THOMAS H. TULLIDGE, JR. is Chief Strategy Officer, Legal and Finance, Managing Director and a co-founder of Cary Street Partners Financial LLC (formerly Luxon Financial LLC), a comprehensive wealth and asset management service provider that was founded in 2002. In that role, he is responsible for developing, communicating, executing, and sustaining corporate strategic initiatives. Previously, Mr. Tullidge held several senior level positions within the Mergers and Acquisitions Group of Wachovia Securities, formerly First Union Securities, including Head of the Technology Mergers and Acquisitions Group. During his tenure at Wachovia Securities, Mr. Tullidge also led the Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions Group and executed transactions across a wide range of industries in addition to healthcare and technology, including Business Services, Media and Entertainment, and Restaurants. Prior to joining First Union, he was a partner at Jefferson Capital Partners, Ltd., a private equity firm, and before that he served as Vice President in Business Development and as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary with Trigon Blue Cross Blue Shield. Mr. Tullidge was also a Partner with the law firm of McGuireWoods LLP and an accountant with Price Waterhouse. He serves as a member of the Executive Committee of Cary Street Partners Financial LLC. Mr. Tullidge also currently serves as a director and member of the Audit and Finance Committees of Carpenter Co., a privately-held company and one of the world s largest producers of comfort cushioning products, and as a director and member of the Executive, Audit, and Compensation Committees of Gray Lumber Company, a privately held real estate investment firm. The Board of Directors believes that Mr. Tullidge s extensive experience in structuring, negotiating, and executing mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other complex corporate finance transactions domestically and internationally provides the Board of Directors valuable executive leadership, financial, and corporate strategy perspective. His investment, financial, and legal experience, as well as his background in risk oversight, management, and corporate governance, also add important, multi-disciplinary skills and perspectives to the Board of Directors.