Mr. Ryan was the president of Lazer-Tek Designs from February 2002
until its acquisition by us in December 2002. He became our president and chief
executive officer and a director in July 2004 and then resigned as president in
January 2005. Since January 1998, he has served as president of Ryan Capital
Management and Charan Industries, Inc., Westbury, New York. Charan Industries,
Inc. is currently involved in construction and redevelopment, product line
development for coin-operated games and the food and beverage industry, and
special situations in hotel and marina operations. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Ryan
was the president of Bowling Corporation of America, a subsidiary of Charan.
During that period, Charan's bowling, leisure, and gaming activities accounted
for 80% of Charan's corporate sales and had 4,000 full and part-time employees.
In 1996, Bowling Corporation of America was sold to AMF, Inc. Mr. Ryan also
serves as president of McCary & Rood, an international trading company, since
January 1999. |