Andrew L. Simon

ANDREW L. SIMON is Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and
Chief Executive Officer of Touchstone Applied Science Associates, Inc.
Mr. Simon also serves as a Director and Secretary of BETA. He was a
Founder of the company and previously served as a Director from 1976 to
1991 and has acted as a financial consultant to the company since its
inception in 1976. From 1983 to 1986, he was a Vice President/Marketing
Division Head in the Private Clients Group at Bankers Trust Company. Mr.
Simon was a Vice President at Citibank, NA, where he held a number of
senior marketing and sales positions from 1980 to 1983. Prior to 1980,
Mr. Simon served as Marketing Director for several consumer package
goods companies including Norcliff-Thayer and Lederle Laboratories. He
holds an MBA from Columbia University and a BA from Washington
University. Mr. Simon is on The George Washington University National
Council for Education and Human Development and a Director of The Hudson
Valley Trust.