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/s/
Warren B. Kanders
Warren
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Warren
B. Kanders
51
years old
One
Landmark Square – 22nd
Floor, Stamford, Connecticut 06901
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Mr. Kanders
has served as the President of Kanders & Company since 1990. Prior to
the completion of the acquisition by BAE Systems plc on
July 31, 2007 of Armor Holdings, Inc., formerly a New York Stock
Exchange-listed company, a manufacturer and supplier of military vehicles,
armed vehicles and safety and survivability products and systems to the
aerospace & defense, public safety, homeland security and commercial
markets, he served as the Chairman of the Board of Armor Holdings, Inc.
from January 1996 and as its Chief Executive Officer from
April 2003. From April 2004 until October 2006,
Mr. Kanders served as the Executive Chairman, and since
October 2006, has served as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
of Stamford Industrial Group, Inc. [STMF.PK], formerly known as Net
Perceptions, Inc., a publicly-held company that, through its subsidiary,
Concord Steel, is a leading independent manufacturer of steel
counterweights. Since November 2004, Mr. Kanders has served as
the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Langer, Inc. [GAIT], a
Nasdaq-listed manufacturer of skin-care products. Mr. Kanders has served
since June 2002 as a member of the Board of Directors of Clarus
Corporation [CLRS.PK], a publicly-held blank check company, and as the
Executive Chairman of Clarus Corporation’s Board of Directors since
December 2002. Since May 2007, Mr. Kanders has served as a
director of Highlands Acquisition Corp., a publicly-held special purpose
acquisition blank check company formed in 2007 with a focus on acquiring a
business in the healthcare industry. From October 1992 to
May 1996, Mr. Kanders served as Founder and Vice Chairman of the
Board of Benson Eyecare Corporation, a manufacturer and provider of eye
care products and services. Mr. Kanders received a B.A. degree in
Economics from Brown University in
1979.
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Steven
R. Gerbsman
63
years old
211
Laurel Grove Avenue
Kentfield,
CA 94904
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Since
1980, Mr. Gerbsman has been a principal of Gerbsman Partners, a company
providing consulting, management, advisory and investment banking services
to its clients in a broad variety of industries. Mr.
Gerbsman has significant experience in assisting companies in crisis
management and turnaround situations and advising companies seeking to
improve performance in specific balance sheet, financial or operating
areas. Mr. Gerbsman has worked with a wide spectrum of senior and junior
lenders, bondholder groups, venture capital and equity sources, private
investors and institutional groups in maximizing enterprise, stakeholder
and shareholder value. To date, Mr. Gerbsman has been
involved in over $2.2 billion of restructuring, financing and M&A
transactions. Prior to forming Gerbsman Partners in 1980,
Mr. Gerbsman was President of four operating divisions of ITEL Corporation
with responsibility in the technology, leasing and business sectors. Mr.
Gerbsman began his business career at IBM Corporation in
1967. Mr. Gerbsman received a BS in Accounting from
Hunter College, New York and attended the Baruch Graduate School of
Business in New York. Mr. Gerbsman is also a guest lecturer at
the University of San Francisco’s MBA program and at the Haas Graduate
School of Business in Berkeley,
California.
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Nicholas
Sokolow
59
years old
770
Lexington Ave, 6th
Floor
New
York, New York 10065
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Since
2007, Mr. Sokolow has been in private law practice as a partner in
the firm of Lebow & Sokolow LLP. From 1994 to 2007, Mr. Sokolow was a
partner in the law firm of Sokolow, Carreras & Partners. From June
1973 until October 1994, Mr. Sokolow was an associate and partner in the
law firm of Coudert Brothers. Mr. Sokolow has served as a member of the
Board of Directors of Stamford Industrial Group, Inc. since April 2004 and
has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Clarus Corporation
since June 2002. Prior to the completion by BAE Systems plc of the
acquisition of Armor Holdings, Inc., on July 31, 2007, Mr.
Sokolow served as a member of the Board of Directors of Armor Holdings,
Inc. since January 1996. Mr. Sokolow is a graduate of the
Institut D’Etudes Politiques (Economics and Finance) and the Faculte de
Droit (Law) and received a Masters of Comparative Law degree from the
University of Michigan.
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