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California Cybernetics, a company commercializing Jet Propulsion Laboratory technology. She has been
honored by Technology Review Magazine as an “Innovator for the Next Century.” Ms. Greiner holds a B.S. in
Mechanical Engineering and an M.S. in Computer Science, both from MIT. Ms. Greiner has extensive
knowledge of the robotics industry, and as a co-founder and former executive officer of the Company,
Ms. Greiner provides a critical contribution to the board of directors reflecting her detailed knowledge of the
Company, the strategic marketplace and our competitors.
George C. McNamee has served as a director since August 1999. Mr. McNamee is a managing partner of
FA Technology Ventures, an information and energy technology venture capital firm. He also serves as
chairman of the board of directors of Plug Power Inc., a leading fuel cell developer, and is a director of
several private companies, a member of the Yale Development Board and a Trustee of the Albany Academies
and The American Friends of Eton College. Mr. McNamee previously served on the board of directors of
Broadpoint (now Gleacher) Securities as well as serving from 1984 to 2007 as chairman of its predecessor
First Albany Companies and was also a board member of the New York Stock Exchange Inc., MapInfo, Home
Shopping Network and the Meta Group. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University.
Mr. McNamee brings to the board of directors his extensive experience regarding the management of public
and private companies, as well as his financial expertise.
Peter T. Meekin has served as a director since February 2003. Mr. Meekin has been a managing director
of Trident Capital, a venture capital firm, since 1998. Prior to joining Trident Capital, he was vice president of
venture development at Enterprise Associates, LLC, the venture capital division of IMS Health. Previously,
Mr. Meekin held senior technology and management positions with Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, Lotus
Development Corporation and IBM. Mr. Meekin holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the State University of
New York at New Paltz. Mr. Meekin brings to the board of directors his extensive experience regarding the
management of companies, his financial expertise, and his experience as an entrepreneur, executive and
investor in the software, information services and information technology consulting sectors.
Paul J. Kern, Gen. U.S. Army (ret.) has served as a director since May 2006. Gen. Kern has served as a
senior counselor to The Cohen Group, an international strategic business consulting firm, since January 2005.
Gen. Kern also served as president and chief operating officer of AM General LLC from August 2008 until
January 2010. From 1963 to 2004, Gen. Kern served in the U.S. Army and, from October 2001 to November
2004, as Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. Prior to his command in the U.S. Army
Materiel Command, he served as the military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
Logistics and Technology. Gen. Kern also serves on the board of directors of ITT Corporation and is a former
director of EDO Corporation and Anteon International Corporation. He holds a B.S. from the United States
Military Academy at West Point, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan and an M.S.
in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan. Gen. Kern brings to the board of directors his
extensive experience in the military and defense industry.
Paul Sagan has served as a director since February 2010. He became Akamai Technology, Inc.’s
(NASDAQ: AKAM) chief executive officer in April 2005 and has served as its president since May 1999.
Mr. Sagan became a member of Akamai’s board of directors in January 2005. Akamai is the leader in
providing managed services for powering video, dynamic transactions and enterprise applications online. From
July 1997 to August 1998, Mr. Sagan was senior advisor to the World Economic Forum, a Geneva,
Switzerland-based organization that provides a collaborative framework for leaders to address global issues.
Previously, Mr. Sagan held senior executive positions at Time Warner Cable and Time Inc., affiliates of Time
Warner Inc., and at CBS, Inc. Mr. Sagan also serves on the board of directors of EMC Corporation and is a
former member of the board of directors of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Digitas, Inc. Mr. Sagan brings to
the board of directors his extensive experience with complex global organizations, combined with his
operational and corporate governance expertise.
Our executive officers are elected by the board of directors on an annual basis and serve until their
successors have been duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
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