Board of Directors

B.J. Handal, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

• More than 27 years of senior level experience sourcing and marketing of import footwear and apparel
• Worked with the executive director of the footwear industry's major trade organization to develop an Internet presence for dual-use
• Extensively traveled to source products from China, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia

Janet B. Handal, President

• Co-founder of two software start-up companies
• Former vice president and director of strategic alliances at FundsXpress, an Internet banking and financial services company
• Former chair of President Clinton’s White House Task Force on Information Technology and the Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) for White House pilot projects also included work with the team tasked to formulate commercialization of the Internet

Richard C. Kane

• Former president, chief operating officer and bank director of Bank Leumi Trust Company, New York
• Senior positions at Citibank, including chief executive officer of Diners Club and chief executive officer of Citicorp Credit Services
• Founder and chief executive officer of Internet financial services company

Edwin A. Goodman

• Managing director of Milestone Venture Partners
• Former president of Hambros America
• Early investor and board member for Staples and Home Depot

Margaret Wyant

• Managing director and founder of Isabella Capital LLC, a venture capital firm
• Founded Proctor and Gamble’s Strategic Planning and New Ventures Group
• Former senior marketing and general manager for Proctor and Gamble

Mitchell J. Brooks

• 22 years of experience in the fields of advertising, marketing and marketing research
• Founder and president of Brooks Rose Marketing Research, a full service marketing research firm providing qualitative and quantitative research for consumer, business and institutional audience

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