Edward A. Gavaldon

EDWARD A. GAVALDON has served the company as Chairman, President, and
Chief Executive Officer of Peerless Systems Corp. since January 1995.
Prior to joining Peerless, Mr. Gavaldon worked at Xerox Corporation for
23 years in various positions including: Manager, Strategy and Programs
for Printing Products; Chief Engineer, High Speed Laser Printers; Vice
President, Worldwide Marketing, Laser Printers; and most recently as
Vice President/General Manager in the Desktop Laser Printer Business
Unit. Mr. Gavaldon received an M.B.A. degree from the University of
Southern California and a B.A. degree in Economics from the University
of California at Los Angeles.