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Mr. Silver is our President and Chief Executive Officer, positions he has held since January 2005. From June 1998 until December 2004, Mr. Silver served as our President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Silver joined our Company in May 1994 and has served in various capacities, including Executive Vice President of Finance, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of our Company until June 1998. From 1992 until joining our Company, Mr. Silver served as Chief Financial Officer of Alabaster Originals, L.P., Memphis, Tennessee, a fashion jewelry wholesaler. From 1978 to 1985, Mr. Silver was a certified public accountant with the national accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P., from 1985 to 1987, Mr. Silver served as Vice President of Finance of Fogelman Properties, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee, an apartment management company, and from 1987 to 1992, Mr. Silver was employed as a certified public accountant with the national accounting firm of Ernst & Young. He has been a certified public accountant since 1980. Mr. Silver has been a director of our Company since December 1998. Mr. Silver is a director of Capital Lease Funding, Inc. (NYSE: LSE) (Audit Committee (Chairman), Corporate Governance and Nomination Committee, Investment Committee) and Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: WOLF) (Audit Committee, Compensation Committee (Chairman)). Mr. Silver serves as the financial expert for the Audit Committee of Capital Lease Funding, Inc. Mr. Silver is also on the Board of Managers of GHII, LLC, a private furniture and equipment contractor in which we own a 50% interest. Mr. Silver is also Treasurer of the Ridgeway Country Club. | 