C. James Meese
Description C. James Meese Jr., age 68, has been an independent director of the Company since April 1991. Since April 1989, Mr. Meese has provided advice and assistance to both middle market and emerging companies on issues of company valuations, acquisitions and divestitures, market development, corporate governance, capital acquisition, strategic planning, exit strategies and organizational structuring through Business Development Associates, Inc., a strategic advisory firm, where he serves as the President. Prior to April 1989, he spent approximately 20 years in various senior corporate marketing, business development and finance positions. Sixteen of those years were spent with West Pharmaceutical Services Inc., a New York Stock Exchange (?NYSE??) company with approximately $1.1 billion in annual revenues. Mr. Meese was a member of the company?s Top Management Committee during his last four years with West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Mr. Meese is also a director of Smart Online Inc. (SOLN.OB), and served as that company?s interim Chief Executive Officer from May 2009 until November 2009. He serves on Smart Online?s Compensation Committee, its Governance and Nominating Committee and is the Chairman of Smart Online?s Audit Committee. He has been designated as an Audit Committee Financial Expert under the regulations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 legislation, and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors and the National Funding Association. Mr. Meese received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Temple University. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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