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Thomas J. Kalinske has served as our Vice Chairman since July 2006. From July 2006 to December 2006 he served as a corporate officer and employee, from February 2004 to July 2006 he served as our Chief Executive Officer and previously served in that same capacity from September 1997 to March 2002. He has served on our board of directors since September 1997 and was the Chairman of our board of directors from September 1997 to February 2004. From 1996 to February 2004, Mr. Kalinske served as the President of Knowledge Universe (now Mounte LLC), a private company focused on building leading companies in areas relating to education, technology and career management and the improvement of individual and corporate performance. From 1990 to 1996, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sega of America. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Matchbox Group from 1987 to 1990. Prior to that, he served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Inc. Mr. Kalinske has served as Chairman of the Toy Manufacturers Association of America, and in 1997, he was inducted into the Toy Industry Hall of Fame. Mr. Kalinske is the Vice President of the board of trustees of the Keys School, an independent kindergarten through eighth grade school, and a past board member of the National Education Association Foundation for the Improvement of Education and the RAND Education Board. He earned a B.S. from the University of Wisconsin and an M.B.A. from the University of Arizona. | 