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Mr. Evans has served as a director since April 2004. He was also interim Chief Financial Officer from April 2004 to June 2004. In 1989, he founded Evans & Evans, Inc., a financial advisory services company. Prior to that, he worked in the venture capital industry in Western Canada for several years. Mr. Evans began his career in marketing and sales with Wang Canada Ltd. in 1983. For the past 17 years, Mr. Evans has been responsible for raising money for numerous clients through private placements, public offerings, and debt issuances. In addition, he has advised on many merger and acquisition transactions and has originated transactions for both purchasers and sellers. Mr. Evans is a principal and director of Evans & Evans, Inc. and oversees the expansion and development of its offices outside of British Columbia. Mr. Evans holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Simon Fraser University, a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Portland, where he graduated with honors, and the professional designations of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Chartered Business Valuator. He is a member of the CFA Institute, the Vancouver Society of Financial Analysts, and the Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators. | 