William T. Comfort III has served as a director of the Company since June 2002 and as Chairman of the Board since November 12 2002. He was a private equity investor with CVC Capital Partners a leading private equity firm based in London England from February 1995 until December 2000. From February 2001 to February 2003 he served as a consultant to Citicorp Venture Capital (CVC). He is now principal of Conversion Capital Partners Limited an investment fund headquartered in London England. Mr. Comfort has served as a member of the board of Ergo Science since January 2001. Mr. Comfort also served as a director of numerous public and private companies as a representative of CVC Capital Partners and CVC from all of which he has resigned. Mr. Comfort received his J.D. and L.L.M. in tax law from New York University School of Law. |