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Michael A. Bauer
President/CEO & Director |
Effective January 1, 2006, Mr. Bauer became our President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Bauer joined the Company in October 2004 as the Company’s Vice President of Sales & Marketing and served in that position through December 31, 2005. Mr. Bauer became a director of the Company in January 2005. He was elected to fill a vacancy on the board of directors. Prior to joining the Company in 2004, Mr. Bauer served as an executive consultant to General Electric, Lighting Systems division and owned and operated Pro Lighting, Inc., a sports lighting systems supplier. From 2000 to 2002, he served as Vice President of Sales for Lighting Corporation of America, a nine-brand division of US Industries, Inc., based in Spartanburg, South Carolina and from 1998-2000 as Vice President of Sales for Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries (NYSE: CBE) based in Elk Grove Village, IL. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Bauer oversaw the Lumark, McGraw-Edison and Cooper Utility brands for Cooper Lighting. Mr. Bauer began his career with General Electric's Lighting Division in 1988 and held various roles in operations, product development and sales management. |
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Gary Langford
CFO |
Appointed as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer effective January 5, 2009. Prior to joining the Nexxus Lighting team, Mr. Langford most recently owned and operated two small businesses and served as Chief Controller for ePValue.com, a joint venture between Sun Microsystems and Accenture. Previously, from 1998 to 2000 he served as the Chief Financial Officer of Hartwell Industries, Inc., a $150 million manufacturer of apparel, uniforms and sportswear and as Treasurer for Fieldcrest Cannon, Inc., a $1.1 billion manufacturer and distributor of home textile products from 1995 to 1997. He also served as Assistant Treasurer of AGCO Corporation from 1990 to 1995. Mr. Langford began his finance career with Andersen Consulting in 1986. |
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Mike Brown
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Euronet Worldwide |
Mike Brown co-founded Euronet in 1994 and has served as its chief executive officer ever since. He is also chairman of Euronet's board of directors since 1997. He is actively involved in the day-to-day operations of Euronet while overseeing the Company's business strategy, financial performance and the growth of the business across all markets.
Mr. Brown is an accomplished entrepreneur with 30 years of combined experience in the computer software and electronic payments business. In 1979, he founded Innovative Software, which merged in 1988 with Informix, a leading provider of advanced database software technology. During his time at Informix, he served as president and chief operating officer as well as president of the workstation products division. Annual revenues of Informix grew from $70 million to $170 million by the time Mr. Brown left the company in 1990. In 1993, he was a founding investor of Visual Tools, a company that writes and markets component software for the growing Visual Basic and Visual C++ developer market. Sybase Software acquired Visual Tools in 1996.
Mr. Brown received a Master of Science in molecular and cellular biology at the University of Missouri-Kansas City in 1997 and a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1979. He currently serves on the boards of Bank of Blue Valley, Kansas and Greater Kansas City Community Foundation. |
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Chris Richardson
Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Schneider Electric / Square D – North America |
Chris Richardson brings over 34 years of global experience in electrical product manufacturing, sales, marketing and product development with a multi-billion dollar company to the Board of Nexxus Lighting. Prior to his retirement from Schneider Electric in 2004, Chris served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive officer of Schneider Electric’s North American Operating Division which included the well known Square D brand of electrical distribution products. Chris continued to serve as a Director on the Schneider Electric SA (Paris Stock Exchange: SU.PA) Board of Directors until 2006.
