Paul R. DeRosa, age 65, serves as our Director since February 2003. He is also a Director of our subsidiaries. Mr. DeRosa received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Hobart College and a Ph.D degree in Economics from Columbia University. Mr. DeRosa is a principal of Mt. Lucas Management Corp., an asset management firm where he is responsible for management of fixed income investments of that firm�s Peak Partners Hedge Fund, and has served in that capacity since 1988. From July 1995 to March 1998, Mr. DeRosa was Chief Executive Officer of Eastbridge Holdings Inc., a bond and currency trading company. |