Per-Olof Loof, a director of ours since 2004, was named Chief Executive Officer and director of South Carolina based KEMET Corporation effective April 4, 2005; Mr. L��f is a director of Global Options, Inc., a security consulting firm based in New York City . From 2001 to 2004, Mr. L��f was a Senior Vice President of Tyco Fire and Security, a subsidiary of Tyco International Ltd. From August 1999 to November 2001, Mr. L��f was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sensormatic Electronics, Inc., a leading company in the electronic security industry. During his tenure, he successfully led the company through a turnaround and managed a successful acquisition of Sensormatic by Tyco International Ltd. From 1995 to June 1999, Mr. L��f was Senior Vice President of NCR 's Financial Solutions Group, a supplier to the retail financial services industry. From 1994 to 1995, Mr. L��f was President and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T Istel Co., a Europe-based provider of integrated computing and communication services. From 1982 to 1994, Mr. L��f held a variety of management positions with Digital Equipment Corporation, including Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Europe and Vice President, Financial Services Enterprise for Europe . Mr. L��f holds a MSc degree in economics and business from the Stockholm School of Economics. |