Bret Tayne, age 48, Director. Mr. Tayne was appointed as a director of the Company in December, 1997. Mr. Tayne has been the Managing Director of Intrepid Tool Industries, LLC, which is a successor to Everede Tool Company, a manufacturer of industrial cutting tools, since January, 1992. Prior to that, Mr. Tayne was Executive Vice President of Unifin, a commercial finance company, since 1986. Mr. Tayne received a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University and an MBA from Northwestern University. |