Carriage Services Inc.

Melvin C. Payne , a management founder of Carriage, has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer since December 1996, prior to which he had been a director and Chief Executive Officer since Carriage's inception in 1991. Prior to co-founding Carriage, Mr. Payne spent ten years in the private company turnaround business involving numerous industries including refining, chemicals, trucking, hotel, offshore petroleum supply boat and rent-to own retail industries. Prior to his turnaround career, Mr. Payne spent ten years in the corporate lending business, initially with Prudential Insurance Company and later with Texas Commerce Bank in Houston.

George Klug has been Senior Vice President of Information Systems and Chief Information Officer since May 2002. He joined Carriage in July 2001 to align the technology functions with the company?s business plan. Before joining Carriage, Mr. Klug served from 1997 to 2000 as Vice President of Information Technology at Allright Corporation, an owner operator of parking facilities both national and international. Prior to Allright, Mr. Klug served as Vice President of Information Technology for various retail companies including Oshmans, Sportstown, and Zaks. He also has a background in operations and accounting and has been in management positions for 30 years.

Jay Dodds is the Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Jay has been in senior operations leadership for Carriage since October 2000, most recently as Regional Managing Partner for the Central Region and regional Vice President of Operations. Jay joined Carriage in 1994 as an operations Vice President. He has over 25 years of professional funeral home, cemetery and crematory operations experience. Prior to joining Carriage, he was affiliated with Stewart Enterprises for 13 years serving in numerous operating positions. Jay is a licensed Funeral Director and holds a Bachelors of Business Adminstration degree from the University of Texas Arlington. Jay is a member of the National Funeral Directors Association, The Cremation Associations of North America and the International Funeral, Cemetery and Cremation Association.

Terry E. Sanford is the Senior Vice President and Chief Fiancial Officer of Carriage. Having joined the Company in 1997 as the Financial Controller, Terry was promoted in 2000 to Vice President and Corporate Controller and in 2006 to Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer and in September 2008 to his current position. Terry's work history prior to joining Carriage included senior financial positions in manufacturing, financial services and consumer products companies and public accounting. Terry is a CPA and possesses a BBA in Accounting and an MBA in finance.

J. Bradley Green is Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Carriage. He joined the Company in October 2006. Prior to joining Carriage, Mr. Green was an attorney, focusing his practice on employment and commercial litigation. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Green held legal and human resource positions, including General Counsel, at a Fortune 1000 company that had operations in 42 countries. Prior to that, Mr. Green was an attorney at a national law firm, focusing on the field of labor and employment law.

Mr. Forbes, age 63, has served as one of our directors since December 1991. Mr. Forbes serves on the Executive Committee and Compensation Committee and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of our board of directors. In addition, Mr. Forbes is our designated audit committee financial expert. Mr. Forbes has been a Senior Vice President of Equus Total Return, Inc., an investment company, since November 1991. Mr. Forbes is also a director of Consolidated Graphics, Inc., a commercial printing company and Carriage Services, Inc., a death-care services company. Mr. Forbes is a certified public accountant.

Mark Wilson, Chair, is the President of Wilson and Kratzer Mortuaries. He also co-owns International Sportsmen's Expositions, a company which produces adventure travel, fishing, hunting, and outdoor sports shows in seven Western cities. He serves on the Board of Directors of Carriage Services (CSVNYSE), the Mechanics Bank, and the West Contra County YMCA. He graduated from California State University Chico with a BS degree in Business Administration. Mark has lived in the Martinez area for 10 years. He and his wife Anne have 4 children. He enjoys fly-fishing, bird hunting, skiing, and hiking.

Ronald A. Erickson has been a director of Carriage since it went public in August 1996. Mr. Erickson is Chairman of the Board of Gander Mountain Company, a public company engaged in sporting goods business, and is Chief Executive Officer of Holiday Companies, Minneapolis, Minnesota, a family business consisting primarily of convenience stores and sporting goods stores. Mr. Erickson is also Chairman of the Board of Bio-E, a non-public bio-technology company.

Vincent D. Foster has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1998. He has served as Senior Managing Director of Main Street Capital Partners, LLC (and its predecessor firms), a venture capital firm, since 1997. Mr. Foster is also a director of U. S. Concrete, Inc., Carriage Services, Inc. and Team Industrial Services, Inc. Mr. Foster holds a J.D. degree and is a Certified Public Accountant.