Mr. Flores is nominated as a director for the first time. He is Co-Founder and Partner of Ceres Capital Partners, a private equity firm established in 1995 specializing in corporate acquisitions and investment banking activities. Prior to co-founding Ceres Capital, Mr. Flores was President of KR Companies, an independent energy company; principal financial officer and treasurer of international operations of Dresser Industries, Inc.; investment banking officer of Eppler, Guerin & Turner, Inc.; and member of the faculty of Harvard Business School. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Ceres Capital Partners and FGR Food Corporation, the Board of Trustees of the Dallas Museum of Art, the Advisory Board of Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and he is the Texas Director of the Harvard Alumni Association. |