Irving J. Thau. Mr. Thau was appointed to the Company's Board of Directors on April 27, 2004. Mr. Thau is a Certified Public Accountant and, from 1962 to 1995, held various positions with Ernst & Young LLP, where his primary responsibilities were directing and providing accounting, auditing, and business advisory services to publicly held and privately owned organizations. He was admitted to partnership in 1974, and most recently served as Ernst & Young's West Region Director of Financial Advisory Services. In 1995, Mr. Thau founded
Thau and Associates, Inc., a financial consulting company of which he currently serves as President. Currently, Mr. Thau serves on the board of directors of American Vanguard Corporation, and is the chair of its audit committee and a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee. |