Friedman Billings Ramsey

Timothy H. Burns is the Chief Executive Officer of Friedman, Billings, Ramsey International Ltd. Prior to joining FBR in 1998, Mr. Burns served as a Managing Director at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. from 1994-1998. From 1993-1994, Mr. Burns was Senior Vice President of Institutional Equities at JP Morgan. Prior to that, Mr. Burns served as Senior Vice President of OTC Trading at Bear Stearns & Co. from 1988-1992 and Vice President of OTC Trading at Drexel Burnham Lambert from 1984-1988. Mr. Burns received a B.A. in Political Science from East Carolina University in 1982.

Mike Michael is the President and Chief Operating Officer of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company.A Mr. Michael is also a director of Key Energy Services, Inc., Integrated Alarm Services Group, Inc. and Cincinnati Bengals, Inc.A In addition, he is a trustee of Xavier University in Ohio.A Prior to becoming President and COO of The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company in 2005, Mr. Michael served as Executive Vice President and Manager of Private Asset Management for U.S. Bank, National Association.A In addition to Private Asset Management, Mike also served as Executive Vice President and Manager of West Commercial Banking and as President of U.S. Bank a " Oregon.A For more than twenty years, Mr. Michael held numerous executive and management positions with PNC Financial Services Group in Pittsburgh, PA.A Michael holds a B.S. in Economics from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. in Business Administration from the University of California at Los Angeles Graduate School of Management.

Brian J. Bowers is the Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager of Arlington Asset Investment Corp. Mr. Bowers is responsible for the principal investing activities of the firm's portfolio, overseeing the daily investing operations and the direction of the portfolio. Mr. Bowers joined the Company in 2000, and has over 20 years of fixed income experience, portfolio analysis and management. Previously, he was the Chief Portfolio Strategies for BB&T Capital Markets and the Portfolio Manager/Plan Sponsor of CareFirst, Inc. Mr. Bowers earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Maryland and an M.B.A. from Loyola College.

Kurt R. Harrington has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of FBR Asset Investment Corporation (NYSE: FB) since September 1999. Mr. Harrington joined Friedman, Billings, Ramsey Group, Inc. (NYSE: FBR) (FBR Group) in March 1997 as Vice President, Finance/Treasure, and has served as Chief Financial Officer as the Chief Financial Officer of FBR Group since January 2000. From September 1996 to March 1997, Mr. Harrington was a consultant to the venture capital industry. For the five years before then, Mr. Harrington was Chief Financial Officer of Jupiter National, Inc., a publicly-traded venture capital company, and in that capacity, served as a director of a number of companies, including Viasoft, Inc., a publicly-held software company from January 1994 to October 1995. From 1980 to1990, Mr. Harrington served in a number of senior financial accounting and business planning positions at MCI Communications Corporation and Marriott Corporation, in Washington, D.C. He began his career with the public accounting firms of Meahl, McNamara & Co., Boston, and later, Price Waterhouse, Washington, D.C. Mr. Harrington graduated from Nichols College with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Russell Parker is Chief Marketing & Distribution Officer of FBR Investment Management, Inc. (FBRIM). Mr. Parker joined FBRIM in July 2007. Prior to joining FBRIM, Mr. Parker worked in sales and marketing management for several leading financial services firms. He has built a successful track record in establishing and expanding distribution and has been responsible for strategic planning, product development, the growth of assets under management, and marketing to retail and institutional clients. Most recently he served as President and Chief Distribution Officer for Active Investment Advisors, Inc., an affiliate of Natixis Global Associates (Natixis), where he led the introduction of innovative index and ETF-based investments to the marketplace. Before joining Natixis, he forged the advisor-assisted business for Janus Capital Management, LLC and launched the Janus Adviser Series of funds. Mr. Parker also directed national account and broker/dealer sales efforts for Nuveen Investments. His marketing experience is also drawn from being a co-founder and Head of Sales for Citibank POS Information Services and earlier roles with Procter & Gamble. Mr. Parker is a Certified Investment Management Analyst. He received his Business Administration and Marketing degree from Villanova University.

