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William I. Jacobs

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William I Jacobs has been a director since June 1994. Mr. Jacobs is a private investor and is currently a director of Global Payments, Inc. and Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. From May 2000 to October 2002, Mr. Jacobs was Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of The NewPower Company. Mr. Jacobs was Senior Executive Vice President-Strategic Ventures of MasterCard International, Inc. from 1999 to May 2000, and was Executive Vice President-Global Resources of MasterCard International, Inc. from 1995 to 1999. From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Jacobs served as a financial consultant to several firms and universities. Mr. Jacobs was founder, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Financial Security Assurance, a monoline bond insurer, from 1985 to 1993 and, prior to 1985, Mr. Jacobs was the President and Managing General Partner of S&B Insurance Services Company.


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