Mr. Gohd was elected to the Board of Directors on September 13, 2006, for a one-year term. Mr. Gohd has been an active public and private equity investor for almost 30 years and advises several public companies on strategic and capital structure issues. Since 2001, Mr. Gohd has served as the Senior Managing Director of Pali Capital, Inc., (Pali), a SEC registered, execution-only brokerage firm. Mr. Gohd is the founder and board member of Pelion Financial, Inc, and was a founding board member of the Starlight Foundation of New York. Mr. Gohd has also served on the executive committee of the board of directors of eDiets.com, Iconic Brands and Onstage Entertainment. Additionally, Mr. Gohd served as Chairman of Bluestone Capital, an investment banking boutique, which originated over $1 billion in sole managed public offerings across technology, retail, biotech, and the internet, until its sale in 2001. |