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William T. Walker, Jr. is a Director. Mr. Walker was appointed to the company’s Board of Directors in May, 2003, and is the founder of Walker Associates, a corporate finance consulting firm that acts as advisor to corporations and investment banks, and has served in that capacity since 1985. Prior to starting Walker Associates, he was Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Investment Banking for Bateman Eichler, Hill Richards, a regional West Coast NYSE investment banking firm, where he directed its merger into the Kemper Insurance Group. Mr. Walker currently chairs the board of SupraLife International and its subsidiaries, and serves as a director of King Thomason Group, Stone Mountain Financial Systems, Digid Technologies and Desert Health Products, Inc. He has served as a board member of the Securities Industry Association, a Governor of the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange, a member of the American Stock Exchange Advisory Committee, President of the Bond Club of Los Angeles, and Chairman of the California District Securities Industry Association. Mr. Walker graduated from Stanford University and served in the United States Air Force. | 