George E. Husman, age 61, has been appointed Chief Technology Officer of the Company effective February 1, 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Husman was the Associate Director for Engineering Research at
the University of Alabama at Birmingham since 2004. From 1993 to 2004, Mr. Husman served as the Vice President, Engineering Division, at the Southern Research Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to 1993, Mr. Husman spent 18 years at the Materials Directorate at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in various research and management positions, and held various positions with BASF Structural Materials, Inc., including Vice President for Business Development and Vice President for Research & Development. |