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James J. Antal has been an active consultant and founding investor in several Southern California based emerging companies, including serving as Chief Financial Advisor to Black Mountain Gold Coffee Co., since his retirement in 2002. Mr. Antal was the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Investment Officer from 1996 to 2002 for Experian, a $1.6 billion global information services subsidiary of UK-based GUS plc. Prior to the GUS acquisition of Experian (the former TRW Inc. Information Systems and Services businesses) Mr. Antal held various finance positions with TRW from 1978 to 1996, including Senior VP of Finance for TRW Information Systems and Services and TRW Inc. Corporate Director of Financial Reporting and Accounting. He earned his undergraduate degree in accounting from The Ohio State University in 1973, and became a certified public accountant (Ohio) in 1974. He engaged in active practice as a CPA with Ernst & Ernst until 1978. Mr. Antal has served as a director of First American Real Estate Solutions, an Experian joint venture with First American Financial Corp. Mr. Antal was recommended to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee for inclusion as a director-nominee by the Chief Executive Officer
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