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JAMES TRELIVING is a member of the Board of Directors of Global Entertainment and WPHL Holdings, Inc. and serves as the Chairman of each Board. Mr. Treliving is a chairman and owner of Boston Pizza International, Inc., an $800 (Canadian) million full-service pizza and pasta restaurant franchise chain with over 300 locations in Canada. Mr. Treliving has won the Pacific Canada Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” award for Hospitality and Tourism and the British Columbia American Marketing Association’s “Marketer of the Year” award. Boston Pizza was named one of Canada’s “50 Best Managed Private Companies” since 1993 and has won the Pinnacle “Company of the Year” award. Mr. Treliving is also involved in the oil and gas, property development, and construction and development industries. Prior to purchasing Boston Pizza with George Melville in 1983, Mr. Treliving owned and operated multiple franchised Boston Pizza restaurants. RICHARD KOZUBACK is a member of the Board of Directors and is the President and CEO of Global Entertainment. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of WPHL Holdings, Inc. Mr. Kozuback has over 30 years of experience in the hockey industry, having played Canadian Junior Hockey and having coached and managed various hockey teams in Canada and the United States. From 1993 to 1994, Mr. Kozuback was head coach and general manager of the Tri-City Americans, a Western Hockey League team, as well as head coach of the Phoenix Cobras, a Roller Hockey International team. From 1991 to 1993, Mr. Kozuback was the associate coach of the Phoenix Roadrunners, a member of the International Hockey League and farm team to the Los Angeles Kings, a National Hockey League team. Mr. Kozuback was the head hockey coach at the University of Wisconsin River Falls from 1986-1989 where his team won an NCAA Championship in the 1987-1988 season. From 1982 to 1986 Mr. Kozuback was owner, general manager and coach of the Penticton Knights Junior A Hockey team; Canadian Champions in 1985-1986. Mr. Kozuback was the associate coach of the Phoenix Roadrunners, a member of the International Hockey League and farm team to the Los Angeles Kings, a National Hockey League team. Mr. Kozuback attended the University of Alberta, Canada, where he received a degree in Education and taught at the high school level for eight years (British Columbia and at the collegiate level (Wisconsin) for three years. MICHAEL L. BOWLIN became a member of the Board of Directors of Global Entertainment in April 2006. Mr. Bowlin has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, President and as a Director of Bowlin Travel Centers, Inc. since August of 2000. Mr. Bowlin served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Bowlin Outdoor Advertising and Travel Centers, Inc. (“Bowlin Outdoor”) from 1991 through January of 2001, and as President from 1983 through 1991. Mr. Bowlin had been employed by Bowlin Outdoor since 1968. Mr. Bowlin holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University. TERRY S. JACOBS has been a member of the Board of Directors of Global Entertainment since 2000, and is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The JFP Group, LLC, a private real estate development, management and investment group since September 2005. From its founding in September 1996 to September 2005, Mr. Jacobs served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Regent Communications, a Nasdaq listed company, which is the owner and operator of 75 radio stations in 15 markets. He currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of American Financial Group, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed company and until September 2006, when the company was acquired, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Capital Title Group, Inc., a Nasdaq listed company. Mr. Jacobs’ business experience includes the founding of Jacor Communications, Inc. in 1979, serving as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer as the company grew to be the ninth largest radio group in the nation, as well as the founding of Regent Communications, Inc. Mr. Jacobs holds a Bachelors of Business Administration and Masters of Actuarial Science from Georgia State University and is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Mr. Jacobs is a member of the Board of the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. STEPHEN A McCONNELL became a member of the Board of Directors of Global Entertainment in April 2006. Mr. McConnell has served as the President of Solano Ventures, an investment fund devoted to small and mid-sized companies. Mr. McConnell was Chairman and majority stockholder of G-L Industries, LLC, a Salt Lake City-based manufacturer of wood glue-lam beams used in the construction industry, from 1998 to 2004. Mr. McConnell served as Chairman of the Board of Mallco Lumber & Building Materials, Inc., a wholesale distributor of construction lumber and doors from September 1991 to June 1997. From 1991 to 1995, Mr. McConnell served as President of Belt Perry Associates, Inc., a property tax appeal firm. Mr. McConnell served as President and Chief Executive Officer of N-W Group, Inc., a publicly held corporation, from 1985 through 1991. Mr. McConnell currently serves on the board of Mobile Mini, Inc., a publicly held company. Mr. McConnell holds a BA from Harvard College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. GEORGE MELVILLE is a member of the Board of Directors of Global Entertainment and was previously a Director of WPHL, Inc. from its inception in 1995 until May 2003. He also serves as a Director and as Vice President of WPHL Holdings. Mr. Melville currently serves as one of two Chairmen and owners of Boston Pizza. Together with James Treliving, the other Chairman of Boston Pizza, Mr. Melville has won the Pacific Canada Ernst & Young “Entrepreneur of the Year” award for Hospitality and Tourism and the British Columbia American Marketing Association’s “Marketer of the Year” award. Boston Pizza was named one of Canada’s “50 Best Managed Private Companies” since 1993 and has won the Pinnacle “Company of the Year” award. Mr. Melville is also involved in the oil and gas, property development, and construction and development industries. Prior to purchasing Boston Pizza with James Treliving in 1983, Mr. Melville owned and operated multiple franchised Boston Pizza restaurants and was an accountant with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. Mr. Melville is an accredited Chartered Accountant. MARK SCHWARTZ is a member of the Board of Directors of Global Entertainment. Previously, he served as a director of Cragar Industries, dating back to January 1993. Mr. Schwartz is President and CEO of G&S Metal Products Co., Inc., the largest producer of metal bakeware for the consumer market in the United States. G&S Metal Products also imports and distributes a wide range of kitchen accessory and household items. Through a subsidiary, G&S Metal is one of the major U.S. manufacturers of aluminum fencing for residential and commercial markets. Its customers include major U.S. and international retailers in virtually every segment of the trade, including supermarkets, mass merchants, and television retailers. Mr. Schwartz has been with G&S for well over 30 years and has been President and Chief Executive Officer for over 15 years.
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