Constantine S. Macricostas is Chairman of the Board and as of July 20, 2008, Mr. Macricostas assumed the added responsibility of Interim Chief Executive Officer. From February 23, 2004 to June 7, 2005, Mr. Macricostas also served as Chief Executive Officer. From January 2002 through March 2002, he temporarily assumed the position of President. Mr. Macricostas also served as Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1974 until August 1997. Mr. Macricostas is Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Company. Mr. Macricostas is a founder, Chairman of the Board and a director of RagingWire Enterprise Solutions, Inc., a company that provides secure managed information technology services and data center infrastructure to data intensive enterprise companies. Constantine S. Macricostas is the father of George Macricostas.

Walter M. Fiederowicz has been a private investor and consultant since August 1997. He currently is Chairman of the Board of Omega Insurance Holdings Limited, the holding company of the Lloyd's insurance underwriter ("Omega"). Mr. Fiederowicz is also Chairman of the Audit Committee of Omega. Mr. Fiederowicz serves as Chairman of the Board of Meacock Capital, plc. a provider of capital to the Lloyd's market, and as a member of the Board of Directors of Quadlogic Controls Corporation, a provider of smart utility meters. Mr. Fiederowicz is Chairman of the Compensation Committee, Vice Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Company.

Joseph A. Fiorita, Jr., CPA, has been a partner since 1973 at Fiorita, Kornhaas & Company, P.C., an independent certified public accounting firm located in Danbury, Connecticut. He is a member of the Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants (CSCPA) and American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). He serves as an advisory board member of various closely-held companies and charitable organizations. He is also a Corporator for Newtown Savings Bank. Mr. Fiorita is Chairman of the Audit Committee, Vice Chairman of the Compensation Committee, a member of the Nominating Committee of the Company and a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Fiorita qualifies as an audit committee financial expert under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") audit committee rules.

George Macricostas is the Chief Executive Officer, Vice Chairman of the Board and founder of RagingWire Enterprise Solutions, Inc. From November 2005 to January 2007, Mr. Macricostas was Executive Vice Chairman of RagingWire Enterprise Solutions, Inc. From May 2000 through November 2005, Mr. Macricostas was Chief Executive Officer of RagingWire Enterprise Solutions, Inc. From February 1996 until April 2000, Mr. Macricostas was a senior vice president of the Company, where he was responsible for all aspects of the Company's global information technology infrastructure.

Willem D. Maris served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of ASM Lithography Holding N.V. ("ASML") from June 1990 until his retirement in January 2000. Headquartered in the Netherlands, ASML develops and manufactures, markets and services advanced lithography projection systems for the fabrication of integrated circuits. He is a director of FSI International Inc. and Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. Mr. Maris is a member of the Nominating Committee of the Company.

Mitchell G. Tyson is the Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Advanced Electron Beams since October 2005. Advanced Electron Beams' compact electron beam emitters replace thermal and chemical processes for cleaner, more efficient, lower cost manufacturing. Prior to joining Advanced Electron Beams, Mr. Tyson was a corporate consultant and lecturer, serving on multiple industry, government and corporate boards of directors and advising startup organizations and venture capital firms. Previously, Mr. Tyson served as the CEO of PRI Automation, a publicly traded corporation that supplied automation systems including hardware, software and services for the semiconductor industry. From 1987 to 2002, he held positions of increasing management responsibility and helped transform PRI Automation from a small robotics manufacturer to the world's leading supplier of semiconductor fab automation systems. Prior to joining PRI Automation, Mr. Tyson worked at GCA Corporation from 1985 to 1987 as a Director of Product Management and served as science advisor and legislative assistant for U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas from 1979 to 1985. Mr. Tyson is currently a member of the Board for Amberwave Systems, the leading supplier of strained silicon technology. Mr. Tyson is Chairman of the Nominating Committee and a member of the Audit Committee of the Company.