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Mr. Goldsmith was appointed a Director of the Company in August 2003. Since February 2003, Mr. Goldsmith has been a Managing Director with Wealth and Tax Advisory Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp., and manages the company’s state and local tax practice. In September 1991 Mr. Goldsmith joined the New York offices of Arthur Andersen L.L.P. and left in May 2002 as a Tax Partner. He was a Tax Partner in the New York offices of Deloitte & Touche L.L.P. from May 2002 to February 2003, and has been a practicing tax consultant for more than 12 years. Mr. Goldsmith has an undergraduate degree in Accounting from Queens College and received his Juris Doctor from St. John’s University School of Law. He received a LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law. | 