W.R. Sauey has served as a Director of the Company since the Merger. From the date of the Merger until July 2000, Mr. Sauey served as Chairman of the Board of the Company. Mr. Sauey was a founder of Artecon and served as its Chairman of the Board from Artecon's inception in 1984 until the Merger. Mr. Sauey founded and serves as Chairman of the Board of a number of manufacturing companies in the Nordic Group of Companies, a group of privately held independent companies of which Mr. Sauey is the principal shareholder. Mr. Sauey serves as a Trustee to the State of Wisconsin Investment Board and is a director on the Baraboo Bancorporation Board. He is also a member of World Presidents Organization and serves on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers. Mr. Sauey holds a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago. Mr. Sauey is James Lambert's father-in-law. |