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Bryant Kirkland has been a Vice President of Vector Group since January 2001 and became our Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer on April 1, 2006. Mr. Kirkland served as New Valley Corporation’s Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer from January 1998 until its merger with Vector in December 2005. He has served since November 1994 in various financial capacities with Vector Group and New Valley. Mr. Kirkland has served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CDSI Holdings Inc. since January 1998 and as a director of CDSI Holdings Inc. since November 1998. From June 2001 until October 2002, Mr. Kirkland served as Chief Financial Officer of Ladenburg Thalmann Financial Services. Mr. Kirkland received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 1987. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Kirkland served on the Board of Visitors at North Carolina State University, where his grandfather was Dean of the College of Education from 1948 to 1969. Mr. Kirkland is an avid runner who has completed the Miami, San Diego, Chicago and Arizona Marathons. | 