James Neuhauser is Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Banking. Mr. Neuhauser has worked in the firm's Investment Banking group for more than 15 years during which time he built and led the firm's Financial Institutions, Insurance and Real Estate Investment Banking groups, all of which grew to be industry leaders in capital raising and advisory services. He was also responsible for the firm's recent international expansion, establishing the investment banking platforms in the London and Sydney offices. Prior to joining FBR Capital Markets, Mr. Neuhauser was a Senior Vice President of Trident Financial Corporation, where he specialized in managing stock offerings for mutual to stock conversions of thrift institutions. Prior to joining Trident, Mr. Neuhauser worked in commercial banking with the Bank of New England. Mr. Neuhauser is a member of the company's Executive Committee. He is a CFA charter holder and a member of the Society of Financial Analysts. Mr. Neuhauser received a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University and an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan.

James Kleeblatt is Executive Vice President and Head of the Capital Markets group. Mr. Kleeblatt oversees the marketing, pricing and post offering trading of FBR's underwritten and private transactions. Prior to joining FBR in 1995, Mr. Kleeblatt was Executive Vice President of Johnston, Lemon & Co., Inc. from 1972 - 1995. He began his career as an analyst at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. in 1970. Mr. Kleeblatt was a founding shareholder and director of District Cablevision, Inc. which secured a cable franchise for Washington, DC. He serves on the board of directors of several Washington-area charitable organizations as well as the Piedmont Environmental Council. Mr. Kleeblatt received both his MBA and a B.A. in Political Science History from George Washington University.

Patrick McCarthy joined FBR in October 2002 as a vice president in equity research and became managing director and co-head of the diversified industrials group in October 2006. Mr. McCarthy has primary responsibility for the aerospace and defense industries. Prior to joining FBR, he spent five and a half years with Credit Suisse First Boston as an analyst in the global consumer products equity research group and, before that, in the value-based research group. Prior to CSFB, he was an assistant treasurer at The Bankers Trust Company. Mr. McCarthy was recognized by Forbes magazine (No. 3) and The Wall Street Journal (No. 5) as a top stock picker in the aerospace and defense industry for 2004. Mr. McCarthy graduated from Fordham University in New York with a degree in finance and economics. He is also a chartered financial analyst and a member of the Washington, D.C. and New York Society of Security Analysts.

Jack Maier is Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of FBR's Financial Sponsors group. Prior to joining FBR, Mr. Maier was Managing Director and co-founder of Legacy Partners Group, an independent investment banking and advisory firm, founded in January 2003, and acquired by FBR in 2007. Prior to Legacy, Mr. Maier was a Managing Director in Credit Suisse First Boston's M&A Group in New York and Co-Head of the firm's Global Exclusive Sales Group. Mr. Maier joined CSFB in November 2000 when the company acquired Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette. Prior to DLJ, Mr. Maier held positions at Wasserstein Perella & Co. and Drexel Burnham Lambert. Mr. Maier currently serves on the boards of several private companies and is active in various charitable and civic organizations. Mr. Maier is a member of the Calloway School Board of Visitors at Wake Forest University and a member of the Advisory Board of the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. Mr. Maier earned an M.B.A. from Georgetown University, earning the distinction of University Fellow, and a B.A. in Economics from Wake Forest University.

Laurie Hunsicker is managing director and co-head of financial institutions research at FBR, where she leads the team responsible for detailed analysis of community banks and thrifts. Ms. Hunsicker has approximately 17 years of experience in the securities industry and is frequently quoted in the financial press, including American Banker, Buyside Magazine, Financial World, Forbes, Investor's Business Daily and SNL Bank & Thrift Daily. She has been a contributing author to American Community Banker's magazine and CBANYS Chronicle magazine. Additionally, Ms. Hunsicker is a regular guest lecturer on finance, and investing and understanding the stock market, in the Introduction to Business/Business Management & Administration class at Germanna Community College in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Ms. Hunsicker received her B.A. in biology from the University of Richmond.

