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Mr. Mahaffey is a well-known figure in the technology sector, an experienced senior executive with nearly three decades of success in sales, marketing and operations with major technology companies including Honeywell, Apple Computer, VeriFone and Hewlett-Packard. Mr. Mahaffey, a managing partner of Carloma Group, a private technology holding company, was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at VeriFone, where he oversaw Internet commerce initiatives and led the team that negotiated a $1.3 billion acquisition of VeriFone by Hewlett-Packard. Mr. Mahaffey was also a founder of First Patriot Bancshares, Northern Virginia's highly successful regional banking operation. During his tenure at Apple, Mr. Mahaffey grew the company's education business unit from $300 million to $1.3 billion and steered development of Apple's highly regarded Education and Federal Government business segments worldwide. | 