Jeffrey D. Buchanan

Overview

Jeffrey D. Buchanan has been a director of our company since September 2005. Mr. Buchanan currently is a Senior Managing Director of Alare Capital Securities, L.L.C., a middle-market investment bank and registered broker-dealer. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Buchanan was a principal of Echo Advisors, Inc., a corporate consulting and advisory firm focusing on mergers, acquisitions, and strategic planning. Mr. Buchanan served as Executive Vice President of Three-Five Systems, Inc., a publicly traded electronic manufacturing services company, from June 1998 until February 2005; as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of that company from June 1996 until February 2005; and as Secretary of that company from May 1996 until February 2005. Mr. Buchanan served as Vice President - Finance, Administration, and Legal of that company from June 1996 until July 1998 and as Vice President - Legal and Administration of that company from May 1996 to June 1996. Three-Five Systems, Inc. filed a voluntary petition for bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on September 8, 2005. Mr. Buchanan served from June 1986 until May 1996 as a business lawyer with O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson, Killingsworth & Beshears. Mr. Buchanan was associated with the international law firm of Davis Wright Tremaine from 1984 to 1986, and he was a senior staff person at Deloitte & Touche from 1982 to 1984. Mr. Buchanan is a member of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation, a Nasdaq Global Market company which is the nation's largest producer of firearms. Mr. Buchanan is also a director of NuVision U.S., Inc., a privately owned display company. Mr. Buchanan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Arizona State University, a Juris Doctor degree in law from the University of Arizona, and a Masters of Law degree in tax from the University of Florida.