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Thomas Pernice: Since April, 2001, Mr. Pernice has served as the Treasurer and Secretary of the Company and as a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Pernice is President of Modena Holding Corporation, a strategic communications, business development and political consulting company. From January 1999 to August 2002, he was a consultant and managing director of Cappello Group, Inc., a merchant banking firm. Prior to founding Modena Holding Corporation, Mr. Pernice served as senior corporate executive in government and industry for more than 17 years. Most recently, he was Vice President, Public Affairs and a corporate officer of Dole Food Company, Inc. reporting to the chairman and CEO, David H. Murdock, formerly (NYSE:DOL) and now privately held. He also served in similar capacities for the conglomerate of publicly and privately held business interests of Mr. Murdock, including Castle & Cooke Inc., Real Estate Company, formerly (NYSE:CCS) and now privately held. Prior to joining Dole Food Company, Inc., Mr. Pernice served in The White House for more than seven years as a senior official in Bush-Quayle Administration and as a staff assistant in the Reagan-Bush Administration. Mr. Pernice earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Southern California in 1984. | 