Darryl Cohen
Chairman, CEO, Director
Darryl Cohen has been chairman, chief executive officer and a Director of the Company since June 2005 and of IBP since September 2004. Prior to that, Darryl Cohen served as chairman and chief executive officer of Ramp Corp. (RCO-Amex), a company that through its wholly-owned subsidiaries provides Internet-based communication, data integration, and transaction processing technologies designed to provide access to safer and better healthcare from September 2002 through April 2004. On June 2, 2005, Ramp Corporation filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (Bankruptcy Petition #: 05-14006-alg).
Prior to becoming Ramp's chairman and chief executive officer in September 2002, Cohen invested in public and private companies, frequently working with management in the areas of marketing strategy and financing. Before that, he was president of DCNL Incorporated, a privately held beauty supply manufacturer and distributor he founded in 1988 and sold to Helen of Troy in 1998. During his tenure as president of DCNL, Cohen was also co-owner and president of Basics Beauty Supply Stores, a chain of retail stores in California, from 1985 -1999. He has also owned businesses in the food-services and gift industries, and holds a BA in Political Science from the University of California at Berkeley.
Sandro Sordi
Director
Sandro Sordi became a director of
the Company on July 18, 2005. He currently serves as the General Counsel for
the RS Group of Companies, Inc., a holding company for a group of insurance and
finance related businesses and affinity program managers. Mr. Sordi joined the
RS Group in 2003 where, as its General Counsel and a Director, he has taken a
leading role in developing the company's growth strategy and engaging in
negotiations of all types. Prior thereto, from 1990 Mr. Sordi was engaged in
the private practice of law as a sole practitioner in addition to being
involved in certain investment projects. Mr. Sordi has been a member of the
Florida Bar since 1990, having earned his Juris Doctor from the University of
Miami, Florida and his B.A. (Honors) from York
University in Toronto, Canada.
Alan Smith
Director
Alan Smith has been a director of
the Company since June 2005 and of IBP since April, 2005. For the past two years,
Mr. Smith has been involved in personal investments and new investment
opportunities. Prior to this period, he was the owner/president of Aaron Kamhi
Inc., an apparel manufacturing company specializing in private label products
for chain and department stores, at which he worked for 25 years. He was
involved in all aspects of the business. Mr. Smith has been actively involved
in community programs working with youth for the past 20 years.