John A Clerico

John A. Clerico was appointed to our Board of Directors in February 2003 to fill an expansion of the number of members of the Board. Since 2000, when Mr. Clerico co-founded ChartMark Investments, Inc., he has served as its chairman and as a registered financial advisor. From 1992 to 2000, he served as an Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer and a director of Praxair, Inc. From 1983 until its spin-off of Praxair, Inc. in 1992, he served as an executive officer in various financial and accounting areas of Union Carbide Corporation. Mr. Clerico currently serves on the Board of Directors of (i) Educational Development Corporation, and on its audit and executive committees; and (ii) Global Industries, Ltd., and on its audit, compensation, and finance (chair) committees.