John S Lupo

Mr. Lupo has served as a director since July 1998 and is a principal in the consulting firm Renaissance Partners, LLC, which Mr. Lupo joined in February 2000. In the years immediately preceding his joining Renaissance, Mr. Lupo served in various executive positions with Bassett Furniture Corporation and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. He also serves as a director of Citi Trends, Inc., AB Electrolux and Cobra Electronics Corporation. Mr. Lupo is a member of both our Compensation Committee and our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The directors continuing in office in Class II, whose three-year term will expire at the 2010 annual meeting of shareholders, are as follows: