Roger I. Gale is a member of the Board of Directors since October 2004. Currently Mr Gale is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Calypte Biomedical Corporation, a US publicly listed company headquartered near Portland, Oregon. From 2002 to mid 2006 Mr Gale was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Wavecrest Group Enterprises Limited, a communications services provider. From 1999 to 2001 he was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Co-Founder of End2End Wireless Limited, a wireless communications services provider. From 1996 to 1998 Mr Gale was Chief Executive Officer of AIG-Brunswick Capital Management, a US$300 million, and OPIC- sponsored, Russia investment fund. From 1988 to 1995 worked at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), including as Chief of the IFC’s Resident Mission in Russia from 1991 to 1995. Mr Gale was 9 years with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and taught economics at the University of New England (Australia) and Lincoln College (New Zealand). Mr Gale holds a Diploma from The Royal Agricultural College and a Master of Economics degree from the University of New England. |