Michael Lloyd is Senior Managing Director & Group Head of Credit, Options and Convertible Securities for FBR Capital Markets. Prior to joining FBR Capital Markets, Mr. Lloyd served as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Convertible Trading at Bear Stearns and had responsibility for all primary and secondary capital commitment. During his time at Bear Stearns, he helped build a leading small and mid-cap convertible securities platform. Mr. Lloyd has over twenty years of experience in equity and convertibles trading, having held senior positions at Bear Stearns in New York and London after starting his career in convertibles at Morgan Grenfell.A

Patrick J. Keeley joined Stifel Nicolaus in May, 2008, as co-head of its Investment Banking Department. He serves on the firms’ Investment Banking Management, Private Placement and Commitment Committees. Prior to joining Stifel Nicolaus, Mr. Keeley was Executive Vice President and Co-Head of Investment Banking of FBR Capital Markets. Prior to that position, Mr. Keeley was Group Head of the Energy & Natural Resources investment banking group at Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co., Inc. Under Mr. Keeley’s leadership, FBR’s Energy & Natural Resources group completed 87 transactions representing over $18 billion in market value. Before joining FBR in 1998, Mr. Keeley was a partner at the law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in Washington, DC. There he represented oil and gas producers, pipelines, distribution companies, refineries, industry associations and independent power producers in commercial transactions and proceedings, administrative proceedings and litigation before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior and various other federal and state courts and commissions. Preceding Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. in 1977, Mr. Keeley was an assistant to the General Counsel of the Federal Power Commission in Washington, DC. Mr. Keeley received his B.A. in business administration from Georgetown University in 1970 and his J.D. degree from Fordham University in 1975.

Paul S. Rosica is Senior Managing Director and Head of Equity-Linked Securities Group within FBR Capital Marketsa Investment Banking division. Mr. Rosica is a twenty year Wall Street veteran, and prior to joining FBR Capital Markets, he served as Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Equity-Linked Capital Markets at Bear Stearns. During his time at Bear Stearns, Mr. Rosica helped build a leading small and mid-cap convertible securities platform.A His previous positions include Senior Vice President responsible for Convertible Origination at Lehman Brothers, Director and Head of Corporate Fixed Income Derivative Origination in Debt Capital Markets at Deutsche Bank and Principal responsible for Corporate Derivative Origination at Bankers Trust Securities/BT Alex Brown.A Mr. Rosica received a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from Franklin & Marshall College and holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Allison L. Smith is Senior Vice President and Director of Internal Audit for FBR Capital Markets Corporation and FBR Group.A She and her team are responsible for providing internal audit, risk assessment, advisory functions and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance throughout FBR Capital Markets and FBR Group. Joining FBR in 2005, Ms. Smith brings more than ten years of financial services experience to the firm.A She began her career at Franklin Templeton Investments and subsequently joined Morgan Stanleya s Prime Brokerage division, managing large hedge fund clients.A Prior to joining FBR, Ms. Smith served as Vice President for a hedge fund located in Palm Beach , Florida , and was previously a senior consultant for Protiviti, providing internal audit and risk consulting services. Ms. Smith received a Bachelor of Science in finance and marketing from Florida Atlantic University and is a Certified Public Accountant.A She is a member of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Internal Audit Division of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

Shannon Small is FBR?s Senior Vice President and Director of Corporate Marketing and Communications with responsibility for the firm?s branding, advertising, conferences, client programs, materials, and sponsorships.? She and her team are also responsible for the client programs and promotion of the FBR Open. Having specialized in professional services marketing, Ms. Small brings more than 10 years of marketing and sales experience to FBR.? Prior to joining FBR, Ms. Small held several senior positions in real estate and technology.? Most recently, she served as Vice President of Marketing for Akridge, a leading commercial real estate firm based in Washington where she led corporate branding, investor relations, special events, project marketing and public relations initiatives.? She earned a BS in economics and political science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Ms. Small is active in a number of business organizations.? She was the founder of the Washington Real Estate Marketing Group, a charter member and past chair of the Greater Washington Board of Trade?s Marketing Executive Network and is a member of the Financial Communications Society.? She also serves on various committees for St. Patrick?s Episcopal Church and Day School.

Christopher Penny, managing director in the technology, media & telecom group, joined FBR in 1998. Prior to joining FBR, Mr. Penny worked as a consultant at Electronic Data Systems (EDS), assisting in the financial and managerial reengineering of federal information systems. Based on his experience at EDS, Mr. Penny acquired a solid understanding of the operating methodologies involved with technology systems integration. His early work at FBR within the financial services and IT services industries, as well as his experience at EDS, provides great market insight into his new Internet services coverage. Prior to joining EDS, Mr. Penny spent six years as a commissioned officer in the Naval Nuclear Submarine program. He received his B.S. in computer science and his M.B.A. in finance, magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame.

