Eric Haskell, CPA joined the Board of Directors of Metropolitan in August 2004. Mr. Haskell is a retired certified public accountant with over 30 years of experience in senior financial positions at several public and private companies and has significant expertise in the areas of acquisitions and divestitures, strategic planning and investor relations. From 1989 until April 2004, Mr. Haskell served as the Chief Financial Officer of Systems & Computer Technology Corp., a NASDAQ listed software and services corporation with annual revenues of approximately $270 million. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and the Audit and Nominating Committees of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc., a publicly traded company and wireless communication services provider, on the Board of Directors, Audit and Compensation Committees of Indus International Inc., a publicly traded company that develops, markets and implements software and service solutions for capital intensive industries worldwide. He also serves on the Board of Directors and Audit and Compensation Committees of eMoney Advisor, Inc., a provider of web-enabled comprehensive wealth planning solutions. Mr. Haskell has served on the Board of the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House since 1996 and currently serves as Chairman of its Finance Committee. Mr. Haskell received his Bachelors Degree in Business Administration from Adelphi University in 1969. |