Lee W. Melody

LEE W. MELODY joined the company in October 1994 as Vice President in
Marketing, assumed the position of Chief Operating Officer in December
1994, was appointed President effective March 1, 1995 and was appointed
Chief Executive Officer in February 1997. Mr. Melody has been a member
of the Board of Directors of the company since March 1995. Mr. Melody’s
prior experience involved sales, marketing and manufacturing. Prior to
joining the company, from March 1993 to July 1994, Mr. Melody was a
principal in an automotive after-market franchise and Mr. Melody was
President and CEO of McGuire Nicholas, a consumer goods product company
in hardware sales, from October 1991 to February 1993. Prior to that
time, he was Vice President of Marketing and Sales of RSI Home Products,
a manufacturer of bath products, vanities and medicine cabinets, from
January 1990 to December 1990, and Senior Vice President of Allegretti &
Company, a manufacturer of electrical lawn and garden products, from
1987 to 1990. Mr. Melody service in the U.S. Navy Submarine Corps from
1960 to 1966 and graduated from the Executive Program of UCLA Graduate
School of Management in 1989.