Joseph F. Mcguire, age 48, was hired by the Company on June 4, 2000. The Board of Directors appointed him Chief Financial Officer and Director on June 29, 2000. He has extensive experience in numerous Wall Street investment vehicles and has been a Chief Financial Officer in that environment since 1989. He is a 1980 graduate of the University of Notre Dame. From 1998 until June 2000, he was Chief Financial Officer for Hirst Investment Management, Inc. From 1997 to 1998, CFO for MHR Fund Management; from 1995 to 1997, CFO for the Common Fund; from 1994 to 1995, CFO for Link Strategic Investors; and from 1989 to 1995, CFO for John Henry & Co., Inc. Prior to 1989, he held management positions with Dean Witter Reynolds, Paine Webber, Inc., and Price Waterhouse. |