The NASDAQ CEO Signature Series, a one-on-one interview between a NASDAQ listed CEO and a business financial journalist, is designed to communicate the mission, values and growth potential of a particular company.
	Cavium Networks [CAVM] - May 5, 2008 President and CEO Watch Video Syed Ali Syed B. Ali is one of our founders and has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors since the inception of the company in 2000. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Ali was Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Malleable Technologies, a communication chip company of which he was a founding management team member. Malleable Technologies was acquired by PMC Sierra, a communication IC company in 2000. From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Ali was an Executive Director at Samsung Electronics where he started the Flash memory and CPU businesses and put together the business plans that drove sales in each line to over a $100M in less than two years. Prior to that, he had various positions at Wafer Scale Integration, a division of SGS-Thompson, Tandem Computer, and American Microsystems. He received a BSEE from Osmania University, in Hyderabad, India and an MSEE from the University of Michigan. Cavium Networks Cavium Networks (NASDAQ: CAVM) is a provider of highly integrated semiconductor products that enable intelligent processing in networking, communications, storage and security applications. We refer to our products as enabling intelligent processing because they allow customers to develop networking equipment that is application-aware and content-aware and securely processes voice, video and data traffic at high speeds. Our products are used in a broad array of networking, communications, storage, wireless and security equipment, including routers, switches, content-aware switches, UTM and other security appliances, application-aware gateways, voice/video/data, or triple-play, gateways, wireless local area network, or WLAN, and 3G access and aggregation devices, storage networking equipment, servers and intelligent network interface cards. Cavium Networks' products consists of integrated, software compatible security and Multicore MIPS64 processors ranging in performance from 10 Mbps to 10 Gbps.

Orion Energy Systems, Inc.[OESX] - April 24, 2008 President and CEO Watch Video Neal Verfuerth Neal Verfuerth has been the driving force of the company he helped found in 1996. Under his leadership, Orion Energy Systems has grown into a company with more than 200 employees and annual sales of well over $50 million, to thousands of customers that include 78 of the Fortune 500. He has created many patented products, principally the Illuminator lighting fixture platform, Apollo Solar Light Pipe, InteLite Controls, and other energy-saving technologies. Verfuerth has also developed innovative, proprietary sales and financing programs for Orion's energy efficient products and services. Neal Verfuerth's accomplishments as a business leader and technology innovator have been recently recognized by the Alliance to Save Energy, National Society of Professional Engineers, Inc. 500, Ernst & Young, and many others. Orion Energy Systems, Inc. Orion Energy Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: OESX) is a leading power technology enterprise that designs, manufactures and implements energy management systems, consisting primarily of high-performance, energy efficient lighting systems and controls and related services, for commercial and industrial customers without compromising their quantity or quality of light. Orion has deployed its energy management systems in 3,300 facilities across North America. Since 2001, Orion technology has displaced over 303 megawatts, enough electricity to power more than 250,000 homes per year, saving customers $304 million, and reducing indirect CO2 emissions by 3.8 million tons. For more information, visit www.oriones.com.

Clean Diesel Technologies[CDTI] - April 17, 2008 President and Chairman of the Board Watch Video Dr. Bernhard Steiner Dr. Bernhard Steiner was appointed Chairman of the Board of Clean Diesel and elected a director in September 2004. In January 2006 Dr. Steiner was also appointed to the position of President. Steiner was Executive Director of Sales and Marketing at Sweden-based Wayfinder Systems AB, which has launched server-based navigation systems for mobile phones and has become the market leader in the field. From 1999 through March 2003, Steiner served in varying positions with Motorola, Inc. beginning as Director, Strategic Marketing and New Business Development for the Integrated Electronics Systems Sector, working with four business groups: automotive, telematics, energy systems and computer platforms. Within one year Steiner was promoted to Director, Worldwide Sales and Marketing, and then to General Manager Global Solutions, for the company's personal communication sector, where he created and grew a team of more than 200 professionals to enter into the hardware services and application business. From 1994 through 1998, Steiner held the position of Group Managing Director at London-based NXT PLC, where he was involved in strategic planning including M&A and technical developments to ensure the Group's continued growth and profitability. He also served as Chairman and CEO of Huntingdon, UK-based Mission Electronics and Leeds and UK-based Wharfedale International Limited under NXT PLC, where he restructured the companies to integrate them into the company and make them profitable. Steiner received his Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland. He speaks several languages, including German, Italian, French and English, and resides in Mainz-Kostheim in Germany. Clean Diesel Technologies Clean Diesel Technologies (NASDAQ: CDTI) is a cleantech company providing sustainable solutions to reduce emissions, increase energy efficiency and lower the carbon intensity of on- and off-road engine applications. Clean Diesel's patented technologies and products allow manufacturers and operators to comply with increasingly strict regulatory emissions and air quality standards, while also improving fuel economy and power. The Company's solutions, which are in commercial use worldwide, significantly reduce emissions formed by the combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels, including particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. Clean Diesel solutions also reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, a key greenhouse gas associated with global climate change. Clean Diesel develops and manages intellectual property from original concept to full-scale commercial deployment. Its offerings include ARIS® Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR); the patented combination of SCR and Exhaust Gas Recirculation; hydrocarbon injection for emissions control applications; Platinum Plus® Fuel-Borne Catalyst (FBC); the Purifier™ family of particulate filter systems; and its Wire Mesh Filter particulate filter technologies. The Company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. A wholly owned subsidiary, Clean Diesel International, LLC, is based in London, England. For more information, please visit www.cdti.com.

Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc.[OCLS] - April 16, 2008 Hojabr Alimi, President and CEO Watch Video Hojabr Alimi Hojabr Alimi, one of our founders, has served as our chief executive officer, president and director since 1999 and was appointed as chairman of the board of directors in June 2006. Prior to co-founding our company with his spouse in 1999, Mr. Alimi was a corporate microbiologist for Arterial Vascular Engineering. Mr. Alimi received a B.A. in biology from Sonoma State University. Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. Oculus Innovative Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture and marketing of a family of products intended to help prevent and treat infection in acute and chronic wounds. Oculus’ platform technology, called Microcyn®, is a non-irritating shelf-stable solution containing oxychlorine compounds that is designed to treat a wide range of pathogens, including antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria (including MRSA), as well as viruses, fungi and spores.

Gateway Financial Holdings, Inc.[GBTS] - April 4, 2008 D. Ben Berry, President,Chairman and CEO Watch Video D. Ben Berry Mr. Berry founded Gateway Financial Holdings, Inc. in 1998. He is a native of Hertford, North Carolina. He attended Chowan College, is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Banking, and a Graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University. Mr. Berry began his banking career in 1977 as a management trainee with Peoples Bank & Trust Company (now RBC Centura) in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. While at Centura, Mr. Berry held a number of management positions in various cities throughout eastern North Carolina. He served as Regional Executive for Centura Bank covering northeastern North Carolina and southeastern Virginia before leaving in March of 1998 to form Gateway Bank. Mr. Berry currently serves on the American Bankers Association Government Relations Council and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Bankers Association. He has previously served as a member of the Community Bankers Council of the American Bankers Association and serves on numerous local civic boards. Gateway Financial Holdings, Inc. Gateway Financial Holdings, Inc. is the parent company for Gateway Bank and Trust, which first opened its doors for business in 1998 with one office and 12 employees in northeastern North Carolina. Since that time, the holding company has grown to $1.9 billion in assets and more than 400 employees, through the Bank and its subsidiaries: The Bank of Richmond (a division of Gateway Bank and Trust), Gateway Insurance Services, Gateway Investment Services, Gateway Bank Mortgage, and Gateway Title Agency. With 35 financial centers across eastern North Carolina and Virginia, Gateway Financial is among the fastest growing bank holding companies in the nation. Mr. Berry currently serves on the American Bankers Association Government Relations Council and is a former member of the Board of Directors of the North Carolina Bankers Association. He has previously served as a member of the Community Bankers Council of the American Bankers Association and serves on numerous local civic boards. Financial Centers: Twenty in Virginia: Virginia Beach (7), Richmond (6), Chesapeake (3), Emporia (2), Suffolk and Norfolk; and Fifteen in North Carolina: Chapel Hill, Elizabeth City (3), Edenton, Kitty Hawk (2), Raleigh (3), Moyock, Nags Head, Plymouth, Roper, and Wilmington.