Gary Townsend has more than 20 years of experience in the analysis of U.S. financial institutions. In 1998, Mr. Townsend joined FBR after 15 years as a federal bank regulator. Mr. Townsend currently covers super-regional, regional, and community banks throughout the United States. In 1990 97, he was director of the Office of Examination and Supervision, Federal Housing Finance Board, regulator of the Federal Home Loan Bank System. Prior positions also include examiner of the Federal Farm Credit Bank System and economic consultant on international trade issues. Mr. Townsend received his M.B.A. from George Washington University in 1979.

Gavin A. Beske is Deputy General Counsel at FBR Capital Markets.A Mr. Beske is principally responsible for the legal oversight of FBRa s investment banking activities.A Prior to joining FBR Capital Markets, Mr. Beske was in private practice in the San Francisco and Washington, DC offices of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP where he focused on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and venture capital investments.A Mr. Beske received a Bachelor of Arts from Princeton University and his law degree from Columbia University Law School, where he was Managing Editor of the Columbia Law Review and a Harlan Fiske Stone scholar.

James Abbott is a research analyst in the financial services research group of FBR, covering companies within the thrift and community bank sector. Prior to joining FBR in April 2001, Mr. Abbott worked at SNL Financial as a senior bank and thrift research analyst, beginning in July 1998. Prior to his experience at SNL Financial, Mr. Abbott worked in retail trading at Fidelity Investments. Prior to Fidelity, Mr. Abbott worked in retail banking for First Security Corporation (now a subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Company), a $20+ billion bank prior to its acquisition. Mr. Abbott received his B.S. in finance from the University of Utah.

Matt Snowling joined FBR's financial institutions research group in January 1999 as a research analyst covering government-sponsored enterprises, super-regional banks, and money-center banks. In 2003, Mr. Snowling was chosen to spearhead FBR's coverage of investment services companies, which include asset managers and online brokers. Since then, he has received the No. 1 ranking in earnings accuracy, was recognized as one of the top three stock pickers for the capital markets industry, and was rated as one of the top 10 earnings estimators overall in the Forbes.com/StarMine's 2004 and 2005 Best Analyst Awards. Most recently, he was recognized on the first Forbes.com/StarMine Honor Roll in 2006 a "best of the best" elite list of the top 10 securities analysts. In addition to his coverage of the investment services industry, Mr. Snowling follows the student loan industry. Through his work over the past seven years on the industry, Mr. Snowling is considered one of the leading analysts covering lenders operating in the federal student loan program, as well as the emerging private loan industry. Prior to joining FBR, Mr. Snowling worked at USF&G Insurance, specializing in tax issues for the company's investment properties. Prior to that, he worked for three years as a senior accountant for the National Retail Federation. Mr. Snowling received his M.B.A. and his B.S. in accounting from the University of Maryland. Mr. Snowling was designated as a certified public accountant (CPA) and has received the CFA designation.

Ned Armstrong, managing director and co-head of the diversified industrials research group, has an impressive 20+ years of experience in the securities and investment business. Throughout his career, Mr. Armstrong has analyzed, marketed, and sold investments in equities, high yield bonds, and distressed situations such as bankruptcies and reorganizations. As an analyst with Johnston Lemon & Co., he specialized in sell-side research, recommending equities and high yield bonds of companies in a variety of businesses. At Equity Group Holdings, Inc., a buyout boutique, he analyzed prospective investments and devised financing structures. Mr. Armstrong has provided coverage on various investment opportunities over the years, primarily on special situations, distressed securities, and capital goods industry. Mr. Armstrong is a member of the CFA Institute, as well as the D.C. Institute of CPAs (DCICPA). He received his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and his B.S. in accounting from Miami University, and is a certified public accountant.

Mr. Meagher spent three years on active duty as an Army officer after which he returned to graduate school. Following the completion of his M.B.A., he spent eight years in the defense industry, both on the hardware side of the sector with what is formerly United Defense Industries and with services companies that have since been acquired by Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) and IBM Corporation (NYSE: IBM). Mr. Meagher received his B.A. in history from UCLA, Los Angeles, California, and his M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. He did work toward his M.A. degree in national security studies at Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C.; completed the Department of Defense's program management course at Defense Systems Management College, in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia; and completed the foreign military sales course at the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management, at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, in Dayton, Ohio.

