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Mr. Socha is our President and Chief Executive Officer. He joined the Company in March 2003. In May 2004 he was named Chairman of our Board of Directors. From 1999 through June 2001 he served as a Senior Vice President of National Vision Inc. ("NVI") a retailer of optical products. NVI filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code on April 5 2000 and emerged from bankruptcy on May 31 2001. Mr. Socha has served as a director of NVI since 1999 and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of NVI since May 2002. From June 2001 until March 2003 he was an independent consultant to distressed businesses. Mr. Socha has a B.S. in Mineral Engineering and a M.A. in Corporate Finance both from the University of Alabama. | 