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Michael E. Broll, Chief Executive Officer, was elected CEO of Galaxy in July 2004. From 1998 to 2002, he was President and CEO of Chef Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of LSG Lufthansa that specialized in providing convenient baked foods and prepared meals to food service and retail markets. He held major executive assignments with Allied-Domecq Retailing as the head of its total supply chain for North America; President and COO of Ready Pac Produce of Irwindale, CA; Nestle USA as the head of supply chain for the chilled food group in North America; and Pillsbury Company as its Vice President of Operations for the bakery group supply chain. Mr. Broll received his B.A. in Economics from the University of Illinois in 1978.

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Salvatore J. Furnari, Chief Financial Officer, CPA was appointed the Company's Chief Financial Officer on July 8, 2002. From November 11, 2001 until July 8, 2002, Mr. Furnari served as the Company's Controller. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Furnari was Corporate Controller and Treasurer of Pritchard Industries, Inc. From 1998 through 1999, he served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President of Finance for Garage Management Corporation; and from 1993 until 1998, he was Chief Financial Officer of American Asset Corporation. Mr. Furnari received his B.S. in accounting from Queens College in New York City in May 1987.

 
 

LeAnn Hitchcock, SEC Compliance Manager and Internal Auditor,CPA, was appointed the Company’s SEC Compliance and Internal Auditor on July 8, 2002. Previously, she was the Company's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) on October 29, 2001. Prior to this, Ms. Hitchcock was the CFO for Developed Technology Resources (DTR) and its subsidiary, FoodMaster International since July 1997. Together these companies acquired and managed dairy operations in the former Soviet Union. Ms. Hitchcock was also the CFO of Galaxy Foods Company from December 1995 to June 1997. From 1994 to 1995, she was a senior auditor for Coopers and Lybrand LLP in Orlando, FL. From 1992 to 1994, she worked for a local public accounting firm of Pricher and Company in Orlando as a senior auditor and tax accountant. Prior to 1992, Ms. Hitchcock worked for Arthur Andersen LLP as a staff auditor. Ms. Hitchcock obtained a BS in Business Administration and a BS in Accounting from Palm Beach Atlantic College in West Palm Beach, Florida in May 1990, and a Masters in Accounting Information Systems from Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida in August 1991.

 
 
 

John W. Jackson, Senior Vice President of Sales, was promoted to his senior position effective August 1, 2004. Since 1993, Mr. Jackson held the position of vice president of global sales for the Company. From 1985 through 1992, he was director of sales for H.J. Heinz Company. Mr. Jackson received his B.S. in business administration and accounting from Mars Hill College in 1980.

 
 
 

Thomas J. Perno, Vice President of Contract Manufacturing, has worked for the Company since 1983 primarily as Galaxy's Vice President of Operations. Previously, Mr. Perno also held positions at Galaxy as Plant Manager and Shipping and Receiving Supervisor. Mr. Perno received his M.S in Electrical Engineering from Penn State University in 1976.

 
 
 

Kulbir Sabharwal, Ph.D., Vice President of Technical Services, has been with the Company since 1991. Dr. Sabharwal worked as the Director of Research and Quality Control for Gilardies Frozen Foods from 1987 to 1990 and for Fisher Cheese Company from 1972 to 1986. Dr. Sabharwal received his Ph.D. from the Ohio State University in 1972.

 
 
 

Hilary Taube, Vice President of Marketing, has worked for the Company since 2005 and was recently promoted to Vice President status in July of 2007. Previously, she was Product Manager in the Kitchen Division at The Holmes Group, based in Massachusetts, where she was involved with such brands as the Seal-a-Meal® Vacuum Food Storage System and other Rivalr food preparation products. She managed a variety of new product development projects for brand re-launch and spearheaded packaging, sales collateral and marketing activities related to the repositioning of key brands. Hilary has extensive experience with market research, including focus groups and analysis of trends in the food storage category. Before joining The Holmes Group, she was Product Manager at Webster Industries. Ms. Taube obtained a B.S. in Business Management and Marketing from Cornell University and earned an M.B.A from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.


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