| Richard C. Blum Chairman  Richard C. Blum, Chairman, began his career with Sutro & Co., Inc., in 1958. Mr. Blum resigned from Sutro in 1975 to form the predecessor to Blum Capital and at the time of his departure was a director, major stockholder and member of the Executive Committee of Sutro. Mr. Blum currently serves as a director on a number of boards, including the following portfolio companies: CB Richard Ellis, Korea First Bank, Northwest Airlines Corporation, Playtex Products Inc. and URS Corporation. In addition, Mr. Blum also serves as a director of Glenborough Realty Trust, Inc., and is Co-Chairman of Newbridge Capital. He is a former director of the following companies: National Education Corporation, Taft Broadcasting Corporation, Advanced Systems, Inc., Triad Systems, Inc., Sumitomo Bank of California and the Princeville Development Corporation. Mr. Blum is the founder and Chairman of the American Himalayan Foundation, and is Honorary Consul to Mongolia and the Kingdom of Nepal. Mr. Blum has a BA and an MBA from the University of California at Berkeley and is a member of the Advisory Board of the Business School at UC Berkeley. Mr. Blum also studied at the University of Vienna. |