James Arnold, Jr.

Overview

James Arnold, Jr. has served as chairman and financial expert of the Company's audit committee since 2003. Mr. Arnold has served as the Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Nuance Communications, Inc. since September 2004. From April 2003 to June 2004, Mr. Arnold served as Corporate Vice President and Corporate Controller of Cadence Design Systems. From October 1997 to April 2003, Mr. Arnold held a number of senior finance positions, including Chief Financial Officer, at Informix Corp., now known as Ascential Software Corporation, and later acquired by IBM. Prior to joining Informix, Mr. Arnold served as Corporate Controller for Centura Software Corporation. Mr. Arnold worked in public accounting at Price Waterhouse LLP from 1983 to 1995, where he provided consulting and auditing services to companies in a broad array of industries including software, semiconductors, oil exploration & production, and banking. Mr. Arnold received a B.B.A. in finance from Delta State University and an M.B.A. from Loyola University.