John E. Major

Overview

John E. Major has been a director since January 2003. In February 2008 Mr. Major was elected our Lead Independent Director, effective June 19, 2008 (provided that he is re-elected as a member of the Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting). In January 2003 he founded MTSG, a strategic consulting and investment company of which he serves as President. From April 2004 to October 2006, Mr. Major served as Chief Executive Officer of Apacheta Corporation, a privately-held mobile, wireless software company whose products are used to manage retail inventory, service and deliveries. From August 2000 until January 2003, Mr. Major was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Novatel Wireless, Inc., a wireless data access solutions company. Prior to August 2000, he was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Wireless Internet Solutions Group, a strategic consulting firm. From November 1998 to November 1999, Mr. Major was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wireless Knowledge, a joint venture of Qualcomm Incorporated and Microsoft Corporation. From 1997 until 1998 he served as President of the Wireless Infrastructure Division of Qualcomm. Prior to that, for approximately 18 years, he held various positions at Motorola, Inc., the most recent of which was Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. Mr. Major is a director of three other public companies: Lennox International, Inc., a provider of climate control solutions; Littelfuse Inc., a provider of circuit protection solutions; and ORBCOMM Inc., a global satellite data communications company. Mr. Major received a B.S. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of Rochester, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, an M.B.A. from Northwestern University and a J.D. from Loyola University. On May 14, 2008, The Board has named John E. Major, an independent director of the company since January 2003, to serve as non-executive Chairman of the Board