Richard M. Cohen s career as an investment banker has spanned over 20 years, during which time he has played major roles in both public and private companies. Since 2003 Mr. Cohen has served as a director of Dune Energy, Inc. a publicly traded energy company (AMEX:DNE) for which he served as Chief Financial Officer from November 2003 to April 2005. He is also currently serving as Secretary of Dune. In addition, Mr. Cohen has served as a director of Helix Biomedics (OTCBB: HXBM) and as the Chief Financial Officer of ABC Funding (OTCBB: AFDG). During 1999 Mr. Cohen served as the President of National Auto Credit, a publicly traded sub-prime auto finance company. From 1992 to 1995 Mr. Cohen was the President of General Media, then a $150 million international diversified publishing and communications company. At General Media, Mr. Cohen managed 300 employees; raised $200 million in public and private financings; and secured international licensing rights for General Media. From 1984 through 1992, Mr. Cohen was an Investment Banker at Henry Ansbacher, Furman Selz, where he specialized in Mergers & Acquisitions, Public Equity Offerings, and Restructurings. From 1980 through 1983, Mr. Cohen was a Vice President of Corporate Development at Macmillan. Mr. Cohen is a Certified Public Accountant (New York State). He received a BS from The University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) and an MBA from Stanford University.