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CFO and Treasurer since June 11, 2007. Prior thereto, Mr. Novak was director of financial reporting for Huntsman Corporation, a $13 billion diversified chemical manufacturer, from January 2006 up to joining LaPolla, responsible for preparation and review of monthly global consolidated results and quarterly and annual SEC filings; vice president, finance for Epoch Well Services, Inc., a software development and rig instrumentation subsidiary of Nabors Industries, Ltd, from April 2004 through December 2005, responsible for supervised preparation of monthly financial statements, cash management, yearly budgeting, quarterly forecasting, cost reductions, and implementation of automated systems to track inventory, assets, and sales; and vice president of finance for Nabors International, Inc., a major drilling contractor in over twenty countries around the world, from December 2001 through April 2004, responsible for division cash management, capital budgeting, and development of short and long term business strategies. In addition, he was an audit manager for Ernst & Young LLP, where he planned and performed audits for clients in a variety of industries, including manufacturing and construction, from August 1988 through May 1994. Mr. Novak earned his BSBA in Accounting from Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | 