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Mr. Knickerbocker was born in California and is a graduate of Santa Monica College with a major in Economics. Mr. Knickerbocker’s career as an entrepreneur spans more than thirty-five years. He is experienced in management, sales, marketing, real estate sales and finance. He founded several companies in the private sector, one of which he successfully took public in 1996. As Chairman and CEO, Mr. Knickerbocker’s companies achieved sales of more than $100 million, with more than 1000 employees, which included a staff of 450 in Thailand. He has knowledge of fiscal management and understands the concept of shareholder equity. Mr. Knickerbocker is credited with being the first visionary to utilize celebrities and expert spokespersons to build brands and to sell products on TV in the home shopping industry. Many of the programs initiated by him still exist today on QVC and HSN. | 