AspenBio Pharma, Inc.[APPY] - April 2, 2008 Richard G. Donnelly, President,Director and CEO Watch Video Richard G. Donnelly Richard G. Donnelly was elected President, Chief Executive Officer and as a director, in January 2005. From September 1999 to December 2004, Mr. Donnelly served in senior marketing positions with Heska Corporation, including most recently as Senior Director of Marketing. From January 1993 to September 1999, Mr. Donnelly served as Director of Marketing for the Fort Dodge division of Wyeth Inc., (American Home Products). Mr. Donnelly holds a three-year diploma in Animal Science from St. Lawrence College. AspenBio Pharma, Inc. AspenBio Pharma, Inc. (the "Company" or "AspenBio" also we, us or our) is an emerging medical biotechnology company engaged in the discovery, research, development, manufacture, and licensing or marketing of novel drugs and diagnostics for human and animal healthcare. Founded in August 2000, as a Colorado corporation and headquartered in Castle Rock, Colorado, we leverage our proprietary knowledge and technology towards the development of novel patented or patentable products we believe have substantial market potential. Using our proprietary protein purifying methods and other proteomic technologies, we discovered several blood markers that appear to correlate with appendicitis in humans. We are currently engaged in the development and testing of our two first-generation blood-based human diagnostic tests designed to rapidly help screen or rule out appendicitis in patients complaining of abdominal pain. We are in the process of completing the appropriate requirements to file and secure a United States Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") 510(k) clearance for our initial screening technology, AppyScore, which in late 2007 demonstrated 98% sensitivity in a 471 patient multi-hospital study.

StealthGas, Inc.[GASS] - March 26, 2008 Harry N. Vafias, President and CEO Watch Video Harry N. Vafias Harry N. Vafias has been our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our Board of Directors since our inception in December 2004. Mr. Vafias has been actively involved in the tanker and gas shipping industry since 1999. He has worked at Seascope, a leading ship brokering firm specializing in sale and purchase of vessels and chartering of oil tankers. Mr. Vafias also worked at Braemar, a leading ship brokering firm, where he gained extensive experience in tanker and dry cargo chartering. Seascope and Braemar merged in 2001 to form Braemar Seascope Group plc, a public company quoted on the London Stock Exchange and one of the world's largest ship brokering and shipping service groups. From 2000 until 2004, he worked at Brave Maritime and Stealth Maritime, companies providing comprehensive ship management services, where Mr. Vafias headed the operations and chartering departments of Stealth Maritime and served as manager for the sale and purchase departments of both Brave Maritime and Stealth Maritime. Mr. Vafias graduated from City University Business School in the City of London in 1999 with a B.A. in Management Science and from Metropolitan University in 2000 with a Masters degree in Shipping, Trade and Transport. StealthGas, Inc. StealthGas Inc is a provider of international seaborne transportation services to LPG producers and users. Our vessels carry various petroleum and petrochemical gas products in liquefied form, including propane, butane, butadiene, isopropane, propylene and vinyl chloride monomer, which are all byproducts of the production of oil and natural gas. These products are transported in liquefied form in order to reduce their volume and to facilitate their handling.

Rubicon Technology, Inc.[RBCN] - March 13, 2008 Raja M. Parvez, President and CEO Watch Video Raja M. Parvez Raja M. Parvez has served as our president and chief executive officer since January 2006 and as a member of our board of directors since August 2006. Prior to joining us, Mr. Parvez served as chief operating officer, chief manufacturing officer and vice president at CyOptics, Inc., a designer, developer and marketer of indium phosphide optical chips and components for access, metro and long-haul communications systems from July 2001 through December 2005. From July 2000 to July 2001, Mr. Parvez was president and vice president of manufacturing at Optigain, Inc. a subsidiary of FiTel Technologies, a designer and manufacturer of amplifiers for communications systems. From 1984 to 2000, he was at Lucent Technologies, where he served as distinguished and consulting member of the technical staff. His focus was on operational excellence for Lucent-Optoelectronics products, including indium phosphide and lithium niobate components. Mr. Parvez holds a BS in mechanical engineering from the University of Peshawar, an MS in industrial engineering and an MS in management, each from Polytechnic University in New York. Rubicon Technology, Inc. Rubicon Technology, Inc. is an advanced electronic materials provider that is engaged in developing, manufacturing and selling monocrystalline sapphire and other crystalline products for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), blue laser diodes, optoelectronics and other optical applications. The Company applies its proprietary crystal growth technology to produce very high-quality sapphire in a form that allows for volume production of various sizes and orientations of substrates and windows. Rubicon is a vertically-integrated manufacturer with capabilities in crystal growth, high precision core drilling, wafer slicing, surface lapping, large-diameter polishing and wafer cleaning processes, which the Company employs to convert the bulk crystal into products with the quality and precision specified by its customers. The Company is actively developing larger diameter products to support next-generation LED, RFIC and optical window applications.

Elbit Systems Ltd.[ESLT] - March 12, 2008 Joseph Ackerman, President and CEO Watch Video Joseph Ackerman Joseph Ackerman has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Elbit Systems Ltd. since 1996. He serves as chairman or a director on the boards of many of the companies in the Elbit Systems Group. Mr. Ackerman joined Elbit Ltd. in 1982 and held various management positions, including Senior Vice President and General Manager - Elbit Defense Systems Division, General Manager - EFW Inc., Senior Vice President - Operations Group; and Vice President - Advanced Battlefield Systems. Prior to joining Elbit Ltd. he owned and operated an agricultural business. Mr. Ackerman served as an officer in the Israel Air Force as a flight test engineer. He holds a bachelor of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology. Elbit Systems Ltd. Elbit Systems Ltd. is an international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of defense-related programs throughout the world. The Company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land and naval systems, command, control, communications, computers, intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance ("C4ISR"), unmanned air vehicle (UAV) systems, advanced electro-optics, electro-optic space systems, EW suites, airborne warning systems, ELINT systems, data links and military communications systems and radios. The Company also focuses on the upgrading of existing military platforms and developing new technologies for defense, homeland security and commercial aviation applications.

