Christopher E. Girgenti has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 1997 and currently serves as chairman of our Audit Committee and as a member of our Compensation Committee. Mr. Girgenti has been Senior Managing Director of New World Equities, Inc. since November 1996 and Managing Director of New World Venture Advisors, LLC since January 1998. From April 1994 through October 1996, Mr. Girgenti served as Vice President and was co-head of the technology investment banking group of The Chicago Corporation (now ABN AMRO, Inc.). He held various corporate finance positions with Kemper Securities, Inc. and KPMG Peat Marwick (now KPMG LLP) . Mr. Girgenti is a Chartered Financial Analyst. Mr. Girgenti presently serves on the advisory board of Illinois Technology Enterprise Corporation Evanston, and also serves on the board of directors of Firm 58, Inc., Reserve Brands, Inc., The V.I.P. Tour Company (d/b/a Tickets Now) and Univa Corporation. |