Escalade Inc.

Mr. Griffin sets the overall direction and tone of Escalade. Since joining the Escalade team in 1963, Mr. Griffin has been instrumental in the transition from a shoe manufacturer to a powerhouse in the sporting goods and office machine marketplace. Mr. Griffin served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1976 to 1994, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1994 to 1999, and as Chairman since 1999. Mr. Griffin holds an MBA from Northwestern University and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Griffin is very active in the community serving on the board of directors of several charitable organizations and was recently awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Southern Indiana.

Mr. Keller was appointed by the Board of Directors to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer effective August 1, 2007. Before joining Escalade, Mr. Keller served as the President of Disston Tool Company, a subsidiary of Kennametal, Inc. where he implemented growth strategies that increased sales and profits of that consumer product company. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Keller worked for Russell Corporation in various positions of increasing responsibility including President of a sports apparel unit with $300 million in sales to mass market retailers. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Keller worked for Coca-Cola Company as a Managing Director responsible for the Wal-Mart account team which had $900 million in annual sales. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Keller co-founded and led Armor All Home Care, later acquired by The Clorox Company. As Vice President of Sales and Marketing, he successfully managed the strategic development and launch of new products which significantly increased sales and market share. Prior to 1993, Mr. Keller served in several sales and operations management positions. Mr. Keller has a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology and has completed the Harvard Business School Finance for Senior Executive program. Mr. Keller will relocate to Evansville where Escalade is headquar

Terry joined the Company in October 2002. Prior to joining Escalade, Terry served as the EVP - Chief Operating Officer of Seiko Instruments USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of a Japanese conglomerate from 1998 to 2002. From 1991 to 1998 Terry served as the US Controller of Micro Focus, Inc., a global leader in software development tools. Prior to that Terry held positions ranging from Controller to CFO in various companies and spent 5 years as a Manager with an international CPA firm. Terry holds a BS degree in Business Administration from California State University at Hayward and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Randy has been with Escalade since it formed back in 1999. He is also the greyest member in the group (does that mean he is the oldest?). Actually, he was the youngest member until Jeff took that distinction from him (grey and young? Hmmm). Randy presently is employed as an operations manager and lives in Worthington, MN. He is the father of two beautiful (and full grown) children, Andrew and Kelsey (hmmmm, maybe he IS that old). His barbershop career started in Worthington back in 1992 and has been section leader, music director and Barbershopper of the Year for the Noble Chordsmen in Worthington and has also held a section leader role with Harmony Junction Chorus. He has sung all voice parts (except bass) in one quartet or another in the 13 years he has been quarteting. His former quartets are The Late Knights, Connect 4 and Artistic Privilege (along with many pick-up quartets). He has a music background in instrumental music (classical violin) and does some musical arranging for the group. And because he really doesn't know which part to sing sometimes, he is owner of a music recording business that specializes in making learning tracks for (what else?) barbershop quartets and choruses (that way he gets to sing ALL of the parts himself!). Check out www.tunesfor4.com for details. He is also the webmaster for Harmony Junction, Escalade AND Tunes For 4 (how does he do it?). You can contact Randy at randy@escaladequartet.com.

Elected to the Board at the April 24, 2004 annual shareholder meeting, George brings a strong entrepreneurial spirit and general business experience. Mr. Savitsky is the founder and managing partner of Savitsky, Satin & Company, a business management company specializing in managing the financial affairs of people in the entertainment industry. Mr. Savitsky is a certified public accountant

Mr. Matthews brings an entrepreneurial spirit and a wealth of financial reporting expertise to his position as a board member where he has served since 1965. From 1966 to 1971, Blaine gained valuable financial reporting skills while working as a management consultant for a CPA firm where he specialized in computer system analysis and design. Blaine then went to work for the Williams Mfg. Co. (the predecessor to Escalade) from 1971 to 1973, in charge of mergers and acquisitions. As an entrepreneur Mr. Matthews founded a data processing service, which he operated for five years providing general ledger services to accountants and small businesses using timeshare programs that he designed and wrote. In 1979, together with his wife, he founded Matthews 1812 House, a successful mail order supplier of supplier of cakes, candies and gifts. Blaine obtained an MBA from Columbia University in 1961.

Elected to the Board at the April 24, 2004 annual shareholder meeting, Ned brings strong business acumen and hands on manufacturing experience to the Board. Through his father, Keith Williams, who has served as a director since 1982, Ned has had a long association with the Company. Ned is currently the founder and President of Ballast Tools, Incorporated, a manufacturer of industrial equipment and supplies used for railway track maintenance. Ned is also Vice President of Good Earth Tools, Inc., a family owned business specializing in the use of tungsten carbide to wear-proof industrial machinery.

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Jeff is the newest member of Escalade (along with being the youngest!). He joined the quartet in December of 2004 and has been enjoying learning his part ever since. He is however having a problem developing that baritone shoulder shrug that every baritone needs to have!! Jeff began his barbershop career back in 1985 when he sang lead with the St. Croix Valley, Croix Chordsmen Chorus in River Falls, Wisconsin. He had his first quartet experience singing with Keith Fransen, Jim Hall and Tyler Smith and even competed on district stage (finishing right behind the then fledgling and later district champions, State of the Art!). He joined the Albert Lea, Harmony Junction Chorus in 1991 and soon became a member of Harmony Forum, made up of Curt Korn, Royce Abel, and his dad, Dennis Hagen. Changes to his job career took Jeff from radio to television and time conflicts forced him to leave the Harmony Junction Chorus. Jeff currently lives on a farm near Ceylon, MN and is employed by Charter Communications Cable Company as Sales & Marketing Coordinator. He works out of Fairmont, MN. Jeff has been married to his wife, Karis, since July of 2002 and is glad that she allows him to enjoy the great life of singing four-part harmony and developing new friendships with the other members of his quartet. You can contact Jeff at jeff@escaladequartet.com.

Tom is also a founding member of Escalade and lives in Fairmont, MN. He has been a member of the Albert Lea (MN) Harmony Junction Chorus since 1995. Tom didn?t get involved in a quartet right away as he figured he would have to get a divorce first. Like many men, when he started singing he didn?t inform his wife until later on. But being in the geographical center of our members locations, it worked out that Tom could host the Escalade rehearsals in his home where he can be with his family?isn?t that great, honey? Tom has been in the automobile business since graduating from St. Cloud State University in 1981. He now owns and operates Hawkins Chevrolet-Cadillac in Fairmont. Tom is married (still?really) to wonderful wife Kate since 1988. They have three boys?TJ (Thomas James), William and Michael?.and one dog?.a poodle named ?Chevy?, who happily greets the guys when they show up for rehearsal. Tom has sung both Baritone and Lead in the Harmony Junction Chorus, but has landed in the Lead spot for ?Escalade?. We look forward to sharing our music with our friends and the communities in our area. Contact Tom at tom@escaladequartet.com.