Frederick M. R. Smith has served as a director of our company since January 2004. Mr. Smith also serves as a director of our subsidiary, Gosling-Castle Partners Inc. Since January 2002, Mr. Smith has been a financial consultant through his wholly owned company, Kirkwood Lane Associates LLC. From 1967 to January 2002, he worked at Credit Suisse First Boston, most recently as co-head of Credit Suisse First Boston's international private equity activities. Mr. Smith currently acts as a consultant to Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Smith, an investor in our company, joined Credit Suisse First Boston's private equity group in 1995 after playing a senior role in Credit Suisse First Boston's investment banking division and founding its media and telecom group. He has over 30 years of private equity and investment banking experience with Credit Suisse First Boston. Mr. Smith also serves as a director of Unwired Australia, Teleperformance Brazil and Slager Radio Hungary. Mr. Smith received a bachelor of arts degree from Yale University in 1963 and attended Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, DC.
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