Jim Cowart has been a Director since November 1989. Mr. Cowart is currently an independent investor and a principal of Cowart & Co. LLC and EOS Capital, Inc., private capital firms retained from time to time by the Company for strategic planning, competitive analysis, financial relations and other services. From January 1993 to November 1997, Mr. Cowart was the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Aurora Electronics Inc. From 1987 until 1991, Mr. Cowart was a founding general partner of Capital Resource Partners, a private investment capital manager. Prior to such time, Mr. Cowart held various positions in investment banking and venture capital with Lehman Brothers, Shearson Venture Capital and Kidder, Peabody & Co.
