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Laurie M. Shahon (55), Director of the company, is the president of Wilton Capital Group, a private direct investment firm she founded in 1994 that makes principal investments in later-stage ventures and medium-sized buyouts. Ms. Shahon's background includes investment banking positions at Morgan Stanley from 1976 to 1980 and at Salomon Brothers from 1980 to 1988, where she was the founder and head of the Retailing and Consumer Products Group. A businesswoman with a broad range of experience, Ms. Shahon has served on the boards of several companies and currently serves on the boards of The Bombay Company, Inc., Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. and Kitty Hawk, Inc. She previously held positions on the boards of private and public companies in the financial services, retail, transportation and manufacturing sectors. Ms. Shahon received an A.B. in English and political science from Wellesley College in 1974 and an M.B.A. from Columbia University in 1976. She is a former Adjunct Professor of Finance at Columbia Business School. | 