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Howard Safir became the Chief Executive Officer of the Safir Rosetti Division of GlobalOptions in May 2006 and has served as Chairman and CEO of Safir Rosetti since December 2001. Prior to that time, Mr. Safir was Vice Chairman of IPSA International, a provider of investigative and security consulting services. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Safir served as Police Commissioner of New York City. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Safir served as New York City's Fire Commissioner. Mr. Safir began his law enforcement career in 1965 as a special agent assigned to the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics, a forerunner of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). From 1977 to 1978, Mr. Safir served as Assistant Director of the DEA. From 1978 to 1990, Mr. Safir worked for the United States Marshals Service where he served as Director of the Witness Protection Program and Assistant Director for Operations. Mr. Safir is currently on the boards of GVI Security Solutions (Chairman) and Verint Systems, Inc. Mr. Safir also serves as a Consultant to the Chief Executive Officer of ChoicePoint, Inc.
There are no family relationships among our directors and executive officers. No director or executive officer has been a director or executive officer of any business which has filed a bankruptcy petition or had a bankruptcy petition filed against it. No director or executive officer has been convicted of a criminal offense or is the subject of a pending criminal proceeding. No director or executive officer has been the subject of any order, judgment or decree of any court permanently or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities. No director or officer has been found by a court to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities law.
None of our directors or executive officers or their respective immediate family members or affiliates is indebted to us. As of the date of this annual report, there is no material proceeding to which any of our directors, executive officers or affiliates is a party or has a material interest adverse to us.
All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and the election and qualification of their successors. Four of our five directors are considered independent under NASDAQ’s independence standards. Officers are elected annually by the Board of Directors and serve at the discretion of the Board. | 