E Wayne Nordberg

E. Wayne Nordberg was elected on May 27, 2005 to serve as a director. He is currently Chairman of Hollow Brook Associates LLC, an SEC registered investment advisor. From January 2003 to November 2007, he served as a senior director of Ingalls & Snyder LLC, an NYSE member and registered investment advisor. From 1998 to June 2002, Mr. Nordberg served as Vice Chairman of the Board of KBW Asset Management, Inc. KBW is an affiliate of Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods, Inc., a registered investment advisor offering investment management services to institutions and high net worth individuals. From 1988 to 1998, he served in various capacities for Lord, Abbet & Co., a mutual fund company, including partner and director of their family of funds. Mr. Nordberg is a director of PetroQuest Energy, Inc., and a member of the Financial Analysts Federation and The New York Society of Security Analysts. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania, where he is a Trustee Emeritus.