Directors

Name
Position
Steve Crowder
Director, President and CEO
Steven Fox
Director
Rick Chalker
Director
Caroline Hipple
Director

Personal information with respect to our executive officers and directors is provided below.

STEVE CROWDER: Mr. Crowder was appointed a Director and President/Chief Executive Officer of Decorize, Inc. on February 3, 2004. Before joining the company, Mr. Crowder served as President of ReGen Technologies, a Joint Venture between SRC Holdings Corporation and John Deere since 1999. Prior to this Mr. Crowder served as President of ATS Telephone and Data Systems in Memphis, TN from 1996 to 1999 and as Vice President of Technical and Customer Support Operations for TechForce Corporation from 1993 to 1996. Mr. Crowder also sits on the boards of SRC Holdings Corporation, Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, Newstream Enterprises LLLP, Megavolt LLLP, and the National Center for Employee Ownership (NCEO).

STEVE FOX: Mr. Fox was appointed a Director of the Company on February 3, 2004. Mr. Fox has been CEO and General Manager of Quest Capital Alliance L.L.C., a private equity fund since 2000. From 1988 to 2000 he was with Boatman's Bank (now Bank of America) where he served in various capacities including Senior VP and Chairman of the Senior Loan committee, Chief Credit Officer/Senior Lender, and Market Executive for Commerical Banking in Southwest Missouri. Prior to this he was with Cherrywood Development Trust, a registered investment advisor and investment banking firm.

RICK CHALKER: Mr. Chalker retired from Hallmark Cards Inc. in March of 2004 where he was Division Vice President - Tax & Customs responsible for the worldwide Tax and Customs Oversight functions. Prior to this he served as Chief Financial Officer of Thompson's Pet Pasta Products, Inc. From 1962 to 1994 Mr. Chalker was employed with Ernst & Young, LLP, including nineteen years as a partner in the firm specializing in taxation matters. He serves on the Board of Directors, Audit, and Compensation committees of PBI/Gordon Corporation. Mr. Chalker earned a Bachelor of Science from Yale University and a J.D. from DePaul University; he is a CPA and passed the Illinois Bar examination.

CAROLINE HIPPLE: Caroline Hipple was President and COO of national retailer Storehouse from 2000 to 2006. During her tenure sales grew from $80m to $150m. Prior to this Mrs. Hipple was Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Merchandising of This End Up Furniture Company. During her 23 year career this national retailer grew from a single product line company to a total home furnishings resource and retail outlets increased from 10 to 250. She has received the Entrepreneur of the Year by Catalog Success magazine, American Furniture Retailer of the Year by Home Magazine, the prestigious ARTS award for the most outstanding National Furniture Store, and WOW Education Award winner from WITHIT (Women In The Home furnishings Industry Today).


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