C. Richard Stafford, Director, Mr. Stafford brings over 40 years of management experience from the legal, pharmaceutical and investment banking industries. He was a Vice President in charge of mergers and acquisitions for Carter-Wallace, Inc., a former New York Stock Exchange listed international pharmaceutical, diagnostics and toiletries company. Carter-Wallace paid dividends for over one hundred years until its acquisition in 2001 for more than $1.1 billion. He was involved in the restructuring and sale of the company, which included the separation of the consumer products from the pharmaceutical businesses. Prior to joining Carter-Wallace, Mr. Stafford was President of Caithness Corporation, an oil, gas and mineral exploration firm. At this time, he also taught evening classes at New York Law School. He has also served as a Vice President of Corporate Finance at the global investment banker, Bear Stearns, as well as the Director of Corporate Development of the Bristol-Myers Company and as an Associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy. He is a cum laude graduate of Harvard College and a graduate of Harvard Law School. |