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Mr. Rutherford has been a Director of the Company since October 1998 and served as Chairman of the Board of the Company from November 1998 until December 2000. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from January 1999 through December 1999.
Mr. Rutherford is co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ICM Industries, Inc., a private holding company of turnaround manufacturing businesses. ICM has acquired 13 companies with total revenues of over $452 million.
From 1978 to 1985, Mr. Rutherford served in various executive officer positions at International Harvester (Navistar International), including Vice Chairman from 1984 to 1985, and President and Chief Operating Officer from 1983 to 1984. Prior to joining International Harvester, he was employed by Ford Motor Company for 26 years.
Mr. Rutherford received his MBA from Michigan State University and an advanced management degree from Harvard Business School.
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