Lead Director

Mr. Simpkins has served as a senior managing director of Blackstone since December 1999. From 1993 until the time he joined Blackstone, Mr. Simpkins was a principal at Bain Capital. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Mr. Simpkins was a consultant at Bain & Company in London and the Asia Pacific region.  He currently serves on the board of directors of Vanguard Health Systems Inc., Team Health L.L.C., Apria Healthcare Group Inc. and Summit Materials, LLC.