Gabriele M. Cerrone

Mr. Cerrone, Chairman of the Board of Directors, has served as a Senior Vice President of Investments of Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., a financial services firm, since March 1999. Prior to such affiliation, Mr. Cerrone held the position of Managing Director of Investments at Barington Capital, L.P., a merchant bank, between March 1998 and March 1999. Between May 2001 and May 2003, Mr. Cerrone served on the board of directors of Siga Technologies, Inc.