Ms. Meints has served as the Company’s director since August 2003. Since January 2005 and from August 1999 until September 2003 she served as the Chief Financial Officer of Chicago Systems Group Inc. a technology consulting firm based in Chicago Illinois. From October 2003 through December 2004 Ms. Meints served as Chief Financial Officer of Peter Rabbit Farms a carrot & vegetable farming business in Southern California. From January 1998 until August 1999 she was Interim Chief Financial Officer for Cordon Corporation a start-up services company. Ms. Meints was Group Finance Director for Avery Dennison Corporation (AVY) a New York Stock Exchange listed company that is a multi-national manufacturer of consumer and industrial products from March 1996 until December 1997. From February 1977 until June 1995 she held a variety of financial positions at SmithKline Beecham Corporation including the Director of Finance Worldwide Manufacturing Animal Health Products; and Manager of Accounting and Budgets for Norden Laboratories Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary. She received a bachelors degree in accounting from Wayne State College in 1975 and a masters degree in business administration from the University of Nebraska in 1984 |