Juanita H. Hinshaw was elected as a director of the Company in 2005 upon the merger of Synergetics Inc. with Valley Forge. Ms. Hinshaw has been President and Chief Executive Officer of H&H Advisors (a financial advisory company) since 2005. In addition Ms. Hinshaw served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Graybar Electric Company from May 2000 to May 2005. Graybar Electric Company specializes in supply chain management services and distributes high-quality components equipment and materials for the electrical and telecommunications industries. Ms. Hinshaw has served as a director on the board of The Williams Companies Inc. since 2004 IPSCO Inc. since 2002 and Insituform Technologies Inc. since 1999 (IPSCO Inc. and Insituform Technologies Inc. have securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act. |