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ROBERT E. COOK

Non-Executive Chairman
Bob Cook was founder, Chairman and Chief Executive of Systems Center, Incorporated (NYSE: SMX) from 1981 until 1993, when it was sold to Sterling Software. He was a seed investor, CEO advisor and board member for WebMethods, Inc. and has served on the boards of various technology companies. Mr. Cook is a Managing Director of Royal Wulff Ventures, LC, which specializes in early-stage investments. Mr. Cook is an active philanthropist; he endowed the Robert E. Cook Honors College of Indiana University of Pennsylvania and is active in national efforts to bring research-based educational practices to inner city and poor rural children. Cook holds a BS degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from The George Washington University.

TROY HARTLESS

President and CEO
Mr. Hartless brings a wealth of sales and management experience in security, networking, and enterprise software. Prior to joining Sigaba, Mr. Hartless held the position of Vice President, Enterprise Solutions and Product Management at GTSI Corporation. Before GTSI, Mr. Hartless was Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Infodata Systems responsible for Global Sales, Marketing, and Consulting until McDonald Bradley acquired Infodata in 2005. During his tenure at Infodata, Mr. Hartless served in several executive management positions including Vice President of Sales and Marketing, and Vice President and General Manager of the Public Sector. Mr. Hartless served in other key executive positions prior to Infodata including Executive Vice President, Solutions Technology International, Senior Vice President, Operations at Ikimbo, Inc; and in various positions in marketing, product management and the international division, of a joint venture between Ericsson and General Electric. Mr. Hartless holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Management with a concentration in Marketing from Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

TOM HEWITT

In December 1984, Tom Hewitt founded Federal Sources, Inc. (FSI), a market research and consulting firm focused on IT in the federal government. In 1998, Mr. Hewitt sold FSI to Primedia Information, Inc., publishers of business-to-business directories and magazines featuring essential data vital to the day-to-day knowledge needs of industry professionals. Prior to founding FSI, he was a Senior Vice President of Kentron, which was acquired by PRC. Before that, Mr. Hewitt held senior-level positions at CSC, including President of Infonet Government Systems Division and Vice President of Program Development of the Systems Group. He has also served as Chairman of the Board of Business World, Inc., which is organized to trade as Entre Computer Center and pursue the retail micro marketplace. Earlier in his career, Mr. Hewitt was with Boeing Computer Services for six years, where he started and subsequently managed its Federal government marketing operations.

ROBERT J. (ROCKY) SPANE

Rocky Spane brings a unique blend of experiences and qualifications to every organization and group with which he associates. As a career officer in the U.S. Navy for 33 years, he rose from the rank of Ensign to Vice Admiral. After leaving the Navy, he started his own consulting company, Pacific Associates, and was asked to sit on the boards of several public and privately held companies, including Vanguard Airlines. Mr. Spane joined the board of Vanguard in April of 1996; he became President, CEO and Chairman of the Board in June 1997. He has now reduced his activities at Vanguard, but he remains Chairman of the Board.

LEE M. GAMMILL, JR

Lee Gammill first entered the insurance industry in 1957 with New York Life, where he was selected to the Board of Directors in 1992 and retired as Vice Chairman of the Board in 1997. He actively served on New York Life's Executive Management Committee, became Senior Vice President in 1986, and Executive Vice President in 1989. He has served as Chairman of the Board for the Life Underwriter's Training Council and Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association, and he was elected Trustee of the American College in 1997. Mr. Gammill is a Dartmouth College graduate and maintains his Chartered Life Underwriter designation.

CHARLES A. LYNCH

Charles A. Lynch has years of experience leading and managing businessess of all kinds. Currently the chairman of Market Value Partners Company, a management resource for existing and emerging businesses, Lynch has led, directed and advised more than 70 organizations worldwide. He has served as chairman, chief executive officer and president of many major corporations, including Saga, DHL Airways and Greyhound. He has also worked with several organizations in the healthcare industry, serving as chairman of the Palo Alto Medical Foundation and as a director of Syntex Corporation and Pacific Life. Mr. Lynch holds a degree in industrial administration from Yale University and an honorary doctor of laws from Golden Gate University.

THOMAS G. GREIG

Tom Greig joined Liberty Partners in 1998 after 25 years in investment banking. He spent 13 years with Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette as head of its technology investment banking practice, and has worked with technology companies in communications equipment, computer systems, electronic components, semiconductor, software and manufacturing services. Mr. Greig earned a BS in Engineering (Electrical) with honors from Princeton University, an MSE in Electrical Engineering from New York University and an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School.

G. MICHAEL STAKIAS

Mike Stakias joined Liberty Partners in 1998 after 18 years in the private practice of law. He was a Senior Partner and Chairman of the Corporate and Business Department at the Philadelphia law firm of Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley, where he practiced law in the securities, mergers and acquisitions, technology and emerging growth company arenas. Mr. Stakias joined Blank Rome in 1980, after working with the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission in Washington D.C. He received a BA from the College of William & Mary, a JD (cum laude) from Thomas M. Cooley Law School and an LLM in Corporate Finance from New York University School of Law, which he attended as a Securities Regulation Fellow.
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