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W. Gray Hudkins, became our Chief
Operating Officer effective as of October 1, 2004 and our President and
Chief Executive Officer effective January 1, 2006. He became a director
of the Company in June 2006. Mr. Hudkins served as Director of Corporate
Development for Clarus Corporation from December 2002 until September
2004, as a principal in Kanders & Company from December 2003 until
September 2004, and as Director of Corporate Development for the Company
from April 2004 until September 2004. From February 2002 until December
2002, Mr. Hudkins served as Manager of Financial Planning and
Development for Bay Travelgear, Inc., a branded consumer products
company based in New York and
Chicago. From April 2000 until February 2002, Mr.
Hudkins served as an associate at Chartwell Investments LLC, a
New York based private equity firm, and from August 1999
until April 2000, Mr. Hudkins served as an associate at Saunder, Karp &
Megrue L.P., a private merchant bank based in
Stamford, Connecticut. Mr. Hudkins graduated cum laude
with an A.B. in Economics and a Certificate in Germanic Language and
Literature from Princeton University in 1997.
Kathleen P. Bloch, was appointed
Chief Operating Officer of the Company on October 8, 2008.
Since September 4, 2007, Ms. Bloch has served, and continues to
serve, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and
Secretary. Prior to joining the
Company in September 2007, Ms. Bloch was employed by The Silverman
Group, of Short Hills, New Jersey,
from January 2007 until September 2007. For 10 years prior thereto, she
was employed by Silver Line Building Products Corporation, a leading,
privately held manufacturer of vinyl windows. She served as Chief
Financial Officer from 1999 until 2006, when the company was acquired by
Andersen Corporation, a leading manufacturer of windows. Ms. Bloch
received a Master of Business Administration in 1990 from
LaSalle University,
Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, and a Bachelor of
Science in Accounting in 1978.
Peter A. Asch, became a director of the
Company on January 23, 2007, immediately following our acquisition of
Twincraft, Inc., from Mr. Asch and the other former holders of the
Twincraft capital stock. Mr. Asch
serves as the President of Twincraft and of our personal care products
division, and has been the Chief Executive Officer of Twincraft since
1995. Mr. Asch graduated with a B.S. in Political Science and
International Relations from Queen’s University, located in
Kingston,
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