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William A. Roskin

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William A. Roskin has been a Director of our company since April 2006. Since September 2005, Mr. Roskin has served as a Senior Advisor to Viacom Inc., a diversified worldwide entertainment company. From November 2004 until September 2005, Mr. Roskin served as Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Administration of Viacom. Mr. Roskin joined Viacom in 1988 as Vice President of Human Resources and Administration and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 1992, a position he held until his November 2004 promotion. Before joining Viacom, Mr. Roskin was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Coleco Industries, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of children"s toys, from 1986 to 1988. Prior to that, Mr. Roskin spent ten years with Warner Communications Inc. (now known as Time Warner Inc.), a media and entertainment company, where he held several executive positions in labor relations, including Vice President of Industrial and Labor Relations. Since January 2005, Mr. Roskin has served on the board of directors of Ritz Interactive, Inc., an award winning, specialty online retailer and e-commerce provider that operates a network of websites offering high quality, branded lifestyle products. Since June 2006, Mr. Roskin has served on the board of directors of ION Media Networks, Inc., an owner and operator of 60 broadcast television stations.


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