David J. Gallitano, 58, has been a director of THG since 2006 and is President of Tucker, Inc., a private investment and advisory firm. Mr. Gallitano was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of APW Ltd., a global contract manufacturing company of technical equipment, from April 2003 through March 2005, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia National, Inc., a residential and commercial real estate financing company, from May 1993 until September 2002. Mr. Gallitano was an Executive Vice President at PaineWebber Incorporated, where he headed the company�s Principal Transactions Group, from December 1986 through May 1993. Mr. Gallitano also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the General Electric Mortgage Capital Corporation from January 1984 through December 1986. Mr. Gallitano is a director of Wild Oats Markets, Inc., a publicly-traded supermarket chain. The Board has determined that Mr. Gallitano is an independent director, based on the independence standards adopted by the Board and the requirements of the NYSE.
Mr. Gallitano is a member of the Audit Committee. His term of office as a director of THG expires in 2008. |