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Michael Cookson, Chief Executive Officer. Michael Cookson is our Chief Executive Officer, and has served on our Board of Directors since December 2006. Mr. Cookson was appointed to our Board of Directors as a director and as Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 4, 2006 among Master Replicas, Inc., Corgi International Limited and Lightsaber Acquisition Corp. Mr. Cookson has been the chief executive officer of Master Replicas since August 2004. He co-founded Master Replicas in 2002 and has served as Chairman of Master Replicas since 2002. Since 2003, Mr. Cookson has also served as the chairman of Tommy’s Margaritas Inc., a margarita mix company. During 2001, Mr. Cookson served as non-executive chairman of Get Real Girl Inc., a toy company. From 1997 to 1999, he executed a turnaround as Chief Executive Officer of Wham-O, Inc., a toy company. Mr. Cookson has led the development of several new companies, including Aviva Sports, a children’s athletic equipment company sold to Mattel, Wild Planet, a children’s adventure toy company, and Sportslab Inc., a traveling interactive sports concept company. Previously, Mr. Cookson served as the Assistant Treasurer, International at Raychem Company. Mr. Cookson holds a Masters of Science in Business degree from Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business and a B.S. from Pomona College. Mr. Cookson is a resident of the United Kingdom and citizen of the United States. | 