Threshold Pharmaceuticals[THLD] - February 13, 2008 Harold E. Selick, CEO Watch Video Harold E. "Barry" Selick Harold E. "Barry" Selick, Ph.D. joined Threshold as Chief Executive Officer in May 2003. Since June 2002, Dr. Selick has been a Venture Partner of Sofinnova Ventures, Inc., a venture capital firm. From January 1999 to April 2002, he was Chief Executive Officer of Camitro Corporation, a biotechnology company. From 1992 to 1999, he was at Affymax Research Institute, the drug discovery technology development center for Glaxo Wellcome plc, most recently as Vice President of Research. Prior to working at Affymax he held scientific positions at Protein Design Labs, Inc. and Anergen, Inc.. As a staff scientist at Protein Design Labs, he co-invented the technology underlying the creation of fully humanized antibody therapeutics and applied that to PDL's first product, Zenapax, which was developed and commercialized by Roche for treating kidney transplant rejection. Dr. Selick also serves on the Board of Directors of DiObex, Inc. and Catalyst Biosciences. Dr. Selick received his B.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania and was a Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Fund Fellow and an American Cancer Society Senior Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. Threshold Pharmaceuticals Threshold is a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of therapeutics based on Tumor Hypoxia, a powerful scientific platform that offers broad potential to treat most solid tumors. By selectively targeting tumor cells, we are building a pipeline of drugs that hold promise to be more effective and less toxic to healthy tissues than conventional drugs.

Huntington Bancshares, Inc.[HBAN] - January 30, 2008 Tom Hoaglin, Chairman, President and CEO Watch Video Tom Hoaglin Tom Hoaglin joined Huntington as President and Chief Executive Officer in February, 2001. He assumed the additional role of Chairman later that year. A banker for over 34 years, he worked for Bank One Corporation from 1973-99 and for AmSouth Bancorporation during 2000. Born and raised in South Charleston, West Virginia, Mr. Hoaglin earned a bachelor's degree in economics with high honors from Denison University and a master's of business administration from Stanford University. He serves as Chairman of the Columbus Downtown Development Corporation and Capitol South Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation, Chairman of the Columbus Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of OhioHealth. He is on the boards of The Columbus Partnership and CompeteColumbus. Hoaglin also serves as a trustee of Denison University, and a director of AEP, The Gorman-Rupp Company and The Jeffrey Company. Mr. Hoaglin and his wife, Ann, have been married for 33 years and reside in Columbus. Huntington Bancshares, Inc. Huntington Bancshares Incorporated is a $55 billion regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Huntington has more than 141 years of serving the financial needs of its customers. Huntington's banking subsidiary, The Huntington National Bank, provides innovative retail and commercial financial products and services through over 600 regional banking offices in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Huntington also offers retail and commercial financial services online at huntington.com; through its technologically advanced, 24-hour telephone bank; and through its network of over 1,400 ATMs. Selected financial service activities are also conducted in other states including: Dealer Sales offices in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee; Private Financial and Capital Markets Group offices in Florida; and Mortgage Banking offices in Maryland and New Jersey. Sky Insurance offers retail and commercial insurance agency services, through offices in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, and West Virginia. International banking services are available through the headquarters office in Columbus, a limited purpose office located in both the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong.

Biosante Pharmaceuticals, Inc.[BPAX] - January 17, 2008 Stephen M. Simes, Director, President and CEO Watch Video Stephen M. Simes Stephen M. Simes has served as our Vice Chairman, President and a director of our company since January 1998 and Chief Executive Officer since March 1998. From October 1994 to January 1997, Mr. Simes was President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (currently a wholly owned subsidiary of Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) a company with a product focus on infectious diseases, AIDS, endocrinology and oncology. From 1989 to 1993, Mr. Simes was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gynex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a company which concentrated on the AIDS, endocrinology, urology and growth disorders markets. In 1993, Gynex was acquired by Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. (formerly Bio-Technology General Corp.), and from 1993 to 1994, Mr. Simes served as Senior Vice President and director of Savient Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mr. Simes’ career in the pharmaceutical industry started in 1974 with G.D. Searle & Co. (now a part of Pfizer Inc.). Biosante Pharmaceuticals, Inc. BioSante is developing a pipeline of hormone therapy products to treat both men and women. These hormone therapy products are gel formulations for transdermal administration that deliver estradiol and testosterone. BioSante's lead products include LibiGel® (transdermal testosterone gel) in Phase III clinical development by BioSante for the treatment of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) and Elestrin (estradiol gel) developed through U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval by BioSante indicated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause, marketed in the U.S. by Bradley Pharmaceuticals, Inc., BioSante's licensee. Also in development are Bio-T-Gel, a testosterone gel for male hypogonadism, and an oral contraceptive in Phase II clinical development using BioSante patented technology. The current market in the U.S. for estrogen and testosterone products is approximately $2.5 billion and for oral contraceptives approximately $3.0 billion. The company also is developing its calcium phosphate nanotechnology (CaP) for novel vaccines, drug delivery, and aesthetic medicine (BioLook). Additional information is available online at: www.biosantepharma.com.

ZipRealty[ZIPR] - December 21, 2007 Patrick Lashinsky, President and CEO Watch Video Patrick Lashinsky As the Chief Executive Officer and President, Pat Lashinsky serves on the Board of Directors and is responsible for the company vision, planning, and overall strategy in addition to day to day oversight of the company's overall operations and its growth and innovation initiatives. Mr. Lashinsky has previously served as President, Executive Vice President of Product Strategy and Development, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, and as Vice President of Sales at ZipRealty. Mr. Lashinsky has over 10 years marketing experience working with such household names as General Mills, Taco Bell, and Del Monte. While at General Mills, he was responsible for the creation and development of Go-Gurt Yogurt in addition to managing brands such as Pop Secret and Chex Mix. Prior to joining ZipRealty, Mr. Lashinsky was the lead for new product development at Del Monte. Mr. Lashinsky has taught marketing classes at Wharton School of Business and the Anderson School of Business at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has a Masters of Business in Marketing from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Economies from the University of California at Berkeley ZipRealty ZipRealty is a full-service residential real estate brokerage firm. The Company uses the Internet, proprietary technology and efficient business processes to provide home buyers and sellers with high-quality service and value. Founded in 1999, the Company currently operates in 33 major metropolitan areas in 18 states and the District of Columbia. The Company’s client-centric business strategy utilizes a sophisticated Web site, which enables home buyers and sellers to access comprehensive local Multiple Listing Services home listings data and other relevant information. The Company also utilizes a proprietary business management technology platform, which reduces costs and allows the Company to pass on significant financial savings to consumers. This Internet-enabled, technology-driven, employee-based model provides the Company with a distinct competitive advantage, allowing ZipRealty to consistently deliver outstanding service to clients.

