Mr. Elbaum has served as a director of Wolverine since February 24, 2007. Mr. Elbaum has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Alpine, a publicly traded holding company engaged in the investment and/or acquisition and operation of industrial companies, since June 1984. Mr. Elbaum serves as Chairman of Superior Cables Ltd., an Israel-based, publicly traded wire and cable manufacturer. Mr. Elbaum has been a Director of Spherion Corp., a publicly traded provider of staffing, recruiting and workforce solutions, since May 1996 and Chairman since April 2001. On March 3, 2003, Superior and its U.S. subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under the Bankruptcy Code. Superior’s joint plan of reorganization was confirmed by order of the United States Bankruptcy Court and became effective on November 10, 2003, at which date Mr. Elbaum resigned as Chairman |