A Director of the Company since June 1996 and a member of the Audit Committee Mr. Jones has been Professor of Accounting at New York University since September 1993. From April 1974 to September 1995 Mr. Jones was a senior partner of the accounting firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. In addition to 40-plus years of accounting experience Mr. Jones has more than ten years of experience as an arbitrator and an expert witness particularly in the areas of fraud mergers and acquisitions and accounting matters. Mr. Jones also functions as a consultant to Milberg Factors and CHF Industries and serves as a director for Reliance Bank. |