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Management

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, Ontario, in 1983.