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Internet Services Division in July 2007. Mr. Goldstein founded CashNetUSA in 2004 and was President
and CEO from inception of the business until its sale to the Company. Prior to that, Mr. Goldstein was part
of Deutsche Bank's Leveraged Finance practice in New York and worked on various secured and unsecured
leveraged debt transactions. Mr. Goldstein received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University
of Illinois in 2002.
John A. McDorman joined the Company in August 2007 as President – Shared Services Division.
From 1990 until joining the Company, Mr. McDorman was the Managing Partner of Transition Consulting,
a consulting firm assisting organizations with professional development and project management. While
with Transition Consulting, Mr. McDorman provided consulting services to the Company for several years
related to its human resources, organizational structure and the development of its new point-of-sale
operating system. Prior to founding Transition Consulting, Mr. McDorman was a partner of Accenture.
Mr. McDorman received Bachelor of Science and Masters of Business Administration degrees from
Southern Methodist University.
Jerry A. Wackerhagen joined the Company in June 2005 as Executive Vice President – Chief
Information Officer and was named as President of the Company’s Retail Services Division in July 2007.
Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Wackerhagen served as Chief Executive Officer of EFT Services, Inc., a
consumer financial services company based in Columbia, South Carolina from 2001 to 2005. In 2000, he
was Vice President of Sales for Trade Management Company, a joint venture between International
Business Machines Corporation, Fluor Corporation and the Royal Bank of Canada. From 1999 to 2000, Mr.
Wackerhagen was Vice President and Chief Information Officer at AGL Resources. Prior to that, he served
as a Principal at IBM Global Services from 1996 to 1999 and as the Vice President and Chief Information
Officer of CMI Industries, Inc. from 1991 to 1996.
Thomas A. Bessant, Jr. has been the Company’s Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer
since July 1998. He joined the Company in May 1993 as Vice President – Finance and Treasurer and was
elected Senior Vice President – Chief Financial Officer in July 1997. Prior to joining the Company, Mr.
Bessant was a Senior Manager in the Corporate Finance Consulting Services Group of Arthur Andersen &
Co., S.C. in Dallas, Texas from June 1989 to April 1993. Prior to that, Mr. Bessant was a Vice President in
the Corporate Banking Division of NCNB Texas, N.A., and its predecessor banking corporations, beginning
in 1981.
Robert D. Brockman joined the Company in July 1995 as Executive Vice President –
Administration. Prior to that, he served as Vice President – Human Resources of THORN Americas, Inc.,
the then-operator of the Rent-A-Center chain of rent-to-own stores, from December 1986 to June 1995.
Michael D. Gaston joined the Company in April 1997 as Executive Vice President – Business
Development. He was named as Executive Vice President – Corporate Development in July 2007. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Gaston served as President of The Gaston Corporation, a private consulting firm,
from 1984 to April 1997, and Executive Vice President of Barkley & Evergreen, an advertising and
consulting agency, from 1991 to April 1997.
James H. Kauffman has been the Company’s Executive Vice President – Corporate Development
since July 2007. He was the Executive Vice President – Financial Services from September 2004 until July
2007. He joined the Company in July 1996 as Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer. He
served as President – Cash America Pawn from July 1997 to July 1998, and as Chief Executive Officer of
Rent-A-Tire, Inc. from July 1998 until August 2002, and as Executive Vice President – International
Operations from October 1999 to September 2004. Before joining the Company, Mr. Kauffman served as
President of Keystone Steel & Wire Company, a wire products manufacturer, from July 1991 to June 1996.
J. Curtis Linscott became Executive Vice President – General Counsel & Corporate Secretary in
May 2006. He was appointed Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in May 2005. Mr.
Linscott joined the Company in 1995, serving as Associate General Counsel and Vice President – Associate