Mr. Stakias has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Partners, a New York-based private equity investment firm, since 2008, after serving there as a partner since he joined the firm in 1998. From 1980 to 1998, Mr. Stakias was a partner at Blank Rome LLP, Philadelphia, PA. His practice focused on the areas of corporate securities, mergers and acquisitions, private equity, and public and emerging growth companies. Prior to joining Blank Rome, Mr. Stakias served as Senior Attorney, Division of Corporation Finance, at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC. Mr. Stakias serves on the Board of Trustees of the College of William & Mary - Raymond A. Mason School of Business in Williamsburg, VA and serves as a Director, Executive Committee member and the Chair of the college s Online Education Committee. Mr. Stakias currently serves on the boards of various privately held companies. Mr. Stakias qualifications to serve as a director of the Company include his extensive experience in private equity investment and capital markets, his legal background, and his expertise in corporate securities, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Mr. Stakias experience in private equity provides him with considerable expertise in financial and strategic matters and his involvement with other entities throughout his career provides him with a wide-ranging perspective and experience in the areas of management, operations, and strategy.