Imperial prides itself on the diverse qualities each of its employees has to offer. As you read on, it’s easy to see why Imperial is the leader in the premium finance and structured settlement markets.

Antony Mitchell

Antony Mitchell has served as our Chief Executive Officer since February of 2007. He is also one of our equity members. He has 16 years of experience in the financial industry. Mr. Mitchell was Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Peach Holdings, Inc., a holding company which, through its subsidiaries, was a provider of specialty factoring services, from 2001 to January 2007. Peach Holdings completed its initial public offering in March 2006 and was subsequently acquired by an affiliate of Credit Suisse in November 2006. Mr. Mitchell was also a co-founder of Singer Asset Finance Company, LLC (a subsidiary of Enhance Financial Services) in 1993, which was involved in acquiring insurance policies, structured settlements and other types of receivables. Mr. Mitchell was the Chair of the Board of Polaris Geothermal, Inc., which focuses on the generation of renewable energy projects, from June 2009 to November 2009. Mr. Mitchell is Executive Chair of the Board of Directors of Ram Power, a renewable energy company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange, serving in that capacity since 2007. Mr. Mitchell's qualifications to serve on our board include his knowledge of our company and the specialty finance industry and his years of leadership at our company.


Jonathan Neuman

Jonathan Neuman has been our President and Chief Operating Officer since our inception in December 2006. He is also one of our equity members. From June 2004 to December 2006, Mr. Neuman was a director of the Life Finance business unit of Peach Holdings, Inc. From 2000 to June 2004, he was President of CY Financial, a financial consulting firm. From 2001 to 2004 he acted as a consultant for Tandem Management Group, Inc., a management consulting firm. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Neuman was the head of lottery receivables originations for Singer Asset Finance Company, L.L.C. (a subsidiary of Enhance Financial Services). He was Chief Operating Officer of People's Lottery, a purchaser of lottery prize receivables, from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Neuman's qualifications to serve on our board include his knowledge of our company and the specialty finance industry and his years of leadership at our company.

Richard O'Connell, Jr.

Richard O'Connell has served as our Chief Financial Officer since April 2010 and Chief Credit Officer since January 2010. Prior to joining us, from January 2006 through December 2009, Mr. O'Connell was Chief Financial Officer of RapidAdvance, LLC, a specialty finance company. From January 2002 through September 2005 he served as Chief Operating Officer of Insurent Agency Corporation, a provider of tenant rent guaranties to apartment REITs. Mr. O'Connell acted as Securitization Consultant to the Industrial Bank of Japan from March 2000 to December 2001. From January 1999 to January 2000, Mr. O'Connell served as president of Telomere Capital, LLC, a life settlement company. From December 1988 through 1998 he served in various senior capacities for Enhance Financial Services Group Inc, including as President and Chief Operating Officer of Singer Asset Finance Company (a subsidiary of Enhance Financial Services) from 1993-1998 and Senior Vice President and Treasurer of Enhance Financial Services, Inc. from 1989 through 1996.

Deborah Benaim

Deborah Benaim has been our Senior Vice President since July 2007. Since September 2008, she has headed our structured settlement division. From 2003 to March 2007, Ms. Benaim was a Managing Director of the Structured Settlement Division of Peach Holdings, Inc. From 1991 to 2002, she was a Senior Vice President of Grand Court Lifestyles, Inc., which was involved in the servicing, acquisition, development, and management of senior living communities. Ms. Benaim is also a former vice president of the energy futures trading division at Prudential-Bache Securities NYC and currently serves as an Executive Board member of the American Senior Housing Association.

Anne Dufour Zuckerman

Anne Dufour Zuckerman has been our General Counsel since September 2008. From 2000 to August 2008, Ms. Zuckerman was an attorney with Office Depot, Inc., a global retailer of office products and services, becoming Vice President and Associate General Counsel in January 2005. She was an attorney and partner at the commercial litigation law firm of Lewis & Babcock, LLP, located in Columbia, South Carolina from 1994 to 1999. From 1989 to 1994, she was an attorney specializing in commercial litigation with the law firm of Verrill Dana, LLP, located in Portland, Maine. From 1987 to 1989, she was a lawyer with the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C. From 1986 to 1987, she was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Connecticut.