Jack G. Levin, a director since July 2004, Mr. Levin was the Chief Operation Officer with Fox Paine and Company from February 2004 through March 15, 2005. Prior to joining Fox Paine, Mr. Levin was a founder and managing member of Kalkhoven, Pettit and Levin Ventures, LLC, a venture capital firm focused on the fiber optic and telecommunications industry. Mr. Levin was also a partner of, and Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs for, Montgomery Securities until 1999. During his 17 years at Montgomery Securities (and it's successor firm, Banc of America Securities, LLC), Mr. Levin was an active member of the investment banking commitment committee, the investment committees of the firm's venture capital partnerships and the managing partner of MontWest Capital Partners, a joint venture of Montgomery Securities and Westinghouse Financial Corporation, established to do leveraged buyouts. Mr. Levin attended Amherst College (A.B., Political Science, Cum Laude, Woodruff Fellowship Award, 1969) and the Columbia University School of Law, (J.D., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, 1973). Mr. Levin is a retired member of the Bar of the State of New York. |