Alan B. Snyder

ALAN B. SNYDER, the founder of Snyder Capital Management, Inc., is a
portfolio manager and research analyst. His background in the investment
industry is a unique blend of research and portfolio management,
institutional and brokerage, trading and selling, domestic and
international. Prior to founding Snyder Capital Management, Inc. he was
a partner in Siebel Capital Management, one of the most consistently
successful investment organizations in the country. Before joining
Siebel Capital, he held the position of Vice President – Research at
Cantor, Fitzgerald and Company (a major trading firm), where he was
instrumental in establishing its investment research division. Earlier,
he spent eight years as Vice President – Research at Rowe & Pitman,
Incorporated, one of the premier European brokerage firms, where he
dealt with the major institutional investors in Europe, the Middle East
and the Fat East. Mr. Snyder holds a MBA degree in Finance from the
University of California at Berkeley. He received an MS degree in
chemistry from Yale University, and is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the
University of Maryland. Mr. Snyder is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He
is a member of the Financial Analysts Federation, and has served on the
Board of Directors of the Security Analysts of San Francisco.