William J. Foote joined the Company in May 2006 and was appointed its Chief Financial Office, Chief Accounting Officer, and Corporate Secretary on May 16, 2006. Mr. Foote served as Chief Financial Officer of INSL-X Products Corporation, a $100 million privately held paint and coatings manufacturer, from 2002 through 2005. From 2000 to 2002, he was CFO of ASD Group, Inc., a $14 million public contract manufacturer serving the OEM marketplace in the high-tech sector. Prior to that, from 1990 through 1999, Mr. Foote held several executive positions including Director and Vice-President of Finance positions, with Benjamin Moore & Co., a public $750 million global paint and coatings manufacturer. Earlier in his career, Mr. Foote served as Controller for a number of manufacturing firms in Canada. Mr. Foote is both a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Accountant (Canada), and worked for more than three years, as an auditor in public accounting with KPMG (Canada). Mr. Foote holds a B.A. from Carleton University in Ottawa and a Masters Degree in Accounting from the University of British Columbia. |