Mr. Nichols, 49, accepted the position of Acting Chief Financial Officer and Controller on December 12, 2006. Mr. Nichols is also functioning as Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Nichols served as a director from August 01, 2003 to December 12, 2006 of a recently formed 501(c)(3) tax-exempt
corporation, Donatis Group. Mr. Nichols's primary responsibilities for Donatis Group were benefit administration and program development and implementation, fund raising, marketing, and financial consulting. During the period of April 1993 through August 2003 acted in various management capacities for Zions Investment Securities, Inc. Zions Investment Securities, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Zions Bank headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah and a subsidiary of Zions Bancorporation also headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. From October 1987 to April 1993, Mr. Nichols served in various management capacities for
First Security Investor Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Security Corporation, which was acquired by Wells Fargo. Mr. Nichols is a graduate of the University of Utah from which he received a degree in Business Finance. |