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Carrick John Clough, Chairman of the Board
John Clough joined the Board in December 2004. Mr. Clough was Co-Founder and Managing Director of the CSSL Group, one of the largest mid-range software distributors and hardware resellers in Asia, for 16 years. Mr. Clough is on the board of directors of Chinadotcom Corporation and serves on that company.s audit committee. In addition, Mr. Clough is a special advisor to General Atlantic Partners, LLC, one of the world.s leading direct investment firms. In the past, Mr. Clough has served on the boards of Synon Asia Ltd. and Kapiti Asia Ltd., and has served as director and chairman of the board of Cargonet/Arena Ltd. Prior to the formation of the CSSL Group, Mr. Clough held the position of General Manager in Asia for JBA, an Australian-based worldwide mid-range software distributor. Mr. Clough.s experience includes working as a consultant in the areas of ERP and Finance in the U.K. and Europe. Mr. Clough attended Waikato Technical Institute and Auckland Technical Institute. Mr. Clough is a resident and citizen of New Zealand.
Michael Cookson, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Cookson is our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cookson was appointed to our Board of Directors as a director and as Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 4, 2006 among Master Replicas, Inc., Corgi International Limited and Lightsaber Acquisition Corp. Mr. Cookson has been the chief executive officer of Master Replicas since August 2004. He co-founded Master Replicas in 2002 and has served as Chairman of Master Replicas since 2002. Since 2003, Mr. Cookson has also served as the chairman of Tommy.s Margaritas Inc., a margarita mix company. During 2001, Mr. Cookson served as non-executive chairman of Get Real Girl Inc., a toy company. From 1997 to 1999, he executed a turnaround as Chief Executive Officer of Wham-O, Inc., a toy company. Mr. Cookson has led the development of several new companies, including Aviva Sports, a children.s athletic equipment company sold to Mattel, Wild Planet, a children.s adventure toy company, and Sportslab Inc., a traveling interactive sports concept company. Previously, Mr. Cookson served as the Assistant Treasurer, International at Raychem Company. Mr. Cookson holds a Masters of Science in Business degree from Stanford University.s Graduate School of Business and a B.S. from Pomona College. Mr. Cookson is a resident and citizen of the United States.
Darren Epstein, Executive Vice President
Darren Epstein serves as our executive vice president. Prior to our acquisition of Cards, since 1989, Mr. Epstein had been the sole director and major shareholder of Cards, a business he started as a teenager working out of his parents. home. He won the Watford and North London Business Award as leading Entrepreneur in 2003. In 2004 he was nominated for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and in 2005 he received the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Consumer Products. Mr. Epstein is a resident and citizen of the United Kingdom.
Leo Koulos, Director
Leo Paul Koulos joined our Board in March 1997. Prior to the sale of his company, Mr. Koulos was President and Chief Executive Officer of National Coupon Redemption Service, Inc., a national clearinghouse for manufacturers. cents-off coupons, and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Coupon Processing Associates, Inc. of Texas, and its Mexican affiliate, Enlace Vital, S.A. de. C.V. Mr. Koulos is currently Chairman of International Data, LLC, the successor company of National Coupon Redemption Service, Inc. Mr. Koulos received a Bachelor.s degree from the University of San Francisco. He is a citizen and resident of the United States.
Charles McGettigan, Director
Charles McGettigan joined the Board in April 2006. Since 1988, Mr. McGettigan has served as a principal of McGettigan, Wick & Co., an investment banking firm co-founded by Mr. McGettigan. In addition, since 1991, Mr. McGettigan has served as a principal of Proactive Partners, L.P., a merchant banking fund specializing in investments in small public companies, which Mr. McGettigan also co-founded. Previously, Mr.McGettigan worked in corporate finance at Blyth Eastman Dillon in New York and San Francisco; Dillon, Read & Co. (San Francisco); Woodman, Kirkpatrick, & Gilbreath, and Hambrecht & Quist. Mr. McGettigan has served on the boards of directors of numerous small companies, and currently serves on the boards of directors of Cuisine Solutions, Inc., Modtech, Inc., Onsite Energy Corporation and Tanknology, Inc. He serves as the chairman of the board of Modtech, Onsite and Tanknology. Mr. McGettigan received a Bachelor.s degree from Georgetown University and a Master.s degree in Business Administration from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr.McGettigan is a resident and citizen of the United States.
Timothy Steel, Director
Timothy Steel joined the Board in December 2006. Mr. Steel is a graduate of Eton College, Windsor, where he was an Oppidan Scholar, and of Trinity College, Cambridge (Philosophy and Law). Mr. Steel worked for five years with Robert Fleming & Co., prior to moving to Cazenove & Co. where he became a partner. Since 2000 Mr. Steel has served as Vice Chairman of Cazenove Capital Management.
