Vice Admiral E. A. Burkhalter, Jr., USN (Ret.) has been a Class II Director of the Company since January 1997. Mr. Burkhalter was elected to serve as a member of each of the audit committee and the compensation committee of the Company�s Board of Directors in January 2004. Mr. Burkhalter is currently the President of Burkhalter Associates, Inc.; a consulting firm providing services in the areas of international and domestic strategy, management policy and technology applications, for both government and industry. Mr. Burkhalter spent 40 years as a member of the United Stated Navy, during which time he held several positions, including Director of Strategic Operations for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He is currently a member to the Defense Intelligence Agency Leadership Council. He is also a trustee of the US Naval Academy Foundation, and a trustee of the Benedictine Foundation. |