Keith E. Palmer joined us in October 2000 as our Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer and served as a member of our Board of Directors from October 2003 until June 2004. He is a Certified Public Accountant with over 20 years experience in accounting, finance, strategic planning, and merger and acquisitions. From 1998 until joining us, Mr. Palmer was Director of Finance and Controller of Matthew Bender, a division of Lexis Publishing, a legal publisher. At Matthew Bender he was responsible for management of financial reporting and analysis, accounting and control, strategic planning and numerous Finance and Operational integration efforts. Mr. Palmer received his MBA in Finance from Sage Colleges in 1995 and his BBA in Accounting from Siena College in 1983. |