CTI Industries Corp.

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HOWARD W. SCHWAN, age 54, President. Mr. Schwan has been associated with the Company for 28 years, principally in the management of the production and engineering operations of the Company. Mr. Schwan was appointed as Vice President of Manufacturing in November, 1990, was appointed as a director in January, 1996, and was appointed as President in June, 1997.

STEPHEN M. MERRICK, age 67, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Secretary. Mr. Merrick was President of the Company from January 1996 to June 1997 when he became Chief Executive Officer of the Company. In October 1999, Mr. Merrick became Executive Vice President. Mr. Merrick is of Counsel to the law firm of Vanasco Genelly & Miller of Chicago, Illinois and has been engaged in the practice of law for more than 40 years. Mr. Merrick is also Senior Vice President, Director and a member of the Management Committee of Reliv International, Inc. (Nasdaq), a manufacturer and direct marketer of nutritional supplements and food products.

BRENT ANDERSON, age 40, Vice President-General Manager, Bag Division. Mr. Anderson has been employed by the Company since January, 1989, and was named Vice President of Manufacturing in 2006. Mr. Anderson has held several managerial positions within the company including Vice President, Manufacturing, Plant Engineer and Plant Manager. In such capacities Mr. Anderson was responsible for designing and/or installing much of the Company's manufacturing equipment. Mr. Anderson earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Bradley University.

SAMUEL KOMAR, age 52, Vice President of Marketing & Creative. Mr. Komar has been employed by the Company since March of 1998, and was named Vice-President of Marketing & Creative in September of 2001. Mr. Komar has worked in sales for more than 25 years, and prior to his employment with the Company, Mr. Komar was with Bob Gable & Associates, a sporting goods manufacturer sales agency. Mr. Komar received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration and Marketing from Indiana University.

STEVEN FRANK, age 46, Vice President of Sales. Mr. Frank has been employed by the Company in a sales capacity since July, 1996. Mr. Frank was hired as Sales Manager Wholesale Division and in March 1998 was promoted to National Sales Manager and most recently to Vice President of Sales in May 2005. Mr. Frank is responsible for all sales functions of the Novelty Division.

TIMOTHY PATTERSON, age 48, Vice President of Finance and Administration. Mr. Patterson has been employed by the Company as Vice President of Finance and Administration since September, 2003. Prior to his employment with the Company, Mr. Patterson was Manager of Controllers for the Thermoforming Group at Solo Cup Company for two years. Prior to that, Mr. Patterson was Manager of Corporate Accounting for Transilwrap Company for three years. Mr. Patterson received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from Northern Illinois University and an MBA from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

BRET TAYNE, age 50, Director. Mr. Tayne was appointed as a director of the Company in December 1997. Mr. Tayne has been the Managing Director of Intrepid Tool Industries, LLC, which is a successor to Everede Tool Company, a manufacturer of industrial cutting tools, since January 1992. Prior to that, Mr. Tayne was Executive Vice President of Unifin, a commercial finance company, since 1986. Mr. Tayne received a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University and an MBA from Northwestern University.

JOHN I. COLLINS, age 48, Director. Mr. Collins is the Chief Administrative Officer and the former Chief Financial Officer of Members United Corporate Federal Credit Union (“Members”), a $15 billion wholesale financial institution located in Warrenville, Illinois. Prior to his affiliation with Members in 2001, Mr. Collins was employed as both a Controller and Chief Financial Officer by Great Lakes Credit Union (“GLCU”), a $425 million financial institution located in North Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Collins is currently the President of the Illinois Credit Union Executives Society, a board member of Member Health Network, wholly owned subsidiary of Members providing health banking and a former member of the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank Advisory Group. Mr. Collins received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics, History and English from Ripon College, and a Masters in Business Administration from Emory University. Mr. Collins has also participated in the Kellogg Management Institute and the Consumer Marketing Strategy programs at Northwestern University on a post-graduate basis.

STANLEY M. BROWN, age 61, Director. Mr. Brown was appointed as a director of the Company in January, 1996. Since March, 1996, Mr. Brown has been President of IRSI, Inc., a manufacturer and lessor of in-room vending systems for hotels and of inventory control equipment for manufacturers. From 1968 to 1989, Mr. Brown was with the United States Navy as a naval aviator, achieving the rank of Captain.