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.
Mr. Dror has
served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
(C.E.O.) 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. From
1982 until 1993, Mr. Dror served as Chairman of the Board and
C.E.O. of Kleer-Vu Industries, Inc.
Charles
R. Zeller
Director
Chairman, Nominating and Governance Committee,
Compensation Committee
Audit
Committee
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 over 35 years of experience as a
real estate broker, investor and 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. Mr. Zeller served as President of
T.R.E. Enterprises, Inc. (TREE) and MidCity Houston Properties, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
TREE from July 1999 to February 2004. Mr. Zeller has served as Director of American International since December
2000.
Thomas J. Craft, Jr.
Director
Nominating and Governance Committee
Compensation Committee
Mr. Craft
is an attorney who 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 of American International since November 2002.
Robert W. Derrick, Jr.
Director
Mr. Derrick
has served as a Director or American International since February
2004. Mr. Derrick has been President of Delta
Seaboard International, Inc. since September 2002, and was Vice
President of Delta from December 1989 until September 2002.
Scott Wolinsky
Director
Audit Committee
Mr.
Wolinsky has over 10 years of experience in preparing and
prosecuting patent applications, both foreign and domestic.
He currently serves as Senior Patent Agent at the law firm of
Volpe and Koenig P.C. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Between
January 1994 and January 2000, Mr. Wolinsky was a Patent Examiner
at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). He
graduated from the State University of New York at Stony Brook
with a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering. Mr.
Wolinsky is listed as an inventor on 8 patents and 21 patent
applications. He is the President of Subsea IP Holdings LLC
and has served as a Director of American International since July
2010.
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