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Derek Ridout

Chairman, Director and Trustee

Ronald A. Fotheringham

Director and Trustee

John H. Greenhough

Director and Trustee

Thomas R. Spencer

Director and Trustee

David M. Odell

Director, Trustee, and Officer
President and Chief Executive Officer


Derek Ridout

Chairman, Director and Trustee

Derek Ridout was the Chairman of the Board of Minacs Worldwide Inc. between May 2003 and May 2004 and was a Director from 1999 to 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Ridout was the Chief Executive Officer for Perigee Investment Counsel Inc. from 2001 to 2003, President and Chief Executive Officer of Silcorp Limited from 1992 to 1999 and its Chief Operating Officer from 1990 to 1992. He was the President of Mac's Convenience Stores Division from 1983 to 1989 and President of Seven-Up Canada Limited from 1980 to 1983. Mr. Ridout holds an Honours degree in Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario.

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Ronald A. Fotheringham

Director and Trustee

Ronald A. Fotheringham has continued his strategic planning consulting work in his personal company, Stoney Lake Management Consulting. Prior to retirement in 2001, Mr. Fotheringham was a partner with Tandem International, one of Canada's leading management consulting firms, specializing in the marketing and sales disciplines. During his 28 years with the firm, his responsibilities included serving as Managing Partner of the firm's marketing practice and as Chairman of Tandem, prior to the firm's merger with Towers Perrin in 1998.

Before joining Tandem, Mr. Fotheringham worked for 11 years at Procter & Gamble in the Research & Development and Marketing departments. Mr. Fotheringham has a Bachelors Degree in Honours Chemistry and a Masters Degree in Business Administration, both from McMaster University. Mr. Fotheringham currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation, Five Counties Children's Centre, the Board of Governors of Sir Sanford Fleming College, and the Board of Directors of The Peterborough Festival of Lights.

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John H. Greenhough

Director and Trustee

John H. Greenhough has extensive experience in the printing industry. From 1972 to 1980, he was Vice President & General Manager of the Data Group, and served as President and CEO of the Company from 1981 to 1997, and as managing director from 1997 until May 2000. Mr. Greenhough also held a number of positions within Maclean Hunter Limited, including service on the Management Committee and Group President of Printing.

Mr. Greenhough has served on the boards of directors of a number of printing industry companies in both Canada and the United States, including Davis + Henderson, Jasper Printing and General Business Forms, the Yorkville Group of Companies, Label Art and Transkrit Corporation. Throughout his career, Mr. Greenhough has also served in several major printing industry associations in Canada, Europe and the United States. Mr. Greenhough graduated in 1962 from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Bachelor of Arts degree.

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Thomas R. Spencer

Director and Trustee

Thomas R. Spencer has been a corporate director since 2003, when he retired from a 27 year career with the TD Bank Financial Group. Starting in commercial lending and corporate finance in Toronto and New York, Mr. Spencer moved to the risk management area in 1994 as Senior Vice President, Risk Management Policy Group. From 1998 to 2002 he served as the Bank's Executive Vice President, Risk Management and during 2002-2003 was Vice Chair, Risk Management.

Mr. Spencer holds a BA and a MBA from York University. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of The Jim Pattison Group, Kruger Inc. and Vismand Exploration Inc. and remains a member of the Advisory Committees of TD Capital Canadian Private Equity Partners, TD Capital Equity Investors and TD Capital Mezzanine Partners.

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David M. Odell

Director, Trustee, and Officer
President and Chief Executive Officer

David M. Odell joined the Data Group in April 1998 as President of Data East. In May of 2000, he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Data Group. Prior to joining the Data Group, Mr. Odell was President of a number of divisions within Maclean Hunter Limited and Southam Inc., which were major communications organizations headquartered in Canada. Mr. Odell's experience also includes managing promotion and advertising companies.

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