Mr. Fernandes has been a director of the Company since March 2003. Mr. Fernandes retired as Vice Chairman of Electronic Data Systems Corporation (EDS), a global services company, in 1998, after serving on the Board of Directors of EDS since 1981. After retiring from EDS, Mr. Fernandes founded Convergent Partners, a venture-capital fund focusing on buyouts of technology-related companies. He also served as Chairman and CEO of GroceryWorks, Inc, an internet grocery-fulfillment company until 2001. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of 7-Eleven, Inc., a worldwide operator, franchisor and licensor of convenience stores, webMethods, Inc., a software-integration company listed on NASDAQ, and Anacomp, Inc. Mr. Fernandes is currently the Chairman and President of FLF Real Estate Ventures. |