Gerald D. Van Eeckhout

Mr. Van Eeckhout joined the Company’s Board of Directors as Chairman of the Board in 2014. He is presently Chairman of Evergreen Enterprises LLC, a private consulting company. He most recently served as CEO of ConferTech International (NASDAQ) for eight years and CEO of ACT Teleconferencing (NASDAQ) for thirteen years. His management career includes seven years as Controller, Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Medtronic Inc. (NYSE), five years as Chief Financial and Planning Officer of The Pillsbury Co. International Division, and eight years as a CPA with Touche Ross and Co., all in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Van Eeckhout served on the Board of Directors of Medafor, Inc. (sold to BARD in 2013) and served as Chairman of Medafor’s audit committee. He received a BS in Accounting from the University of North Dakota and is a graduate of the Stanford Business School Executive Program. He has served as an outside director of several public and private companies in the US and China in the medical technology, telecommunications, food, and non-profit sectors. He is a former National Director of the American Electronics Association, a past President of the University of North Dakota Foundation, a current Trustee of the University of North Dakota Entrepreneurial Studies Foundation, a former board member of the Rocky Mountain World Trade Association, and a former chairman of the Chamber of Americas. He was named the 2001 Ernst and Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” for the Rocky Mountain region. He has served as a Professor of Accounting, Finance, Marketing, and International Management.