Dionex Corporation[DNEX] - December 7, 2007 Dr. Lukas Braunschweiler, President and CEO Watch Video Dr. Lukas Braunschweiler Dr. Lukas Braunschweiler joined Dionex Corporation as its President and Chief Executive Officer on August 5, 2002. Dr. Braunschweiler came to Dionex from Mettler-Toledo International, where he worked for eight years in various senior executive positions. He earned a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and analytical instrumentation at the Swiss Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland. Dionex is a leading developer and manufacturer of laboratory and process analytical systems and related products used to isolate, identify, and quantify the components of complex chemical mixtures. Dionex Corporation Dionex is a leading developer and manufacturer of laboratory and process analytical systems and related products used to isolate, identify, and quantify the components of complex chemical mixtures. Dionex products are used extensively in environmental analysis, and by the pharmaceutical, life sciences, biotechnology, chemical, petrochemical, power generation, food and beverage, and electronics industries. These products are used to meet analytical needs ranging from basic research to in-process quality control. Dionex customers include many of the largest industrial companies worldwide, as well as government agencies, research institutions, and universities. The Dionex product line offers a broad range of analytical technologies to meet the needs of a growing number of customers. In the area of liquid chromatography, these technologies include ion chromatography (IC), classical high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), HPLC using polymeric flowpaths and capillary- and nano HPLC. In the area of sample preparation, these technologies include accelerated solvent extraction (ASE®). Dionex chromatography workstations provide reliable start-to-finish automation and multiple instrument control. An extensive and evolving line of columns, accessories, and other consumable products offers customers a range of choices to fill their needs. Dionex is best known for pioneering IC, a powerful technique that separates ions, or charged molecules. Introduced in 1975, IC is now critically important in determining drinking water quality, environmental contaminants in waste-water, and on-line monitoring of raw materials and production processes in a variety of manufacturing facilities. Today, Dionex is the market leader in the $250 million ion analysis market. Dionex provides a broad range of HPLC products in the HPLC market, which averages $2 billion. These HPLC products include classical stainless steel systems, HPLC systems for biomolecules using polymeric flowpaths, and capillary and nano HPLC systems for proteomics research. Innovative HPLC capabilities developed by Dionex for analyzing carbohydrates have proven valuable in the development of therapeutic agents for heart disease, AIDS, arthritis, and other medical conditions. Dionex also develops and commercializes new technologies with demonstrated performance capabilities, such as ASE. ASE is extremely effective for extracting organic compounds from soils, polymers, processed foods, and other materials, and is faster, easier, and more economical than conventional methods. Based in Sunnyvale, California, Dionex employs approximately 1,000 people worldwide and reported revenues of approximately $327 million for its 2007 fiscal year. Dionex shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol DNEX.

Innospec Inc.[IOSP] - November 29, 2007 Paul Jennings, President and CEO Watch Video Paul Jennings Paul Jennings serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, having been appointed to this position on June 23, 2005. Prior to this he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer having joined the Corporation in November 2002. Before joining the Corporation, Mr. Jennings served as Chief Financial Officer for Griffin LLC, a joint venture between Griffin Corporation and DuPont in the crop protection chemical industry based in the USA. From 1986 to 1999, Mr. Jennings held the positions of Chief Financial Officer and Vice President – Finance for various divisions and regions of Courtaulds plc working in Europe, USA and Singapore spanning the fiber, chemical, film and coating industries. Mr. Jennings was appointed as a non-executive director of Exide Technologies with effect from September 18, 2006. Innospec Inc. Innospec Inc. is an international specialty chemicals company with almost 1,000 employees in 23 countries. Innospec divides its operations into three distinct business areas: Fuel Specialties, Active Chemicals, and Octane Additives. Together, the three businesses manufacture and supply a wide range of specialty chemicals to markets in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific. Innospec's Fuel Specialties business specializes in manufacturing and supplying the fuel additives that help improve fuel efficiency, boost engine performance and reduce harmful emissions. Innospec's Active Chemicals business includes a range of companies that manufacture performance chemicals used in the manufacture of such items as personal care products, household detergents and crop protection chemicals as well as in the plastics, paper, metal plating and oil industries. Innospec's Octane Additives business is the world's only producer of tetra ethyl lead.

Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc.[PINN] - November 21, 2007 Peter G. Schoonmaker, President, Director and CEO Watch Video Peter G. Schoonmaker Mr. Schoonmaker has served as Chief Executive Officer since inception in June 2003, and as President and a director since February 2006. Mr. Schoonmaker has over 16 years of experience in the acquisition, exploration and development of Coalbed methan properties as well as conventional oil and gas properties. Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc. We are an independent energy company engaged in the acquisition, exploration and development of domestic onshore natural gas reserves. We currently focus our efforts on the development of coalbed methan, or CBM, properties located in the Rooky Mountain region, and we are a substantial holder of CBM acreage in the Powder River Basin and also have accumulated an acreage position in the Green River Basin. We have assembled a large, predominantly undeveloped CBM leasehold position, which we believe positions us for significant long-term growth in production and proved reserves. In addition, we own over 94% of the rights to develop conventional and unconventional oil and gas in zones below our existing CBM reserves. As of June 30, 2007, we owned natural gas and oil leasehold interests in approximately 480,000 gross (330,000 net) acres, approximately 92% of which are undeveloped. As of June 20, 2007, we had identified approximately 5,000 CBM drilling locations on our existing acreage, primarily on 80-acre well spacing, targeting an average of three coal seams per location. Based on our drilling results to date, analysis of core sample and third-party results in adjacent areas, we believe that our remaining undeveloed CBM acreage has substantial commercial potential. Our management team has an average of over 20 years of experience in acquiring, developing and operating oil and gas properties, primarily in the Rocky Mountain region with expertise in CBM multizone completions. In addition, the development of our CBM properties is low risk and predictable with an attractive cost structure. Our shares began trading on May 15, 2007, on the NASDAQ exchange. We were formed in June 2003 and are based in Sheridan, Wyoming.

DRI Corporation[TBUS] - November 19, 2007 David L. Turney, Chairman, President, and CEO Watch Video David L. Turney David L. Turney, age 63, has been the Company's Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer since May 1998 and a Company director since May 1996. Mr. Turney was co-founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Robinson Turney International, Inc., which was merged into the Company in April 1998. A consulting firm, RTI engaged in business development, marketing services, advisory services, and merger, acquisition and financing assignments for selected clients. Until the merger, the Company was an RTI client; all RTI clients were in the transit and transportation equipment industries. From March 1994 to December 1995, Mr. Turney was also engaged in strategic planning and development consulting services for his former employer, Mark IV Industries, Inc., an NYSE® listed company prior to its acquisition by a private investor. Mr. Turney founded the Mark IV Transportation Products Group, a group of nine companies, subsidiaries and operating units serving transit and transportation markets worldwide, and served as its Group Executive from February 1991 to February 1994. From 1984 to 1991, Mr. Turney was President of the Luminator division of Gulton Industries, Inc., which became a wholly owned subsidiary of Mark IV in 1987. Prior to 1984, he served in various managerial and engineering capacities in four corporations spanning the telecommunications, industrial hard goods, consumer electronics and electromagnetic components industries. Mr. Turney is active in APTA. A former chair of APTA's Business Members' group, he presently serves on the APTA Business Members' Board of Governors, as well as other industry elected and appointed positions. Mr. Turney received his B.S. degree in industrial management from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and he has participated in numerous postgraduate study courses in finance, mergers and acquisitions, public company administration, and operations. DRI Corporation DRI is a digital communications technology leader in the domestic and international public transportation and transit security markets. Our products include: TwinVision® and Mobitec® electronic destination sign systems, Talking Bus® voice announcement systems, Digital Recorders® Internet-based passenger information and automatic vehicle location/monitoring systems, and VacTell™ video actionable intelligence systems. Our products help increase the mobility, flow, safety, and security of people who rely upon transportation infrastructure around the globe. Using proprietary hardware and software applications, our products provide easy-to-understand, real-time information that assists users and operators of transit bus and rail vehicles in locating, identifying, boarding, tracking, scheduling, and managing those vehicles. Our products also aid transit vehicle operators in their quest to increase ridership and reduce fuel consumption, as well as to identify and mitigate security risks on transit vehicles. Positioned not only to serve and address mobility, energy conservation, and environmental concerns, our products also serve the growing U.S. Homeland Security market. For more information about the Company and its operations worldwide, go to www.digrec.com.