Daniel Widdicombe, Director
Daniel Widdicombe joined the Board in December 2004. Mr. Widdicombe served as Chief Financial Officer for CDC Corporation(formerly Chinadotcom Corporation, NASDAQ: China) from December 2000 until August 2004. From March 2000 to November 2000, Mr. Widdicombe served as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Director & Compliance Officer for I-Quest Corporation Ltd., an Asia-based hotel networking firm. Mr. Widdicombe spent over six years with Bear Stearns Asia Limited as Managing Director of its Asian Equity Research Department, and four years as an investment analyst with James Capel & Company Limited. Mr. Widdicombe received a First Class Honors Master of Arts in Mandarin Chinese with Japanese as a Special Subject from Edinburgh University, Scotland. Mr. Widdicombe is a resident and citizen of the United Kingdom.
Michael Cookson, Chief Executive Officer
Michael Cookson is our Chief Executive Officer. Mr.Cookson was appointed to our Board of Directors as a director and as Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated October 4, 2006 among Master Replicas, Inc., Corgi International Limited and Lightsaber Acquisition Corp. Mr. Cookson has been the chief executive officer of Master Replicas since August 2004. He co-founded Master Replicas in 2002 and has served as Chairman of Master Replicas since 2002. Since 2003, Mr. Cookson has also served as the chairman of Tommy.s Margaritas Inc., a margarita mix company. During 2001, Mr. Cookson served as non-executive chairman of Get Real Girl Inc., a toy company. From 1997 to 1999, he executed a turnaround as Chief Executive Officer of Wham-O, Inc., a toy company. Mr. Cookson has led the development of several new companies, including Aviva Sports, a children.s athletic equipment company sold to Mattel, Wild Planet, a children.s adventure toy company, and Sportslab Inc., a traveling interactive sports concept company. Previously, Mr. Cookson served as the Assistant Treasurer, International at Raychem Company. Mr. Cookson holds a Masters of Science in Business degree from Stanford University.s Graduate School of Business and a B.S. from Pomona College. Mr. Cookson is a resident and citizen of the United States.
Jennifer Klatt, Chief Financial Officer
Jennifer Klatt is our chief financial officer. Since October 2004, Ms. Klatt has served as the chief financial officer of Master Replicas. From January 2000 to March 2004, Ms. Klatt served as chief financial officer of Ellie Mae, Inc., a company that offers electronic tools to the mortgage industry. Ms. Klatt holds a bachelor of science, accounting and finance from the University of California, Berkeley and an MBA from Golden Gate University. Ms. Klatt is a resident and citizen of the United States.
Darren Epstein, Executive Vice President
Darren Epstein serves as our executive vice president. Prior to our acquisition of Cards, since 1989, Mr. Epstein had been the sole director and major shareholder of Cards, a business he started as a teenager working out of his parents. home. He won the Watford and North London Business Award as leading Entrepreneur in 2003. In 2004 he was nominated for the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award, and in 2005 he received the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for Consumer Products. Mr. Epstein is a resident and citizen of the United Kingdom.
David Nicklin, Chief Marketing Officer
Mr. Nicklin is the chief marketing officer of the combined entity. Since September 2006, Mr. Nicklin has served as the chief marketing officer of Master Replicas. From 2003 through 2006, Mr. Nicklin served as chief marketing officer and senior vice president, licensed brands of Eneso Group Inc., a home dcor and gift company. Prior to that, Mr. Nicklin served as director of sales and marketing of The Walt Disney Company, Disney Consumer Products, from 2001-2003. Mr. Nicklin is a resident of the United States and citizen of the United Kingdom.
Cynthia Chan, Internal Audit Director, Hong Kong
Cynthia Chan joined Corgi as Internal Audit Director in February 2005. From June 2002 to February 2005, Ms. Chan served as Internal Audit Manager of Defond Electrical Industries Limited, a supplier of switches and electronics. From November 2000 to May 2002, Ms. Chan served as Regional Financial Analyst at Exxon Chemical International Asia Limited, a supplier of petrochemicals. Ms. Chan began her career as an external auditor with KPMG, an auditing firm, in 1995. Ms. Chan is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Ms. Chan received a Master.s degree of Business Administration from City University in the United Kingdom and a Bachelor.s degree of Business Administration from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Ms. Chan is a resident and citizen of Hong Kong.
Trevor Hayes, Vice President of Global Product Development
Trevor Hayes joined Corgi in May 2003 as Vice President of Global Product Development. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Hayes worked for Mattel, a toy company, in the U.S. as Director and later Vice President of Matchbox design and from 1990 to 1999 for Mattel Europe as Director of Design and Development. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Hayes was Director of Design & Development - U.K. at Corgi. Prior to 1984, Mr. Hayes held a variety of positions in design and development at Matchbox Toys U.K. from 1964 to 1984. Mr. Hayes received a Bachelor.s degree in Industrial Management from Danbury College in Essex. Mr. Hayes is a resident and citizen of the U.K.
Adrian Jones, Finance Director, Europe
Adrian Jones joined Corgi in October 1999 as Financial Controller and in May 2004 was appointed Finance Director - Europe. Prior to joining Corgi, from 1993 to 1999, Mr. Jones worked for Speedo International Limited as Corporate Finance Manager, and 2 years at the Next Group PLC as Finance Manager. Mr. Jones earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Grant Thornton in 1991.
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