W. Kip Speyer has been our CEO, President and Chairman of the Board since May
2010 and has been serving as our principal financial and accounting officer on
an interim basis. From 2005 to 2009 Mr. Speyer served as a director, the president
and chief executive officer of Speyer Door and Window, LLC, which was sold to
Haddon Windows, LLC (SecuraSeal, LLC, AccuWeld Corporation) in December 2009.
From October 2002 to May 2005 Mr. Speyer had been a private investor. Mr. Speyer
was president and chief executive officer of Intelligent Systems Software, Inc.
from October 2000 through June 2002, whereby Mr. Speyer became chief executive
officer of ICAD, Inc. (ICAD: NASDAQ) which was a combination of ISSI and Howtek,
Inc. (HOWT:NASDAQ). Mr. Speyer was the president and chief executive officer of
Galileo Corporation (GAEO: NASDAQ) from 1998 to 1999. Galileo Corporation changed
its name to NetOptix (OPTX: NASDAQ) and was merged with Corning Corporation (GLW:
NYSE) in a stock purchase in May 2000. From 1996 to 1998 Mr. Speyer was the president
of Leisegang Medical Group, three medical device companies owned by Galileo Corporation.
Prior to joining Galileo Corporation, Mr. Speyer founded Leisegang Medical, Inc.
and served as its president and chief executive officer from 1986 to 1996. Leisegang
Medical, Inc. was a company specializing in medical devices for women’s
health. Mr. Speyer is a graduate of Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts,
where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration in 1972.
Mr. W. Kip Speyer is active in many local charities and is the father of Mr. Todd
F. Speyer, our Vice President, Digital and a director. Mr. Speyer’s experience
as the Chief Executive Officer and/or Chairman of the Board of Directors of other
public companies were factors considered by our board of directors in concluding
that he should be serving as a director of our company.
Todd F. Speyer has been a member of the board of directors and an employee
of our company since January 2011, currently serving as our Vice President,
Digital. Mr. Speyer is responsible for the content and operations of our owned
websites. For the previous five and one half years, he has been responsible
for the integration of all website organic growth and acquisitions, including
content, design and visitor traffic. Previously, Mr. Speyer was our Director
of Business Development, helping locate acquisitions and shaping the website
portfolio. Mr. Speyer graduated from Florida State University in 2004 with a
Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature. Mr. Todd F. Speyer is the son
of Mr. W. Kip Speyer, our CEO, President and Chairman. Mr. Speyer’s website
development experience as well as his marketing experience were factors considered
by our board of directors in concluding that he should be serving as a director
of our company.
Richard Rogers has been a member of our board of directors since July 2013.
For more than the past five years, Mr. Rogers has been the president and chief
executive officer of On Course Insurance, Inc., which provides custom insurance
analysis to create the appropriate customer solution for its clients. As an
independent agency, On Course Insurance represents multiple insurance carriers.
Mr. Rogers has been in the insurance industry since 1985. Mr. Rogers is a graduate
of West Chester University and earned his Bachelor of Science Degree in pre-law
in 1978. Mr. Rogers' business experience, with a concentration in a regulated
industry, was the factor considered by our board of directors in concluding
that he should be serving as a director of our company.
Todd F. Davenport has been a director since February 2012. Mr. Davenport is
an accomplished executive with significant domestic and international marketing,
sales and general managerial experience. He most recently served as President
and CEO of Oxira Medical, Inc., Boca Raton, FL from 2008 to 2012. Oxira Medical,
Inc., formerly known as Breeze Medical, Inc., was a pre-commercialization stage
company targeting the development of catheter-based medical products to be used
in the treatment of coronary arteries. Mr. Davenport was recruited by the Board
of Cardio Optics, Inc. to be its President and CEO, where he worked from 2005
to 2007. Prior to that he was President, CEO and co-founder of Viacor, Inc.
from 2000 to 2004. During this time he was the co-inventor of eight issued U.S.
patents. Mr. Davenport graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor
of Science in Journalism. Mr. Davenport's marketing, sales and executive experience
were factors considered by our board of directors in concluding that he should
be serving as a director of our company.
Charles H. Lichtman has been a member of our board of directors since October
2014. For more than the past 10 years he has been a partner at the law firm
of Berger Singerman in its Fort Lauderdale, Florida office. Mr. Lichtman’s
practice focuses on complex commercial litigation and trial practice. He has
significant experience in large fraud, corporate shareholder, finance and receivership/trustee
cases of all types and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Mr. Lichtman received an A.B. Double Major with honors from Indiana University
and Juris Doctorate from DePaul University, College of Law. Mr. Lichtman's professional
experience as an attorney was the factor considered by our board of directors
in concluding that he should be serving as a director of our company.
Charles B. Pearlman is a partner with Pearlman Law Group LLP. He has practiced
law for more than 45 years and has extensive experience in the areas of corporate
and securities law including mergers and acquisitions, public and private capital
raising transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital. Mr. Pearlman
has represented both corporate clients and investment banking firms. While attending
law school, Mr. Pearlman worked for the New York Stock Exchange and a NYSE member
firm. Upon graduation, he served as a trial attorney and ultimately Chief Attorney
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. As part of his practice,
Mr. Pearlman also represents corporations and individuals who are the subject
of an investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, FINRA and state
securities departments. Mr. Pearlman received his Juris Doctor from Brooklyn
Law School in New York and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Pearlman is admitted to practice in Florida and New York and his professional
affiliations include The Florida Bar, the Broward County Bar Association, and
the American Bar Association. Pearlman Law Group LLP has acted as corporate/securities
counsel for us.