Silicon Image, Inc.[SIMG] - November 12, 2007 Steve Tirado, President and CEO Watch Video Steve Tirado Since joining Silicon Image in 1999, he has served in a number of capacities, most recently as president of the storage division, and earlier as chief operating officer and executive vice president of marketing and business development. Tirado hails from Sun Microsystems, where he served as vice president of marketing for the Thin Client Products Group, with responsibility for driving the marketing and sales development efforts required to establish Sun''s thin client product family and associated server software in the marketplace. During his 13-year tenure at Sun, Tirado held senior positions in both sales and marketing, including director of product marketing for Volume Desktops, general manager of Sun Mexico, regional manager of sales for Latin America and product line manager for SPARCstation Desktop Products. Tirado received a master''s degree in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley, a masters of social work degree in community organization management and planning from Boston University and a bachelor''s degree in psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Silicon Image, Inc. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Silicon Image, Inc. is a leader in the secure distribution, presentation and storage of high-definition content. Silicon Image offers robust, high-bandwidth semiconductors in the global PC/display, consumer electronics and storage arenas based on its innovative digital interconnect technology. Silicon Image creates and drives industry standards for digital content delivery such as Digital Visual Interface (DVI), High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), and Serial ATA (SATA), leveraging strategic partnerships with global leaders in consumer electronics and personal computing. Silicon Image's strategy entails establishing industry-standard, high-speed digital interfaces and building market momentum and leadership through its first-to-market, standards-based integrated circuit (IC) products. The company broadens market adoption of the DVI, HDMI, and SATA interfaces by licensing its proven intellectual property (IP) cores to companies providing advanced system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions that incorporate these interfaces. Silicon Image has become one of the top 10 semiconductor IP licensing vendors in the world, according to Gartner Inc.

State Bancorp, Inc.[STBC] - November 7, 2007 Thomas M. O'Brien, President and CEO Watch Video Thomas M. O'Brien Thomas M. O'Brien is President and Chief Executive Officer of State Bank of Long Island. Prior to joining State Bank, Mr. O'Brien, was President and Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Bank of New York when it was acquired by New York Community Bancorp in 2006. Mr. O'Brien began his banking career in 1977 at North Side Savings Bank. He was appointed CEO in 1984 at age 33. In 1986, he led North Side's initial public offering, among the first savings banks to go public in New York State. Mr. O'Brien joined North Fork Bancorporation as Vice Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors in 1996 in conjunction with North Fork's acquisition of North Side. In 2000, he joined Atlantic Bank of New York as President and CEO and a member of the Board of Directors. Among Mr. O'Brien's current affiliations are: Chairman of the New York State Bankers Association, Independent Trustee for Prudential Insurance Company's $65 billion mutual fund complex, Trustee for Catholic Healthcare System of New York and Catholic Healthcare Foundation, Inc., and Trustee for Niagara University. He has previously served as Trustee of Molloy College where he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws, member of the National Advisory Board of Fannie Mae, and Advisory Board member for Neighborhood Housing Services of New York. Mr. O'Brien holds a B.A. from Niagara University, an M.B.A. from Iona College and has completed the Executive School of Banking at Fairfield University. State Bancorp, Inc. State Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: STBC), is the holding company for State Bank of Long Island, the largest independent commercial bank headquartered on Long Island. In addition to its sixteen branch locations throughout Nassau, Suffolk and Queens Counties, the Bank owns Jericho, N.Y.-based Studebaker-Worthington Leasing Corp., a nationwide provider of business equipment leasing. The Bank also maintains a lending facility in Jericho. State Bank has built a reputation for providing high-quality personal service to meet the needs of commercial, small business, municipal and consumer markets throughout Long Island and Queens. The Company maintains a web site at www.statebankofli.com with corporate, investor and branch banking information.

Aftermarket Technology Corp.[ATAC] - October 30, 2007 Donald (Don) T. Johnson, Chairman, President and CEO Watch Video Donald (Don) T. Johnson Mr. Johnson joined Aftermarket Technology Corp. (ATAC) in January 2004. Prior to joining ATAC, Mr. Johnson was Global Director, Parts, Supply and Logistics of Ford Motor Company. During his career at Ford, Mr. Johnson was responsible for vision, mission, and strategy development for improvement and execution of all aspects of the global service parts supply chain performance. He was also responsible for the associated budgets for Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, Land Rover, and Jaguar brands. Annually, Mr. Johnson managed $6.0 billion in cost, $1.0 billion in inventory, 7,500 employees, and 60 facilities delivering 160 million orders to 15,000 dealers. During 1999-2003, Mr. Johnson launched a comprehensive "lean/improvement" strategy resulting in recognition for Ford as "Best In Class" in the service parts industry for order fulfillment, asset utilization, inventory turns, cost performance, new model launch support, and order-to-delivery performance to dealers. Mr. Johnson annually reduced costs $80-$100 million, reduced inventory by $400 million, annually improved productivity by 7%-10%, and oversaw a 30% reduction in personnel. Prior to Ford, Mr. Johnson held executive positions at Caterpillar, Inc. spanning a 26-year career including: Vice President - Logistics Services, Strategic Development Manager, Technology Manager, Inventory Systems Manager, Distribution Research Consultant, and Inventory Planning Manager. In his most senior position at as Vice President, Caterpillar Logistics, Mr. Johnson was a member of the administrative management team overseeing profitable grow at a 20%-25% annual rate. He successfully managed his team to reduce costs 5%-20% while improving end-customer satisfaction 10%-30% for clients. In his first year with ATAC, Mr. Johnson grew revenue 12%. Mr. Johnson holds a BA in Management from the University of Illinois with an Associates Degree in IT. Mr. Johnson is a member of ATAC's Board of Directors. Aftermarket Technology Corp. Aftermarket Technology Corp.(ATC) provides outsourced engineered solutions and supply chain logistics services to the light and medium/heavy duty vehicle aftermarket and consumer electronics industries.

