Kevin Oakes has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since the Company’s inception in March 2004, and was also President of the Company from its inception through May, 2006. He previously served as a director of Click2learn from September 1997, and its Chief Executive Officer from January 2000 and Chair of the Board from May 2001 until March 2004. Mr. Oakes had been President of Click2learn since joining the company in September 1997. Prior to that time, Mr. Oakes was the President of each of Oakes Interactive, a custom content development company, Acorn Associates, an e-Learning consulting firm and TopShelf Multimedia, a reseller of e-Learning titles which he founded in March 1993, January 1996 and March 1997, respectively, and each of which Click2learn acquired in September 1997. Prior to 1993, Mr. Oakes held positions at The Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company, an insurance company, and Fidelity Investments, a mutual fund company. Mr. Oakes also serves on the Board of Directors of ASTD, where he serves as Chair for 2006, and Development Dimensions International (DDI), a privately-held human resources training firm.
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