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Mr. Barker is a partner and founder of Kinetic Capital Partners, a private equity investment company with over $50 million under management. Mr. Barker has been active in the private equity field since 1986 and has Overseen the execution of a number of early-stage growth strategies, corporate turn arounds and financial restructurings of portfolio companies. Prior to the formation of Kinetic Capital Partners Mr. Barker was interim President and CEO of Canlan lce Sports Corp. from 1987 to 2000. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of Finance at Bartrac Holdings Ltd., Canlan's controlling shareholder. Mr. Barker was an active director of Whistler Mountain Ski Corporation from 1988 to 1997. Mr. Barker hass served as a director of a variety of companies in the fields of wood products, oil and gas exploration, waste management and manufacturing and has been a Director of the Company since 1986.