After graduating from Franklin and Marshall College in the spring of 1987, Mr. Scott attended the Marine Corps Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia and received his commission in December of 1987. Following completion of The Basic School and Field Artillery School, he reported to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, where he was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marines. Mr. Scott deployed to the Mediterranean with the 24th MEU on board the USS Portland. In December of 1990, he deployed to the Persian Gulf with the 2d Marine Division during the 1st Gulf War. In 1992, Mr. Scott left the U.S. Marine Corps as a Captain and returned to Washington, D.C. where he started his career in the financial services industry. Today he is a Managing Director with FBR, an Investment Banking and Asset Management firm based in Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Scott's group advises high net worth individuals and institutions on complex wealth preservation and growth strategies. In addition, he currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Landon School. Mr. Scott is a Trustee of the Marine Corps University Foundation where he serves as the Treasurer and Chairman of the Investment Subcommittee. He has served on the MCUF Board since March of 2006. He was born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area. He attended high school at Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland and received his undergraduate degree from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, where he majored in history and played on the football team. Mr. Scott resides in Chevy Chase, Maryland, with his wife, Marcie and their three daughters, Maggie, Greta and Tory. He spends his free time working on his golf game, biking and fitness and watching his daughters participate in various activities.

Mr. Alper currently serves as Chairman and Managing Member of EQA Partners, L.P., a commodity pool limited partnership engaged in a global macro strategy and currency trading. Mr. Alper served as President of New York City’s Economic Development Corporation and Chairman of New York City’s Industrial Development Agency from February 2002 to June 2006. Prior to joining New York City’s government in February 2002, Mr. Alper was a Partner and Managing Director of Goldman, Sachs & Co., or Goldman Sachs. In his 21 year career with Goldman Sachs, Mr. Alper served in various positions, including Co-Head of the Investment Banking Division’s Financial Institutions Group and Chief Operating Officer of the Investment Banking Division. Mr. Alper currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the University of Chicago and is a member of the Visiting Committee of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business. Mr. Alper also is a trustee of Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School and the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan.

Since his retirement from Goldman Sachs in 2001, Mr. Reimers has served as an independent financial and business consultant. From 1981 to 2001, Mr. Reimers served in various capacities at Goldman Sachs, including, among others, as a Partner and Managing Director of the Investment Banking Division, Co-Head and founder of the Investment Banking Division’s Healthcare Department from 1996 to 1998 and Co-Head of the Financial Advisory Group (London) from 1991 to 1996. Mr. Reimers also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rotech Healthcare, Inc. (Nasdaq: ROHI), a publicly-traded healthcare company, a position he has held since March 2002. Mr. Reimers serves as a member of Rotech’s audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees. He also serves as a director of Bear Naked, Inc., a private food company. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Reimers served as a director of NeighborCare, Inc. (Nasdaq: NCRX), a publicly-traded healthcare company that was acquired by Omnicare, Inc. in July 2005. Mr. Reimers is also a member of the management advisory board of New Mountain Capital, L.L.C., a private equity firm, and is a senior advisor to the New Mountain Vantage Fund, a public equity investment fund. Mr. Reimers serves on the board of trustees of the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich and The Miami University Foundation Board, where he chairs the investment committee.

Peter A. Gallagher has served as a Director of FBR Asset Investment Corporation (NYSE: FB) since August 2000. Mr. Gallagher has been President and CEO of America's Promise since 1997. As the first chief executive recruited by the organization's Founding Chairman, General Colin L. Powell, Mr. Gallagher developed the national nonprofit's structure, funding base, outreach, and programs to support the mission of mobilizing people from every sector of American life to build the character and competence of the nation's youth. Prior to joining America's Promise, Mr. Gallagher was a business executive and civic leader. From l994 through l996, Mr. Gallagher was Chief Executive Officer of Source One Financial Services, Inc. From l989 l993, he was senior vice president and co-founder of the AT&T Universal Credit Card. He developed and implemented the corporate practices of this start-up business, which resulted in the AT&T Universal Card Services organization winning the 1992 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, and general recognition as one of the most successful start-ups in the history of financial services. Mr. Gallagher holds a bachelor of arts in economics from The George Washington University and has completed executive programs in management, marketing and finance at the Wharton School, the Harvard Business School and the Aspen Institute. Other business affiliations have included serving on the boards of private companies such as Retrieval Technologies, Inc., Medlantic Healthcare Corporation, the American Financial Services Association, and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Foreign and Commercial Service's Advisory Board. Mr. Gallagher's civic involvements have included the appointment by the federally created District of Columbia Financial Control Board to the Emergency Board of Trustees to oversee the District of Columbia Public School System; trustee for Capitol Hill Hospital, the United Way of Jacksonville, Fla., and Arena Stage. He serves as a board member of the Pew Partnership for Civic Change; VHA Health Foundation Inc., a national healthcare network; and the National Assembly of Health and Human Service Organizations.

