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President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. R. Jeffrey Bailly has served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company since January 1, 1995. Mr. Bailly has also served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since October 6, 2006. He joined the Company in 1988 and served as a Division Manager from 1989 to 1992, General Manager Northeast Operations from 1992 to 1994 and as its Vice President of Operations from 1994 to 1995. From 1984 through 1988, Mr. Bailly, a certified public accountant, was employed by Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Bailly is a member of Young Presidents Organization and an officer of its New England Chapter. Mr. Bailly is the son of Richard L. Bailly, a cofounder and a director of the Company.
Secretary and Director
Mr. Richard L. Bailly, a cofounder of the Company, has served as a director of the Company since its organization in 1963. Mr. Bailly served as the Executive Vice President of the Company from 1963 until his retirement on June 1, 1999. Mr. Bailly is the author of many of the Company’s patents, included patents covering the forming and lamination of foam plastics, packaging, conversion technology and moisture transmission.
Director
Mr. Gestal has served as the director of the Company since 1996. Since August 2005, Mr. Gestal has served as Chief Operating Officer of Tricordia, LLC, an institutional marketing company. From 1998 through July 2005, Mr. Gestal served as the chief executive office of Decision Capital, L.P., an alternative investment money management group. From November 1997 through December 1998, Mr. Gestal served as president of the Alternative Asset Management Group at Swiss Bank Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Gestal was chairman of Institutional Global Finance Corp., a money management firm from 1996 through October 1997. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. Gestal served Swiss Bank Corporation, a securities firm, first as president of SBCI Futures, then as president of SBC Government Securities Inc. as a director of both firms. Prior to joining Swiss Bank Corporation, Mr. Gestal served as the president of Sanwa-BGK, a securities firm, and as chairman of its futures operations. Mr. Gestal is the brother-in-law of R. Jeff ery Bailly, the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company.
Director
Mr. Ross has served as a director of the Company since 1998. Mr. Ross has served as a director of St. Andrews Energy, Ltd., an oil and gas reserves company, since March 2006. Since April 2005, Mr. Ross has also served as a director of both EDPP, Ltd., a commercial property investments company, and Northmont Ltd., a UK property investment company. From January 2003 until October 2004, Mr. Ross served as a director of Energy North Sea Ltd., a UK company that invests in oil and gas reserves. Since June 2001, Mr. Ross has served as chairman and a director of Dalriada Ltd., an investment and development company based in the UK. From October 2000 to June 2001, Mr. Ross served as chairman and as a director of ixpanse inc., a telecommunications infrastructure company. From 1996 to February 2003, Mr. Ross served as the chairman and as a director of Glassbox Inc., which advises organization in the UK on corporate and public issues. Since 1992, Mr. Ross has been a partner of ADM Properties, a company that invests in and develops property in the UK. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Ross was international executive director and a board member of The Body Shop International, PLC, a worldwide cosmetics manufacturer and retailer of consumer products.
Director
Mr. Gould has served as a director of the Company since 2003. Mr. Gould has been president of Westfield, Inc., an industrial real estate development company since June, 1999. Prior to that Mr. Gould was president and chief executive officer of Wood Structures, Inc., a manufacturer of structural building components for the construction industry from May 1991 through June 1999. Mr. Gould is an active member of numerous businesses’ boards of advisors and directors as well as a member of several community organizations.
Director
Mr. Oberdorf has served as director of the Company since 2004. Since June 2006, Mr. Oberdorf has been Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Getty Images, Inc., a creator and distributor of creative imagery. From March 2002 to June 2006, Mr. Oberdorf was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of CMGI, Inc., a supply chain management, marketing distribution and e-commerce solutions company, where he served as a consultant from November 2001 through February 2002. From February, 1999 through October 2001, Mr. Oberdorf was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bertelsmann AG’s subsidiary, BeMusic Direct, a direct-to-consumer music sales company. From January 1981 through January 1999, Mr. Oberdorf served in various capacities at Readers Digest Association, Inc., most recently as Vice President Global Books & Home Entertainment-Finance.
Director
Mr. Kozin has served as director of the Company since 2006. Mr. Kozin has been President of the North American practice of L.E.K. Consulting since January 1997; he has served L.E.K. Consulting in various capacities since July 1987. Mr. Kozin has been on the Board of Directors of CrunchTime! Information Systems, Inc., an information systems company serving the restaurant and food service industry, since December 2002. Mr. Kozin has served on the Board of Governors of New England Medical Center since February 2000. Mr. Kozin previously served on the Board of Directors of Lynx Therapeutic, Inc. from July 2002 through March 2005 and Assurance Medical, Inc. from October 1999 through July 2001.
Director
Mr. Stevenson has served as a director of the Company since March 2007. Mr. Stevenson served as a director of Chirex, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed biotechnology company, from April 2000 until its acquisition by Rhodia SA in September 2000. Mr. Stevenson has also served as a trustee of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Needham, an affiliate of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, since September 1999. He has served as a director of Information Mapping, Inc., a privately held company in the knowledge and content management business, since July 2000. Mr. Stevenson has also served as a director of Elderhostel, Inc., a leading provider of lifelong educational programs to people over 55, since May 2001. He currently chairs the Audit Committee of Elderhostel, Inc. He has served as a director of various U.S. insurance subsidiaries of Sun Life Financial, Inc. (NYSE: SLF) since February 2002. He currently chairs the Audit and Nominating Committees of Sun Life Insurance and Annuity Company. Mr. Stevenson, a cert ified public accountant, was previously employed with Arthur Andersen, LLP for thirty-three years.
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** Chairman of the Audit Committee
† Member of the Compensation Committee
†† Chairman of the Compensation Committee