James J. Burke Jr.

James J. Burke, Jr. has served on our board of directors since 1999. He has been a partner and director of Stonington Partners Inc. since 1994. Mr. Burke also served as a consultant to Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, Inc., a private investment firm associated with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., from 1994 through 2000. He received a B.A. from Brown University and an M.B.A with Distinction from Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Burke also serves on the board of directors of Ann Taylor Stores Corporation.