Blue Coat Systems[BCSI] - October 12, 2007 Brian NeSmith, President, Chief Executive Officer Watch Video Brian NeSmith Brian NeSmith is a 1984 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, holding a Bachelors Degree in electrical engineering. In 1993, NeSmith co-founded Newbridge Networks' Local Area Networking business, VIVID, and served as the unit's first general manager. Under NeSmith'/s direction, VIVID developed and executed Newbridge's product strategy for Layer 3 Switched Routing products. In 1995, NeSmith co-founded and was CEO of Ipsilon Networks, the pioneer of IP Switching technology. In 1997, Ipsilon was acquired by Nokia, where the Ipsilon products became the basis for the market-leading Nokia firewall appliance. NeSmith served as general manager of the Nokia firewall appliance division. That business has grown to a $500M annual revenue. In March 1999, NeSmith was appointed President and CEO of then privately-held CacheFlow. NeSmith took the company public in November 1999, and has led the company on a strategic evolution to Blue Coat Systems, profitability and the number one proxy appliance position worldwide. Throughout his career, NeSmith has been a prominent figure in the IT industry, regularly speaking at industry events including Networld+Interop, Supercomm, InternetWorld and Technologic Partners' Network Outlook. NeSmith has also has written for publications such as Network World, Data Communications, and InternetWeek. NeSmith is a frequent guest on network television programs such as CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg. Today, NeSmith leads Blue Coat Systems in its mission to provide organizations with total visibility and control of all Web communications. Blue Coat Systems Blue Coat secures Web communications and accelerates business applications across the distributed enterprise. Blue Coat’s family of appliances and client-based solutions – deployed in branch offices, Internet gateways, end points, and data centers – provides intelligent points of policy-based control enabling IT organizations to optimize security and accelerate performance between users and applications. Blue Coat has installed more than 40,000 appliances worldwide. Blue Coat is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation[SSCC] - October 11, 2007 Patrick J. Moore, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Watch Video Patrick J. Moore Patrick J. Moore is chairman and chief executive officer of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation. He has held the company's top executive post since January 2002. Smurfit-Stone was formed in November 1998 by the merger of Jefferson Smurfit Corporation and Stone Container. Moore joined the former Jefferson Smurfit Corporation in 1987 as assistant treasurer. He held positions of increasing responsibility, including treasurer, vice president and general manager of the company's industrial packaging division, and chief financial officer before being named Smurfit-Stone president and CEO in January 2002. He was elected chairman of the board in May 2003. Prior to joining the company, Moore served 12 years at Continental Bank in Chicago in various corporate lending, international banking, and administrative positions. Moore is the lead independent director on the Archer Daniels Midland board, and also serves on the boards of American Forest & Paper Association, JP Morgan’s National Advisory Board, International Corrugated Case Association, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Metropolitan YMCA of St. Louis, Boys Hope/Girls Hope, and Big Shoulders (Chicago). He serves on the Washington University John M. Olin School of Business National Council and participates in numerous associations including Civic Progress (St. Louis) and The Commercial Club of Chicago. He earned a BS degree in business administration from DePaul University, with a concentration in finance. He lives in St. Louis with his wife Beth and three children. Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (NASDAQ: SSCC) is reshaping the world of packaging to drive profitable growth for our business and our customers' businesses by delivering the strongest price-value equation in the marketplace. Smurfit-Stone is the industry's leading integrated manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging products and services, is a leading producer of kraft paper packaging, bleached paperboard, and point-of-purchase displays. Smurfit-Stone is one of the world’s largest paper recyclers, a key raw material for its products. Smurfit-Stone continues to identify developing retail trends, creating innovative packaging concepts and speeding them to market. In the process, Smurfit-Stone is changing customer perceptions of what packaging can do and what the company can deliver. Smurfit-Stone is the only company in the industry to manufacture more than 70 custom, proprietary and standard machines, offering our customers turn-key installation, automation, line integration and packaging solutions. The company is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Chicago Climate Exchange. Smurfit-Stone has led the industry in safety every year since 2001, operates approximately 170 facilities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, and employs approximately 22,000 people.

DemandTec, Inc.[DMAN] - October 11, 2007 Patrick J. Moore, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Watch Video Dan Fishback, President, Chief Executive Officer Dan is President & CEO of DemandTec, Inc., a leading provider of Consumer Demand Management software. Under his leadership and vision, DemandTec has brought together three distinct disciplines - advanced econometrics, large-scale data processing, and Software-as-a-Service, in order to help retailers and consumer products manufacturers define merchandising and marketing strategies based on a scientific understanding of consumer behavior. Dan brings over 20 years of experience growing technology companies in dynamic markets, serving in senior executive positions at Ariba, Trading Dynamics, and Hyperion Solutions. Dan holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Minnesota. DemandTec, Inc. DemandTec's suite of on-demand applications empowers retailers and consumer products companies to optimize pricing, promotion, and other strategic decisions in order to achieve their revenue, profitability and sales volume objectives. DemandTec customers include leading retailers such as Advance Auto Parts, Best Buy, Circle K Stores, Delhaize America, Giant-Carlisle, H-E-B Grocery Co., Monoprix and Safeway, as well as more than 100 consumer products companies. For more information, please visit www.demandtec.com.

Syntel[SYNT] - September 28, 2007 Bharat Desai, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Watch Video Bharat Desai Bharat Desai is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Syntel (NASDAQ: SYNT), a global provider of integrated Information Technology and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solutions. Bharat co-founded Syntel in 1980 and today, it is a "Partner of Choice" to some of the world's best known brands. Syntel currently employs more than 9,200 people globally and has a market capitalization in excess of $1.6 billion. Syntel Syntel (NASDAQ: SYNT) is a leading global provider of integrated information technology and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) solutions. The Company's mission is to create new opportunities for its clients by harnessing the passion, talent and innovation of Syntel employees worldwide. It leverages dedicated vertical and service Centers of Excellence along with its flexible Global Delivery Model to deliver solutions that drive innovation, improve quality and reduce costs for Global 2000 customers in the Financial Services, Insurance, Health Care, Telecom, Retail, Aerospace, Manufacturing, and Automotive industries . Recognized by customers to be "Small enough to listen, Big enough to deliver." for its responsiveness and ability to build collaborative partnerships, the Company is known for solutions that deliver sustainable business advantage. Recently named to The Black Book of Outsourcing's "50 Best Managed Global Outsourcing Vendors" list, Syntel has more than 9,200 employees worldwide, is assessed at Level 5 of the SEI's CMMI, BS 7799-2:2002 as well as ISO 9001:2000 certified. To learn more, visit us at www.syntelinc.com.

Columbia Banking System, Inc.[COLB] - September 10, 2007 Melanie J. Dressel, Chief Operating Officer, President Watch Video Melanie J. Dressel Melanie J. Dressel was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Columbia Bank, the sole commercial banking subsidiary of Columbia Banking System, Inc. in January 2000, and has served as CEO of Columbia Banking System, Inc. (COLB) since February of 2003. Columbia Banking System, Inc. is the holding company for Columbia State Bank, headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, and Bank of Astoria, headquartered in Astoria, Oregon. Dressel joined Columbia Bank in 1993, at the beginning of the Company's major expansion into Tacoma/Pierce County, as senior vice president of private banking. In May 1997, Dressel was promoted to executive vice president of retail banking where she directed the operations, investments, private banking and marketing/communications divisions of Columbia Bank, as well as the branch network. Prior to Columbia, Dressel directed the private banking division of Puget Sound Bank. Between 1974 and 1988, she held various positions with the Bank of California. Ms. Dressel is a graduate of the University of Washington with a degree in Political Science. She is a member on the Boards of Executive Council for a Greater Tacoma (CoChair), Washington Bankers Association (past Chair), Washington State Economic Development Commission (Chair), Washington Roundtable, the ArtsFund and the Washington State Historical Society (Treasurer). She also serves on the Government Relations Council for the American Bankers Association. She recently served as Board member of Foss Waterway Development Authority and Bellarmine Preparatory School. She further served as Chair of the Boards of Mary Bridge Childrens Foundation and Tacoma/Pierce County Chamber of Commerce. She serves on numerous committees in relation to those organizations. She was the 2003 Campaign Chair for United Way of Pierce County, and the 2006 Campaign Chair for the Go Red for Women Committee of the American Heart Association. In 2006 she was named one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking by U. S. Banker Magazine for the 3rd consecutive year. Dressel's past volunteer activities include serving on the board and executive committees for the Tacoma Art Museum, United Way of Pierce County and past president of the Tacoma Club. American Capital Columbia Banking System, Inc. is a 53-branch Tacoma-based bank holding company whose wholly owned banking subsidiaries are Columbia Bank and Bank of Astoria. Columbia Bank is a Washington state-chartered full-service commercial bank. With the July 23, 2007 completion of the acquisitions of Mountain Bank Holding Company and Town Center Bancorp, Columbia Bank has 48 banking offices in Pierce, King, Cowlitz, Kitsap and Thurston counties in Washington State, and Clackamas and Multnomah counties in Oregon. Included in Columbia Bank are former branches of Mt. Rainier National Bank, doing business as Mt. Rainier Bank, with 7 branches in King and Pierce counties. Bank of Astoria, a federally insured commercial bank headquartered in Astoria, Oregon, operates four branches in Clatsop County: Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside and Cannon Beach; and one branch in Manzanita in Tillamook County. More information about Columbia can be found on its website at www.columbiabank.com.

