James W. DeYoung, age 62, became a director of TurboChef in December 2003. Mr. DeYoung is the founder and President of Winston Partners Incorporated, which provides strategic corporate advisory, corporate disclosure and investor relations services to select private and publicly-owned companies. Mr. DeYoung also is a general partner of Resource Ventures L.P., a private equity/venture fund. Prior to forming Winston Partners in 1984, Mr. DeYoung spent 14 years with Baxter International, Inc., serving in a senior capacity in marketing, investor relations, public relations and corporate financial management functions. Mr. DeYoung is currently a director of several private companies and is involved with numerous not-for-profit organizations in the Chicago, Illinois area, including as a trustee of Rush University Medical Center and Rush North Shore Medical Center. Mr. DeYoung is also vice chairman and a director of the Chicago Horticultural Society. Mr. DeYoung received a B.A. degree from Washington and Lee University and a J.D. degree from Northwestern University School of Law. |