Mr. Everets served for more than 13 years as chairman and chief executive officer of HPSC the largest independent provider of financing for medical equipment in the United States and a significant issuer of asset-backed securities. Under his leadership the company was sold to General Electric in 2004. He was previously executive vice president and a director of Advest Inc. a regional retail brokerage firm subsequently acquired by Merrill Lynch. As head of corporate finance at Advest he was responsible for oversight of municipal finance and was in charge of sales marketing and product development. He also served as vice chairman of the State of Connecticut Development Authority and has been a board member at a number of corporations and not-for-profit organizations. He joined our board in May 2007. |