Mr. DeMartini is a Managing Director of Crestview Partners, a position he has held since 2006. Mr. DeMartini currently serves as the non-executive Chairman of Munder Capital Management, a registered investment advisor, which is a Crestview portfolio company. Mr. DeMartini retired as President of Bank of America’s Asset Management Group in December 2004. He was also a member of the Risk and Capital Committee and the Operating Committee at Bank of America. Prior to joining Bank of America in 2001, Mr. DeMartini served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the International Private Client Group at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter. He also was a member of the Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Management Committee. Mr. DeMartini’s career at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter spanned more than 26 years and included roles as President of Individual Asset Management and President of Dean Witter & Company, Inc. and Chairman of Discover Card. He has been a member of the investment community since joining Dean Witter in 1975. He has served as Chairman of the Board of The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. and Vice Chairman of the Board of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Mr. DeMartini currently serves as a trustee of the Cancer Research Institute and of the Whitney Museum.

Russell C. Lindner has served as a director of FBR since March 31, 2003. Previously he served as a Director of FBR Asset Investment Corporation from May 1999 until its merger with FBR. He is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Forge Company, the parent company of Colonial Parking, Inc., and Bear Saint Properties, Inc., a real estate investment advisory firm. He has served as Chairman of the Forge Company since January 1, 1994. Mr. Lindner is a director and member of the executive committee of the Federal City Council, a director of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, and is Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Landon School. He also serves on the advisory board of SunTrust Bank (Metro DC).

THOMAS J. HYNES, JR. , age 68, is a member of our Board of Directors, a position he has held since January 2007. Mr. Hynes is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Colliers Meredith & Grew, a Boston-based real estate services firm. Mr. Hynes has been employed by Colliers Meredith & Grew and its predecessor companies since 1965, during which time he has held various offices. Mr. Hynes also serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Emmanuel College, a director of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, a non-profit, non-partisan, statewide public affairs organization that represents Massachusetts leading industry and business enterprises, where he served as Chairman from 2004 to 2006, and as a director of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. From October 1996 to January 2006, Mr. Hynes served as a director of Prentiss Properties Trust, a publicly-traded REIT that was acquired by Brandywine Realty Trust in January 2006.

THOMAS S. MURPHY, JR. , age 48, is a member of our Board of Directors, a position he has held since the completion of our 2006 private offering in July 2006. Mr. Murphy is a Managing Director of Crestview Partners, a position he has held since 2004. Mr. Murphy retired from Goldman Sachs in 2003 where he was the Co-Founder and Head of the Financial Sponsors Group. Mr. Murphy was a Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs. The Financial Sponsors Group was responsible for Goldman Sachs investment banking activities with private equity firms around the world. These activities included acquisitions, divestitures, initial public offerings, bank and high yield financings and principal investments. He serves on the boards of trustees of The Taft School, The Inner-City Scholarship Fund and The Madison Square Boys and Girls Clubs.

Alex Rygiel is a senior vice president and senior analyst within the diversified industrials research group at FBR. Mr. Rygiel has been a member of the FBR research team since 1998. Previously, he was an equity research associate at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette and Kidder, Peabody & Co. Currently, Mr. Rygiel follows the electrical products, engineering & construction, and specialty contracting markets. Mr. Rygiel has been recognized by Forbes.com as a No. 1 stock picker for electrical equipment and one of the best earnings estimators for the engineering & construction industry. Previously, Mr. Rygiel followed wireless services, environmental services, and business services. Mr. Rygiel holds a B.S. in financial management from Clemson University.