Thomas C Shull

Mr. Shull has served as a director of the Company since August 26, 2004. Mr. Shull has served as Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Ventures, LLC, a venture management and turnaround firm, since its inception in December 1990. Mr. Shull served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wise Foods, Inc. from March 2005 through February 2008. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Wise Foods, Inc. from September 2004 to December 2006. Mr. Shull served as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Hanover Direct, Inc., a retailer of branded merchandise through catalogs and e-commerce, from December 2000 through May 2004, where from January 2002 through May 2004, Mr. Shull also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors. From August 1997 to May 1998, he served as President of Barneys New York, a leading luxury retailer, and from May 1998 to May 1999 he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Barneys New York.