Kevin C. Melia

Overview

Kevin C. Melia has served as a Director since July 2003. Since February 2003, Mr. Melia has been Chairman of the Board of Lightbridge Inc., a global enabler of mobile and online business solutions and IONA Technologies PLC, a leading middleware software company. Prior to joining Lightbridge Inc., he was the Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Manufacturers' Services Ltd. ("MSL") from June 1994 to January 2003. MSL, a leading company in the Electronics Manufacturing Services Industry, was acquired by Celestica, Inc. in 2004. Mr. Melia also served as Chairman of the Board of MSL from June 1994 to January 2003. Prior to establishing MSL, he held a number of senior executive positions over a five-year period at Sun Microsystems, initially as their Executive Vice President of Operations, then as President of Sun Microsystems Computer Company, a Sun Microsystems subsidiary, and finally as Chief Financial Officer of Sun Microsystems Corporation. Mr. Melia also held a number of senior executive positions in operations and finance over a sixteen-year career at Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Melia is a past member of the Board of Directors of Manugistics Group Inc., a supply chain software application company and is a past member of the Board of Directors of Eircom PLC, a leading telecom company in Ireland. He is also a joint managing director of Boulder Brook Partners LLC, a private investment company and a member of the Board of Directors of C&S Wholesale Grocers. He is also a past member of the Board of Directors of Horizon Technologies, a European systems integration and distribution company. Mr. Melia is a Chartered Accountant and holds a joint diploma in Management Accounting from the Accounting Institutes of the U.K and Ireland.