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John Pound has served as a member of our Board of Directors since October 2006. In 1999 Mr. Pound founded and has since served as President of Integrity Brands Inc. a firm that originates and oversees investments in and provides advisory services to specialty retail and branded consumer product companies. From February 1998 to February 1999 he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CML Group Inc. and Chairman of its subsidiaries Nordic Track and Smith & Hawken. From 1987-1997 Mr. Pound was on the faculty of Harvard University where he taught finance and corporate governance; during this period he also served as a strategic and financial advisor for various corporations and investment organizations. He holds the A.B. from Harvard and the MA M.Phil. and Ph.d. degrees in Economics from Yale University and serves as a director of The Gymboree Corporation and Red Envelope. | 