determine whether the presented policies meet the criteria set forth by the anticipated transaction. Mr. Carr also supervises the preparation of the necessary documentation, including obtaining a medical analysis of the insured under each policy. Mr. Carr holds a BBA degree in finance and an MBA from Baylor University Hankamer School of Business.

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