American Capital[ACAS] - August 29, 2007 Malon Wilkus, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President Watch Video Malon Wilkus Malon Wilkus is the founder of American Capital and has been the Chief Executive Officer and President since the company's inception in 1986; he is also the Chairman of the company. He is a recognized leader in implementing and financing management and employee buyouts of subsidiaries, divisions and product lines of major corporations. Mr. Wilkus has been a frequent speaker and has published a number of articles on the subject. Mr. Wilkus was past chairman of the National Center for Employee Ownership and was a member of the Board of Governors of the ESOP Association. He has served on the board of over a dozen middle market companies in a variety of industries. During 1986, Mr. Wilkus also served as President of Working Assets, a mutual fund with assets in excess of $100 million. From 1982 until the beginning of 1986, Mr. Wilkus was Vice President and Director of Marketing of Calvert Securities Corporation, a $2 billion investment management company. As Director of Marketing, Mr. Wilkus was responsible for distribution and development of eleven different mutual funds. American Capital American Capital is the only alternative asset management company that is a member of the S&P 500. With $17 billion in assets under management(1), including its investments in externally managed funds, American Capital is the largest U.S. publicly traded private equity fund and one of the largest publicly traded alternative asset managers. American Capital, both directly and through its global asset management business, is an investor in management and employee buyouts, private equity buyouts, and early stage and mature private and public companies. American Capital provides senior debt, mezzanine debt and equity to fund growth, acquisitions, recapitalizations and securitizations. American Capital and its affiliates invest from $5 million to $800 million per company in North America and €5 million to €500 million per company in Europe.

Kendle International Inc.[KNDL] - August 22, 2007 Candace Kendle, PharmD, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Watch Video Candace Kendle As Chairman and CEO, Candace Kendle, PharmD, has provided the overall vision and strategy to grow Kendle into a leading, global CRO. Under her leadership, Kendle has become the fourth-largest provider of Phase II-IV development services worldwide with more than 3,000 associates and operations across North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America and Africa. In the thriving and increasingly competitive e-clinical trials marketplace, Dr. Kendle's focus has been on positioning the company to compete at the highest level for large global clinical development programs. In support of this goal, she led Kendle through a strategic transformation in 2006 with the acquisition of the Phase II-IV Clinical Services business of Charles River Laboratories, increasing the company's size by 50 percent and strengthening its position in the CRO industry. Dr. Kendle is a founding member and Immediate Past Chair (2006) of the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO), which fosters continued advancement of medical product development and expedites the introduction of new medicines and new treatments to improve health and save lives. Dr. Kendle is a member of the Harvard Business School Alumni Association Board and a member of the Committee of 200, an organization of preeminent women entrepreneurs and corporate leaders. Dr. Kendle also serves as a director of the H.J. Heinz Company. Prior to founding the company, Dr. Kendle held senior faculty positions in the pharmaceutical programs of several leading institutions. More recently, she played a key role in the development of the master of science program in global drug development at the University of Cincinnati. Kendle International Inc. Kendle International Inc. (NASDAQ: KNDL) is among the world's leading global clinical research organizations and is the fourth-largest provider of Phase II-IV clinical development services worldwide. We deliver innovative and robust clinical development solutions - from first-in-human studies through market launch and surveillance - to help the world's biopharmaceutical companies maximize product life cycles and grow market share. Our global clinical development business is focused on five regions - North America, Europe, Asia/Pacific, Latin America and Africa - to meet customer needs. With the expertise of our more than 3,000 associates worldwide, Kendle has conducted clinical trials and provided regulatory and pharmacovigilance services in more than 80 countries.

Transition Therapeutics [TTHI] - August 20, 2007 Tony Cruz, Chief Executive Officer Watch Video Tony Cruz Dr. Cruz is one of the founders of Transition Therapeutics and has held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Transition Therapeutics since its inception in July 1998. Dr. Cruz was a Co-Founder, Vice-President and Director at Angiotech Pharmaceuticals Inc. Dr. Cruz has been a Senior Scientist at Mount Sinai Hospital since 1995 and was the CEO and President of the Canadian Arthritis Network until 2001. He has also served as a consultant for biotechnology companies and investment firms. Transition Therapeutics Transition is a biopharmaceutical company, developing novel therapeutics for disease indications with large markets. Transition's lead products include AZD-103/ELND005 for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and regenerative therapies E1-I.N.T.™ and GLP1-I.N.T.™ for the treatment of diabetes. Transition has an emerging pipeline of preclinical drug candidates developed using its proprietary drug discovery engine. Transition's shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "TTH". For additional information about the company, please visit www.transitiontherapeutics.com.

InnerWorkings, Inc.[INWK] - August 17, 2007 Steven E. Zuccarini, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director Watch Video Steven E. Zuccarini Steven E. Zuccarini is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of InnerWorkings, Inc. (NASDAQ:INWK). Mr. Zuccarini is at the helm of a leading provider of outsourced print procurement solutions to corporate clients. Under his leadership, the company went public in August 2006 raising $110 million and is focused on satisfying the enterprise print needs of the Fortune 1000. Mr. Zuccarini joined InnerWorkings in November 2004 from R.R. Donnelley, one of the world’s largest full-service printing companies, where he served in various senior executive positions of escalating responsibility for 25 years. His most recent position was President of Global Solutions. Prior to that, he served as President of the Catalog and Retail Solutions business unit. Mr. Zuccarini joined R.R. Donnelley in 1979 after earning his bachelors in science degree from Northwestern University. Mr. Zuccarini serves on the board of directors of the Chicago Youth Centers and the Direct Marketing Education Foundation. InnerWorkings, Inc. InnerWorkings, Inc. (NASDAQ:INWK) is a leading provider of outsourced print procurement solutions to corporate clients. With proprietary technology, an extensive supplier network and domain expertise, the company procures, manages and delivers printed products as part of a comprehensive outsourced enterprise solution. Based in Chicago with locations throughout the United States, InnerWorkings procures printed products for clients across a wide range of industries, such as advertising, consumer products, publishing and retail. For more information on InnerWorkings, visit: www.iwprint.com.

Linn Energy, LLC[LINE] - August 9, 2007 Michael C. Linn, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer Watch Video Michael C. Linn Michael C. Linn is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Linn Energy, LLC (Nasdaq: LINE), a publicly traded partnership focused on the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties, which he founded in March 2003. Linn Energy currently operates in the Appalachian Basin, Panhandle of Texas, Los Angeles Basin in California and Sooner Trend in Oklahoma. Mr. Linn currently serves as Chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA), the largest national trade association of independent oil and gas producers. In addition, he is a member of the Natural Gas Council and the National Petroleum Council and sits on the board of the Natural Gas Supply Association. Mr. Linn was recently inducted into the 25 Year Club of the petroleum industry. Mr. Linn regularly appears on behalf of the oil and gas industry before state and federal agencies, such as the Department of Energy, Department of the Treasury, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency. He has testified on behalf of the oil and gas industry before the various committees and subcommittees of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. He is regularly quoted and has published various articles for oil and gas trade publications and newspapers. In addition, he is frequently a guest on radio and television programs representing the oil and gas industry. Mr. Linn is a former President of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York, Independent Oil and Gas Association of Pennsylvania and Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia. Mr. Linn was President of Allegheny Interests, Inc., a private oil and gas investment company, from 2000 to 2003. Previously, Mr. Linn was President and Chief Executive Officer of Meridian Exploration Corporation, a private oil and gas company which operated in both the Appalachian and Permian Basins, until its sale in 1999. Mr. Linn graduated cum laude from Villanova University in 1974 with a BA in Political Science. Subsequent to completing his undergraduate degree, Mr. Linn entered the University of Baltimore School of Law and graduated cum laude in 1977. Following graduation, Mr. Linn went on to practice law for the law firm of Ecker, Ecker, Zofer and Rome until 1980, when he joined Meridian Exploration as General Counsel. Linn Energy, LLC Linn Energy, LLC is an independent oil and gas company focused on the development and acquisition of long-lived properties which complement its asset profile in producing basins within the United States.

