Neal Cannon

Mr. Cannon has served as Chief Financial Officer of GMS since November, 2003. He previously held several senior management positions at the Chicago headquarters of The Financial Relations Board from July 1994 to July 2003, most recently as Vice President and Director of the Valuation Department. Mr. Cannon created the valuation department and introduced discounted cash flow and return on investment methodologies to the firm. He has also been a contributor to and quoted in various financial magazines. Previously, Mr. Cannon was General Manager of The Charlie Club, a Chicago health facility, from March 1992 to March 1994. Prior to that, he held various management roles for Jewel Food Stores from October, 1978 through March, 1992. Mr. Cannon also held various trading and management positions with member firms at the Chicago Board of Trade and Chicago Mercantile Exchange from January 1984 to December 1988. Mr. Cannon received his A.B. from the University of Chicago in 1983 and his M.B.A. from the Graduate School of Business at the University of Chicago in 1997. Since 1994, Mr. Cannon has been a director of the Chicago Challenge, a non-profit entity providing educational opportunity to disadvantaged youth in at-risk communities.