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Mr. Pokluda was appointed President in May 2011 and Chief Executive Officer in January 2012. From 2007 until 2011, he served as Vice President - Sales and Marketing. During his 31 years with the Company, Mr. Pokluda has a demonstrated history of substantial contributions to the Company including the construction and leadership of our long-term growth plan, implementation of the National Service Center, the commercialization of our private branded products, co-leadership of the initial public offering in 2006, follow-on offering in 2007 and acquisitions. Mr. Pokluda served on the Board of Directors of Houston Electrical League (HEL) for several years, is an affiliate member of the National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED), and a graduate of the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. In 2012, Mr. Pokluda completed the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business Executive Education Advanced Management Program. As the only management representative on our board, and someone with experience in all aspects of our business, Mr. Pokluda provides an insider's perspective in board discussions about our industry and the business and strategic direction of the Company.

Jason Packer is a Chief Executive Officer at Hill & Markes Inc and is based in Amsterdam, New York. He has worked as Chief Operating Officer at Hill & Markes Inc; Associate Director, Corporate Major Donor Program at Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee; and Legislative Correspondent at Congressman Sherrod Brown. Jason studied at Niskayuna High School between 1992 and 1996, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs between 1997 and 2000, and Purdue University Industrial Distribution Program between 2012 and 2012.

Executive with over 28 years of experience managing international, growth oriented businesses delivering great financial results. During this time, I have had the opportunity to live and work in several foreign countries with some of the most thoughtful and influential leadership in the business community including Jim Kelly, Jack Schofield, Ben Baldanza, Federico Bloch, Kevin Plank and Gary Binning.