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Maxim A. Soulimov was appointed to the Company's Board on April 2, 2004 pursuant to an August 2003 agreement between the Company and Marr Technologies BV ("MTBV"). Since November 2002, Mr. Soulimov has served as Director of Legal Affairs of Global Corporate Ventures Limited ("GCVL") of London, a company providing consultancy services to a variety of private investors including MTBV and its affiliates. From April 2000 through October 2002, Mr. Soulimov served as in-house legal counsel for Lukoil Europe Limited and Lukoil Europe Holdings Limited, private companies involved in the management of all Lukoil downstream companies outside the Russian Federation. From September 1997 to April 2000, Mr. Soulimov served as Trainee and then as Assistant Solicitor in the London firm of Norton Rose Solicitors. Mr. Soulimov holds a Degree in Modern Languages from Tver State University in Russia and an LLB Law degree from University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. | 