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Mr. Stone is responsible for Gores' worldwide operations group, oversight of all Gores portfolio companies and operational due diligence efforts. Mr. Stone joined Gores in 2005 from Sentient Jet, Inc., the leading provider of private jet membership and three-time recipient of the Robb Report's "Best of the Best in Travel Services" distinction, where he served as CEO. Prior to Sentient Jet, Mr. Stone served as CEO of Narus, Inc., a global telecommunication software company and Sentex Systems, Ltd., an international security and access control manufacturing company. Mr. Stone was Corporate General Manager of Citysearch, Inc. (now an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp, NASDAQ: IACI), a multi-billion dollar new media organization. Mr. Stone spent five years with the Boston Consulting Group, a global strategy and operations consulting firm, as a member of their high technology and industrial goods practices serving in BCG's Boston, London, Los Angeles and Seoul, Korea offices. Mr. Stone holds an MBA in Finance and Multinational Management from The Wharton School and a B.S. in Finance with Computer Science and Mathematics concentrations from the University of Maine.] | 