Joseph A. Baute has served on the Company's Board of Directors since June 2001. From 1979 to 1993 Mr. Baute served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Markem Corporation an industrial marking and coding solutions provider. Since 1993 Mr. Baute has worked as an independent consultant. Mr. Baute has served on a number of Boards including Houghton-Mifflin Company and the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston where he was Chairman and is currently on the Board of Directors of State Street Bank Europe and the Dead River Company. Mr. Baute is a graduate of Dartmouth College and served in the United States Marine Corps. He also holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering from the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth College. |