Mr. Frazier was elected a Director of the Company in 1996. Mr. Frazier is currently President and Chief Executive Officer of R. Frazier, Inc., 1st Choice Financial, Inc. and XRIMZ, LLC, together a consortium of privately held companies that sell, service and finance electronic products to the home user market and that finance various products for the consumer market. Mr. Frazier founded R. Frazier, Inc. in 1988. Mr. Frazier was self-employed in various chemical and engineering businesses prior to the founding of R. Frazier, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Frazier was a senior chemist with E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (“DuPont”). Mr. Frazier earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Virginia Military Institute.