Mr. Loughran has served as Director of the Company since May 2005. He has served as a Senior Vice President and equity analyst for First Washington Corporation, a registered broker dealer in Seattle, Washington, since March 2005. Mr. Loughran is also the President of Kiket Bay Group, LLC, a financial consulting firm formed by him in November 2003. From August 2002 to March 2005, Mr. Loughran was employed by Crown Point Group and its affiliate, the Robins Group, a registered broker dealer in Portland, Oregon, serving most recently as Vice President and equity analyst for the Robins Group. From November 2001 to August 2002, Mr. Loughran served as a financial consultant. From May 1996 to October 2001, Mr. Loughran was an account executive with Paine Webber and from April 1995 to May 1996, he was an account executive with Dain Bosworth. Mr. Loughran received a Bachelor’s degree in economics from Princeton University in 1980 and a Master’s degree in Business and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. |