Mr. Siekmann, 41, was appointed Chief Technology Officer and director of the Company on November 15, 2007. From 2006 to 2008 Mr. Siekmann was a managing director of Safe-com GmbH, a company involved with communications security. From 2005 to 2007 he was head of sales for Analyticon AG, a company involved with in vitro diagnostics. From 1986 to 2005 he held various positions with Biodata Systems GmbH, a software communications and security business including managing director, chief executive officer, technical advisor, and consultant. Mr. Siekmann has more than 20 years of experience founding and managing technology companies focused on IT security, medical laboratory software development, biometrics, and communication. His IT career began at the age of 16 when he founded Biodata Systems GmbH in Germany to provide software emulation for laboratory systems. |