Atlantic Southern Financial Group, Inc.[ASFN] - August 7, 2007 Mark A. Stevens, President, Chief Executive Officer Watch Video Mark A. Stevens 1974 Graduate of Mercer University, Graduate of Banking School of the South at Louisiana State University, Graduate of University of Oklahoma Commercial Lending School President, and CEO of Atlantic Southern Bank; Former President and CEO of Colonial Bank's central Georgia region. A Macon native, Mark is married to Deborah Waters Stevens. They have two daughters Molly Stevens and Monica Stevens Kirby. Mark and Deborah attend Mabel White Baptist Church. Mark is on the Board of Directors of the Cherry Blossom Festival, The Museum of Aviation at Robins Air Force Base, the Business School of Georgia College and State University, The Grand Opera House, Chairman, Keep Macon Bibb Beautiful Commission and the WPGA Community Board. Mr. Stevens also serves on the Board of Directors of Nexity Bank in Birmingham, Al. Atlantic Southern Financial Group, Inc. About Atlantic Southern Financial Group, Inc. and Atlantic Southern Bank With headquarters in Macon, Georgia, Atlantic Southern Financial Group, Inc., operates eight banking locations in the middle Georgia markets of Macon and Warner Robins and six locations in the coastal markets of Savannah, Darien, Brunswick and St. Simons Island, Georgia and a loan production office in Valdosta, Georgia. The Company specializes in commercial real estate and small business lending.

Shore Financial Corporation[SHBK] - August 7, 2007 Scott C. Harvard, President, Chief Executive Officer Watch Video Scott C. Harvard Scott C. Harvard is president and chief executive officer of Shore Financial Corporation, a publicly traded bank holding company with headquarters in Onley, Virginia. He has served as president and chief executive officer of its subsidiary, Shore Bank, since 1985. Mr. Harvard has served for five years on the board of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and currently serves as its Chairman. Harvard has been actively involved with the Virginia Bankers Association, having served on the board and as the Chairman of it's for profit subsidiary. Mr. Harvard currently serves as Chairman of the Shore Memorial Hospital Endowment Board, Chairman of the board of trustees of Broadwater Academy, an independent school serving the eastern shore of Virginia, and on the board of the Virginia Association of Community Banks. As a community banker, Harvard has committed his time and energy to improving the quality of life in the communities he serves. Involvement has included founding a local united way agency and a local crime solvers agency, leading the local chamber of commerce, participating on the board of the local rural health organization and promoting the eastern shore of Virginia across the commonwealth. Shore Financial Corporation Shore Financial Corporation (the "Company") is a Virginia corporation organized in September 1997 by Shore Bank (the "Bank") for the purpose of becoming a unitary holding company of the Bank. The Bank is a Virginia chartered Federal Reserve member commercial bank that began business in 1961. The Company and the Bank are headquartered in Onley, Virginia. The Bank operates out of a 19,000 square foot headquarters and operations facility and delivers its banking services through seven full-service banking centers and two investment offices located on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland, including the counties of Accomack and Northampton in Virginia and Salisbury/Wicomico County area in Maryland. The Bank has a 24.1% market share of the banking deposits in the Accomack and Northampton Counties in Virginia and 3.2% of the market share in Wicomico County Maryland. At June 30, 2007, the Company had consolidated assets of $263.5 million, Bank deposits of $203.8 million and stockholders' equity of $26.7 million. Ninety-eight dedicated employees staff the Company's facilities.

Superior Offshore International, Inc.[DEEP] - July 5, 2007 James J. Mermis, Chief Executive Officer Watch Video James J. Mermis James J. Mermis has been the Chief Executive Officer since August 2006. Mr. Mermis was the President from February 2006 to August 2006 and the Vice President of Operations from March 2005 to January 2006. From June 2000 until February 2005, Mr. Mermis served s General Manager of Business Development at Torch Offshore, Inc., an offshore energy services company. From 1997 until 2000, Mr. Mermis worked at Stolt Comex Seaway Inc., an offshore energy services company as Operations Manager and Senior Project Manager. Prior to that time, Mr. Mermis served in a variety of capacities at Subsea International Inc., an ofshore energy services company. Mr Mermis has over 30 years of experience in the domestic and international energy services industry. Mr. Mermis has a degree in Marine Technology and a Masters of Business Administration from Tulane University. Superior Offshore International, Inc. Superior Offshore International, Inc., (NASDAQ: DEEP) provides subsea construction, commercial diving and fabricationservices to the oil and gas industry. Superior Offshore’s subsea services span the life-cycle of the pipeline and production infrastructure, including installation, inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR), upgrading and decommissioning. Superior performs its services in both surface and saturation diving modes in water depths of up to 1,000 feet, primarily in the US Gulf but with an expanding footprint in Latin America, Africa and the Arabian Gulf. Superior Offshore completed its IPO on April 25, 2007.

Bionovo[BNVI] - June 25, 2007 Isaac Cohen, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Watch Video Isaac Cohen Isaac Cohen, O.M.D., L.Ac., Chairman, Chief Executive Officer. Isaac Cohen is a Guest Scientist at the University of California, San Francisco and he has been involved with the UCSF Cancer Research Center and UCSF Center for Reproductive Endocrinology for the past ten years. He is one of the founding members of the University of California, San Francisco Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center Complementary and Alternative Medicine Research Program. He is a co-investigator on numerous basic and clinical grants and has assembled teams of scientists from four different universities to work on his projects. Dr. Cohen is an international leader in the study and application of natural products for cancer and women's health. Dr. Cohen graduated from the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego and he completed his doctorate degree at the Postgraduate Institute of Oriental Medicine in Hong Kong, China. His expertise is in translational science, and working from the bench to the clinic, he has developed a number of products for clinical testing that have been awarded an FDA IND, as well as a pipeline of over 50 candidate drugs. Dr. Cohen is a Co-Founder of Bionovo. Bionovo Bionovo is a drug development company focusing on the discovery of novel pharmaceutical agents for cancer and women's health. The company has two drugs in clinical testing. MF101 has completed Phase 2 for quality of life conditions associated with menopause, and BZL101 is in Phase 1/2 for the treatment of advanced breast cancer. The company has an additional pipeline of drugs in development for breast cancer, pancreatic cancer and other menopausal symptoms. The company is developing its products in close collaboration with leading U.S. academic research centers including: University of California, San Francisco, University of California, Davis, and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. For further information please visit: http://www.bionovo.com .

United Stationers Inc.[USTR] - June 22, 2007 Richard W. Gochnauer, President and Chief Executive Officer Watch Video Richard W. Gochnauer Richard W. Gochnauer joined United Stationers as Chief Operating Officer and a Director in July 2002. In December 2002, Mr. Gochnauer was named the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. United Stationers, with headquarters in Deerf