Martin E. Franklin

MARTIN E. FRANKLIN has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Jarden Corporation since September 2001. Mr. Franklin has had extensive
executive experience in running public companies. He held the positions
of Chairman and CEO of Lumen Technologies, Inc. (formerly BEC Group,
Inc.), a NYSE company, from May 1996 to December 1998, and of its
predecessor, Benson Eyecare Corporation, from October 1992 to May 1996.
Mr. Franklin served as Executive Chairman of Boll Inc. from July 1997
until its sale in February 2000. He has served as non-executive chairman
of FindSVP, Inc., since March 2003. In addition to his public company
activities, Mr. Franklin is a principal and executive officer of a
number of private investment entities. He sits on the Board of various
charitable organizations including the Jewish Theological Seminary of
America and One Family Fund. He received a BA in Political Science from
the University of Pennsylvania.