Prior to being named CEO, Chris served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1997 to 1999 and Vice President of Operations from 1995 to 1997. Chris has also served as Vice President and General Manager for Square D’s UPS Strategic Business Segment and as President of EPE Technologies. Chris is a U.S. Air Force / Vietnam War Veteran and graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Iowa State University in 1971. |
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Patrick Doherty
Director
President
Mariner Private Equity, LLC
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Mr. Doherty was elected to the board of directors of the Company in September 2009 to fill a vacancy on the Board. Mr. Doherty brings over 20 years of combined private equity, investment banking and mergers and acquisitions experience to the Board. Mr. Doherty has been President of Mariner Private Equity, LLC, a private equity and venture capital fund since 2007. From 1993 through February 2007, he was employed by A.G. Edwards & Sons, most recently as Managing Director and Group Head of the firm’s Consumer and Industrial Investment Banking Group. Mr. Doherty also served on the board of directors of Duckwall – Alco Stores, Inc. from June 2007 to March 2008 and Reliv International, Inc. from May 2007 to May 2009. Mr. Doherty received his Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Georgetown University.
The Board concluded that Mr. Doherty should continue to serve as a director of the Company in part due to his finance, investment, mergers and acquisitions and banking expereince. He contributes broad-based knowledge in business strategy and capital markets to the Board and provides valuable insight to the Board on a variety of matters facing the Company. |
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William Yager
Executive Vice President
Carter-Waters, LLC
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Mr. Yager was elected to the board of directors of the Company in September 2009 to fill a vacancy on the Board and serves as the Chairman of our Audit Committee. Mr. Yager is currently Executive Vice President and a member of the board of directors of Carter-Waters, LLC, a construction distribution company. From 2006 through 2007, Mr. Yager was an independent financial consultant. From 2000 through 2005, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bushnell Performance Optics, with overall responsibility for the financial and international operations of its consumer sporting goods and premium eyewear business. Prior to that, Mr. Yager served as Chief Financial Officer and later President and Chief Operations Officer of The Rival Company, a manufacturer of consumer household products. Mr. Yager is a certified public accountant. He received his Masters of Business Administration from Golden Gate University and his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Missouri.
The Board concluded that Mr. Yager should continue to serve as a director of the Company due to his experience as a financial leader with the skills necessary to contribute to our Board and lead our Audit Committee. His prior service as a chief financial officer as well as his executive experience at his previous companies make him a valuable asset. Mr. Yager’s positions have provided him with a wealth of knowledge in dealing with financial and accounting matters. |
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Edgar Protiva
Director
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Mr. Protiva became a director of Nexxus Lighting in March 1994. From 1968 to 1979 Mr. Protiva was engaged in the commercial banking industry. From 1980 to present Mr. Protiva has been engaged in various merchant banking activities, doing business as K.C.L. Associates. |
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Brian Scott
Director
General Manager
Microsoft Health & Life Science
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Mr. Scott was elected to the board of directors of the Company in March 2010 to fill a vacancy on the Board. Mr. Scott is currently the General Manager of Microsoft’s Health & Life Sciences business in the United States. Mr. Scott also serves as the executive sponsor for some of Microsoft’s largest customers and technology partners. Mr. Scott joined Microsoft in March 2007 as vice president of Worldwide Industry for its Enterprise and Partner Group. From November 2006 to March 2007, Mr. Scott served as Vice President of Industry Strategy and Sales for Dassault Systèmes Americas, a Microsoft global technology solutions partner in product lifecycle management software solutions. Prior to joining Dassault, from November 2001 to October 2006, Mr. Scott served as Vice President and General Manager of Microsoft’s U.S. efforts in the retail, hospitality and professional services industries. Prior to joining Microsoft in November 2001, Mr. Scott spent 18 years with IBM. Mr. Scott attended Virginia Commonwealth University where he majored in Business Administration and Management. Mr. Scott serves on the boards of The Thurgood Marshall College Fund Foundation and NPower Charlotte Region. Mr. Scott has previously served as the board president of the Uptown Homeless Shelter in Charlotte, N.C. and represented Microsoft on the board of the North Carolina Technology Association.
The Board concluded that Mr. Scott should continue to serve as a director of the Company in part due to his strengths in business operations gained from his many years working for Microsoft and IBM in leadership roles, including his numerous general manager and vice president roles with Microsoft, which is relevant to the Company’s overall business. |
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