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Mr. Connors has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Information Services Group, Inc., an information-based services company, since July 2006. Mr. Connors served as a member of the Executive Board of VNU N.V., a major worldwide media and marketing information company, from the merger of ACNielsen into VNU in 2001 until 2005, and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VNU Media Measurement & Information Group and Chairman of VNU World Directories until 2005. He previously was Vice Chairman of the Board of ACNielsen from its spin-off from the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in 1996 until 2001, was Senior Vice President of American Express Travel Related Services from 1989 until 1995, and before that was a Corporate Vice President of Sprint Corporation. Mr. Connors is also a member of the Board of Directors of ACE Ltd., and was during the last five years a member of the Board of Directors of R.H. Donnelley Corporation.

Over 20 years experience managing teams that define, produce and operate world class software, packaged or hosted, on multiple platforms and across numerous product categories and technologies. Create fantastic and profitable experiences that positively impact millions of people. Specialties: Team development, strategy, provide vision, software and business inventions, product design, engineering, product/program management, quality engineering, operations. Manage teams that invent, create, define, spec, build, produce, test, ship, market and operate products.

As Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tom Curtis brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise from his naval aviation career spanning nearly three decades as a fleet pilot and engineering test pilot. In one of his most notable roles, Tom served as the Navy’s chief engineer for the V-22 Osprey Tiltrotor aircraft where he was responsible for all V-22 design decisions. In his last Navy tour, Tom served as program manager for a complete redesign and fielding of the Marine Corps’ newest helicopters, the AH 1Z and UH 1Y. Tom continues to serve our nation’s warfighters as CEO of one the fastest-growing companies providing cutting edge solutions to our Armed Forces. During his time as CEO, Tom has overseen a more than tenfold growth in Precise Systems’ workforce, capabilities, and customer base. Tom holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Georgia, a Master of Arts in Management from Central Michigan University, and a Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering (Avionics Specialty) from the Naval Postgraduate School.