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Mr. Bury was appointed a member of our Board of Directors in November 2004. He was a founding shareholder and served as Chief Financial Officer of Tecta America Corp., a member of the construction industry supplying aggregate building materials, from its organization in 1998 until the completion in September 2000 of its merger that consolidated ten businesses in the construction industry. Since then he has advised investors on business valuations and acquisition strategies. Mr. Bury has over 30 years of experience as a financial officer, including financial disciplines in multi-division companies and development of planning and financial systems. He has extensive knowledge of treasury, banking, acquisitions, divestitures and corporate planning, as well as company and strategy valuation methods. Prior to founding Tecta America Corp., he was Chief Financial Officer of Redland PLC’s aggregate businesses in North America, and had responsibility for its financial functions from 1987 through 1998. From 1972 through 1987, Mr. Bury worked for Fischbach Corporation, primarily serving as Chief Financial Officer of its subsidiary, Natkin & Company, a $500 million nationwide mechanical contractor. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Bowling Green State University. After serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam, he received his Masters of Business Administration degree from Syracuse University. | 