Board of Directors


Gerald W. Klein has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since June 1998. He joined the Company as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in February 1996 and has been a Director since August 1994. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Klein was President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Megamation Incorporated, a publicly traded company that manufactured automation work cells used in various industries. From August 1991 to October 1994, Mr. Klein served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PricePoint, Inc., a start-up company engaged in the development of electronic retail pricing systems developed to replace paper shelf labels in supermarkets and other retail markets. From 1979 to 1991, Mr. Klein was employed by Checkpoint Systems, Inc., a provider of security and access control systems to retailers, commercial businesses, and libraries and was President and Chief Operating Officer of that company from April 1986 to July 1991.

Thomas D. Parente joined the Company as a Director in June 1995, and was elected as Chairman of the Board in August 1998, which position he held until December 2000. Mr. Parente is Corporate Secretary and Director of Corporate Development for Ole Hansen & Sons, Inc., a privately owned holding company, a position he has held since December 1996. From May 1995 to November 1996, he was self-employed as a financial consultant to businesses. From April 1988 until April 1996, he was a Vice-President and the Chief Financial Officer of Suvar Corporation, a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for the printing and coatings markets. From June 1970 until April 1988, Mr. Parente was employed by KPMG LLP and was a partner with that firm from April 1979 until April 1988. Mr. Parente is a certified public accountant.

Lambert C. Thom joined the Company as a Director in December 1997. He has served as Vice President and Managing Director of Bangert, Dawes, Reade, Davis & Thom, Incorporated, a private investment firm, since 1975. From 1989 to 1995, Mr. Thom served as Vice President of John Hancock Capital Growth Management, Inc., an investment management firm.

Eugene H. Mauro is a 10-year veteran of the interactive entertainment industry, and from March 2004 until September 2005 he served as Chief Executive Officer and Executive Producer at Myelin Media, LLC, a start-up video game publishing company. Mr. Mauro was the founder and, from May 2001 until December 2003, Chief Executive Officer of Capital Entertainment Group, Inc., an independent video game production studio. From 1997 until 2001, Mr. Mauro served as President of Dotted Line Entertainment, Inc., where he represented game developers, publishers and licensors.