Board of Directors - Bios
and Committee MembershipsThe Board
of Directors presently has 5 members and believes that as a matter
of policy at least half and a majority of non-employee directors
should comprise the Board. At present, more than half of the
Board members are non-employees and are "independent directors" as
defined in the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ Stock Market,
Inc. The current committee structure of the Company includes
an Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee, and
Compensation Committee.
Daniel
Dror
Chairman of the Board / C.E.O. / President
Mr. Dror has
served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
of American International since September 1997.
From April 1994 to November 1996, Mr. Dror served as Chairman
of the Board and C.E.O. of Microtel International, Inc., a public
company, traded on AMEX, in the telecommunication business. From
1982 until 1993, Mr. Dror served as Chairman of the Board and
C.E.O. of Kleer-Vu Industries, Inc., a public company traded on
AMEX.
Charles
R. Zeller
Nominating and Governance Committee, Chairman
Compensation Committee, Chairman
Audit
Committee
Mr. Zeller
has served as Director of American International since December
2000, served as President of TREE from July 1999 to February 2004
and President of MidCity Houston Properties, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
T.R.E. Enterprises, Inc. (all assets of T.R.E. and MidCity Houston were sold. All
shares outstanding of T.R.E. were sold in July 2004 to an unrelated party.)
Mr. Zeller is President of
his own company, RealAmerica Corporation, a developer of residential
subdivisions including Cardiff Estates, an 800 acres subdivision
in Houston and Estate of Gulf Crest in downtown Pearland. He has
35 years of experience as a real estate broker / investor / developer.
Mr. Zeller has purchased and sold properties including shopping
centers, office buildings, and apartment complexes. He is an expert
in real estate acquisitions and financing.
Thomas J. Craft, Jr.
Nominating and Governance Committee
Compensation Committee
Audit
Committee
Mr. Craft an attorney, specializes in federal
securities laws and also mergers and acquisitions. He practices securities law in Florida and with an
office in New York City. Mr. Craft has vast experience in the securities field as well as the market
place in general and serves on the board of directors of several public companies. Mr. Craft
has served
as director since November 2002.
Robert W. Derrick, Jr.
Director
Mr. Derrick was appointed to the board of directors
in February 2004. Mr. Derrick has served as President of Delta
Seaboard Well Service, Inc. since September 2002 and was Delta's vice president from December 1989 until September
2002. Delta has been in the oil and gas business for more than 35 years, engaged in the sale of oil field pipe,
tubular, well-completion work and provides work-over services for existing oil and gas wells. Delta is also
expanding into exploration.
John W. Stump, III
Audit
Committee, Chairman
Nominating and Governance Committee
Compensation Committee
Mr. Stump has been a Member of The Board of
Directors and Chairman of The Audit Committee, as well as a member
of the Compensation Committee and Nominating Committee of the
Company since April 2007. Since October 2005, Mr. Stump has been
the controller for Lifechek, Inc., a major retail pharmacy chain.
Mr. Stump served as a director of the Company from March 2002
until December 2004 and Audit Committee Chairman from February
2004 through December 2004. He served as Chief Financial Officer
of the Company from August 1998 through October 2003. Mr. Stump
also served as Chief Executive Officer of Changes International
and as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of
Nutrition Resources, Inc. Mr. Stump is a Certified Public
Accountant and has over twenty-five years experience in financial
and accounting management, SEC compliance and investor relations
for public reporting companies.
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