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Mr. Severson became a member of the Company’s board of directors since July 2003. He is the Chief Operating Officer with Commerce Street Venture Group, and has served in that capacity since 2002. Prior to his position as COO, he held the position of Vice President of Business Development with Commerce Street, and served in that role from December 2000. For a period of three years, which began in 1986, he served as a financial consultant with Dean Witter, where he specialized in private placements. He has also functioned as a member of the Minneapolis Grain Exchange between 1980 and 1983, and then again from 1996 to 1999, and worked in a management capacity for the organization from 1988 to 1990. | 