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A 15-year veteran of public accounting and high-tech companies, Bernie Wojcik joined the Franklin team after spending the past six years with Axeda Systems Inc., a leading NASDAQ-traded software and services company. He was promoted to Vice President and Corporate Controller in 2004 after serving as assistant corporate controller. His business responsibilities included broad finance, operational and accounting functions including financing, cash management, SEC and financial reporting, tax and international operations spanning the U.S., Europe, and Asia. While at Axeda, Bernie was a key member of a finance team that raised over $80 million through business divestitures, and over $10 million in private investment, in addition to acquiring businesses valued at more than $40 million. Before Axeda, Bernie was a senior supervisor of assurance services at KPMG LLP in Philadelphia. In the ICE practice, he managed financial statement audits of high-tech companies, gaining important IPO leadership, M&A, and technology company experience. Mr. Wojcik earned his B.S.B.A. in Accounting from Kutztown University and is a licensed CPA. He has been a member of the American and Pennsylvania Institutes of CPAs since 1994, of the Institute of Management Accountants since 1995, and of Financial Executives International since 2001. | 