Scott Emerson Lybbert, 49 years old, was appointed CEO and Chairman of TGFIN and TradinGear by the Board of Directors on April 29, 2003. From October 1, 2002 to April 2003, he had been a consultant under contract to perform and advise the Company with respect to normal CFO duties. Mr. Lybbert held the same position for the parent company, when it was Digitran Systems, Incorporated ("Digitran") in Logan, Utah from March 1998 to March 1999, during which time he also served as a Director and Corporate Secretary. From March 1999 to March 2001, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer of Reynolds Corporation, a Division of Selkirk Industries, in Lynnwood Washington. From April 2001 until April 2003, he was a self-employed Independent Consultant. Nevertheless, from April 2000 until the merger with TradinGear.com, Incorporated on September 12, 2002, he had been a consultant to Digitran on a limited, volunteer basis, which included an appointment as Corporate Secretary in April 2001. Mr. Lybbert graduated from the University of Utah with a Bachelors and Masters Degree in Professional Accountancy in 1983 and 1984, respectively. He then joined the Tampa, Florida office of Price Waterhouse until leaving in 1991 as an Audit Manager. Since then, and up until his appointment as CEO of the Company, Mr. Lybbert had been, both a CFO and CIO for nine years; Consultant for three years; and Investor for all twelve. He has a wide range of experience in manufacturing, agriculture, food processing, retail, wholesale distribution, public utilities, software, and investment fund management. Mr. Lybbert has been a shareholder since 1991.
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