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Board of Directors
MIHIR K. TANEJA has served as our Chief Executive Officer, Secretary and a Director since November 1999. Prior to this he served as our Vice President of Marketing since June 1998. He also served as Dynamic's Vice President of Marketing from July 1996 to November 1999. Prior to joining Dynamic, Mr. Taneja served as a market and financial analyst for Bancapital Corporation from 1994 to 1996. Mr. Taneja holds Bachelor of Arts degrees in finance and marketing from the University of Miami.
DR. KOTHA S. SEKHARAM currently serves as our President and a Director. Prior to this, Dr. Sekharam was a founder and director of Nu-Wave Health Products, Inc., a developer and manufacturer of over-the-counter analgesic roll-ons and creams, dietary supplements and health and beauty care products. Dynamic acquired 80% of Nu-Wave in September 1995 and the additional 20% of Nu-Wave in July 1997. Dr. Sekharam served as President of Nu-Wave from June 1996 through March 1998 and Vice President of Nu-Wave from September 1995 until June 1996. From 1992 until September 1995, he served as Director of Research and Development of Energy Factors, Inc., our predecessor. He has served as President of Dynamic since June 1996 and served as our President since June 1998. Presently, he continues to serve as our President and as President of Dynamic. Dr. Sekharam holds a Ph.D. in food sciences from Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India, a United Nations university center and has been employed in the food and health industry since 1982.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Geopharma, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Dynamic Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Dynamic Health Products, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Geopharma, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| NU-Wave |
Vice President |
Former |
CAROL DORE-FALCONE has served as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 1999. She has also served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dynamic from August 1999 until November 7, 2000. Prior to joining us, Ms. Dore-Falcone was employed as an audit manager with Deloitte & Touche, Certified Public Accountants, where she had served in various capacities since January 1990. Ms. Dore-Falcone is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. degree in Accounting from Montclair State University and an M.B.A. from the University of Tampa.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Geopharma, Inc. |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Dex-C20 |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Director |
Current |
| Redchip Companies, Inc. |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Geopharma, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dynamic Corporation |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Dynamic Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| University of Tampa |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dynamic Health Products, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director |
Current |
| Geopharma, Inc. |
Vice President and General Counsel |
Current |
| Dex-C20 |
Vice President and General Counsel |
Current |
| Dex-C20 |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Geopharma, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dynamic Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Geopharma, Inc. |
General Counsel & Director |
Former |
| Geopharma, Inc. |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Dynamic Health Products, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| University of Miami |
Juris Doctorate |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Triumph Resources Inc |
President |
Current |
| Triumph Resources Inc |
Founder |
Current |
| Geopharma, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Triumph Resources Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Dex-C20 |
Director |
Current |
| University of Texas School of Law |
|
Former |
GEORGE L. STUART, JR. has served as a Director since March 2000. Mr. Stuart is the President of George Stuart & Associates, a management consulting firm. In addition, Mr. Stuart was the Chief Executive Officer of DoctorSurf.com, Inc. from December 1, 1999 to July 2000. From July 1997 to December 1999, Mr. Stuart was Vice President and a Director of Leapfrog Smart Products, Inc., a high-technology smart card development company in Orlando, Florida. From January 1995 to July 1997, Mr. Stuart was a partner in Stuart/Cloud Enterprises, Ltd. A government relations business development and organizational consulting firm in Tallahassee, Florida. Mr. Stuart was a Florida State Senator from 1978 through 1990. From January 1991 to January 1995, Mr. Stuart served as the Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the State of Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Mr. Stuart holds a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Florida and an M.B.A. from Harvard University's Graduate School of Business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| IVAX Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Bioxelpharma Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ontario College of Pharmacists |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Geopharma, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Dex-C20 |
Director |
Current |
| Ontario College of Pharmacists |
Member |
Current |
| IVAX Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
President & CEO |
Former |
| Novopharm Limited |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Novopharm Limited |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| McGill University |
Diploma In Management |
Former |
| McGill University |
MBA |
Former |
| McGill University |
Diploma In Management |
Former |
SHAN SHIKARPURI has served as a Director since November 2003. In addition, he is the founding principal of his Palm Harbor accounting firm, Shan Shikarpuri & Associates, P.A., which has been doing business in Florida for the past twenty years. Shan earned three degrees from Florida State University, has taught accounting and income tax law at the University of South Florida and the University of Virginia, and had trained auditors at the Office of Inspectors General in Washington, D.C. He is a past president of the Palm Harbor Chamber of Commerce, is active in many civic organizations and is a frequent speaker on tax and accounting issues. Shan is a member of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council representing Pinellas County. He has served on the board of directors of the Sun Coast Chapter of the Florida Institute of CPAs and is currently on the board of numerous privately held corporations and not-for-profit organizations in the Tampa Bay area.
WILLIAM L. LaGAMBA served as a Director since July 2005 and served as President and Chief Operating Officer of DrugMax, Inc. from October 2000 until July 2005. From March 2000 to October 2000, he served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer. From November 1999 to October 2000, he also served as the Company's Secretary and Treasurer. From June 1998 until joining the company in November 1999, Mr. LaGamba served as Chief Executive Officer of Dynamic. He was also a founder and the President of Becan Distributors, Inc. from its inception in January 1997 until it was acquired by the Company in November 1999. For 14 years prior to January 1997, Mr. LaGamba served in various capacities for McKesson Drug Company, a large distributor of pharmaceuticals, health and beauty care products and services, and FoxMeyer Drug Company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Geopharma, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dex-C20 |
Director |
Current |
| Dynamic Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
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