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Mr. Kinra is a 35-year veteran in the area of sales and marketing of global information technology. In that time, he has helped develop global, national and regional strategies designed to position and move hardware and software products for companies such as Digital, Gould and Wang Labs. Since joining Blue Lance in 1993, Mr. Kinra has transformed the company’s sales department from an inside sales organization to an outside sales force with a global reach. Also, he established an international distribution network that has helped increase foreign sales to more than 20% of the company’s annual revenues. Mr. Kinra was educated in England, at Loughborough University, where he earned a Bachelor of Technology (Hons) degree in Engineering. His career in information technology began with International Computers Ltd. (ICL), UK where he provided systems and technical support to organizations for the automation of manufacturing information systems. Later, he moved with ICL to India as a marketing support manager responsible for developing the market for large-scale computers in the manufacturing, commercial, government and education sectors. From there he advanced his career with other international companies in the IT arena. Mr. Kinra is married and has two sons. | 