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Joe joined Matthews International Corporation in 1997 as general counsel. Two years later, he became President of Caggiati, the Company's wholly owned bronze subsidiary in Parma, Italy. While in Europe, he acquired and managed nine businesses to create the largest packaging graphics group in Europe. Joe returned from Europe in 2004 to assume the role of president of the Company's casket operations. In 2005, he was appointed to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer of Matthews, and was also elected to the Board of Directors. One year later, Joe was named President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Matthews International, Joe was Vice President and General Counsel for Thrift Drug, Inc. He was also an associate attorney at Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, focusing on the corporate and taxation area with experience in litigation, real estate and estate planning. Joe began his career at Touche Ross & Co. as a senior auditor where he gained practical business, tax and auditing experience in manufacturing, banking, retail and advertising. Joe serves as the chairman of the finance committee at St. Vincent College and is a member of the Federated Investors, Inc. Board of Directors. Joe earned his BA in accounting at St. Vincent College and received a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.

David Reyes is a Trustee at Univ of Chicago Medical Center, Board Member at Reyes Holdings, and CEO/Owner at Reyes Holdings.

I am a leadership professional with the bulk of my career focused in the photofinishing and digital imaging industry. Most recently, I worked at FujiColor Processing as Regional Vice President of Sales where I was responsible for leading a team of sales and service professionals for a company that sold and serviced products to regional and national retail chains in the drug,grocery and mass merchandiser channels. My key strengths are: a superior knowledge of the Retail Industry, over 20 years of sales mangement experience and a strong desire to succeed for my company through leadership, organizational skills and enthusiasm. My goal at this time is to lead a sales team for a company with products targeted towards major retailers. Specialties: Contract negotiation, branding and identity, account development, sales management, team motivation, and the ability to close the sale.