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Walter F. Raquet has been the non-executive chairman of the board since December 2006. Currently the CEO of WR Capital Management, Mr. Raquet has played an active role on Cross Match’s board of directors since March 1999.

Mr. Raquet founded the Knight Capital Group Inc. (Nasdaq: NITE) in 1995, and served as Executive Vice President and Director. He helped the company establish itself as the largest market maker in both Nasdaq securities and the over-the-counter market for New York Stock Exchange and American Stock Exchange securities.

Prior to forming Knight Capital Group, he was a Senior Vice President with Spear, Leeds & Kellogg/Troster Singer where he headed its technology and marketing initiatives. In addition, he performed similar functions as a partner at Herzog Heine & Geduld.

Mr. Raquet began his career at Price Waterhouse, and later worked at Paine Webber and Weeden & Company. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from New York University.



James E. Davis was a founder and has served as a director of Cross Match since its inception in 1996. Mr. Davis was also CEO and owner of 3D Machining, Inc., which manufactures various parts for the Company’s scanning devices.

Prior to forming 3D, he founded and was President and CEO of Lenzar Optics Corporation, a designer and manufacturer of optical equipment for military and medical applications. Lenzar underwent an initial public offering as Tel-Optics Corp., where Mr. Davis remained for three years as President and CEO.

Mr. Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Missouri.



Bernard J. Hamilton is an experienced executive with international and general management experience. As the Senior Vice President and General Auditor for the American Express Company, Mr. Hamilton made Internal Audit a valued partner to management and to the Board of Directors. He supported the co-Chief Executive Officers as the Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff for American Express Travel Related Services Co.  As the President, Latin America and Caribbean Division of the American Express Related Travel Services Co., Mr. Hamilton built a new business unit, including creating joint ventures in Brazil and Argentina. Mr. Hamilton holds a PhD in Business Administration from UCLA, an MBA in Production and Operations Management from UCLA and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Notre Dame.



Michael Jackson has served as a director since September 2005. Since August 2004, he has been Vice President of Finance for Smiths Detection Americas.

From October 1998 to July 2004 he was Vice President of Finance at Trelleborg Sealing Solutions. He originally joined Smiths Group in 2000, upon the merger of Smiths Industries plc and TI Group plc.

Prior to the merger he held senior finance positions in the U.S. Aerospace and U.S. Specialty Engineering Divisions of TI, and also worked in their global headquarters in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Jackson is a Chartered Accountant and graduated from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, where he studied mathematics.



Alan M. Thomson has served as a director since December 2006.  Since 2002 he has served as a non-executive director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Johnson Matthey plc.  From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Thomson served as Group Financial Director of Smiths Group plc.  Prior to that time, Mr. Thomson held various senior financial management positions at Smith Industries plc, The Rugby Group plc and several other corporations within the United States and the United Kingdom.  Mr. Thomson is a Chartered Accountant and serves on the council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland where he is Chairman of the Technical Policy Board.  He is a graduate of the University of Glasgow, where he studied economics and history.



General James L. Jones, Jr. (Ret.) has served as a director since September 2007. General Jones currently serves as president and CEO of the Institute for 21st Century Energy of the United States Chamber of Commerce. He retired from the United States Marine Corps in February 2007 as a four star general after 40 years of active service. At the time of his retirement, he was the NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and the Commander of the U.S. European Command. From 1999 to 2003, he served as the Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps. General Jones is the recipient of numerous decorations for his extraordinary military service, including Defense Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Silver Star Medal, Legion of Merit with four gold stars, Bronze Star Medal with Combat “V”, and Combat Action Ribbon. General Jones is a graduate of the National War College. He also is a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.



The Honorable James W. Ziglar, President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Ziglar has over 40 years of experience in management, finance, law, and public policy derived from his careers in law, investment banking, government, and academia. Before joining Cross Match in August 2005, Mr. Ziglar was a Managing Director and Chief Business Strategist at UBS Financial Services, Inc. in New York. He was a member of Cross Match’s Advisory Board before becoming President and CEO of Cross Match.

Mr. Ziglar has 18 years of experience as an investment banker and 7 years as a practicing lawyer. Mr. Ziglar had over 10 years of experience with UBS prior to departing in 1998 to serve as Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate. From August 2001 until his retirement from federal service in December 2002, Mr. Ziglar served as the last Commissioner of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. Before rejoining UBS in 2004, Mr. Ziglar was Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School, and a Fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government Institute of Politics.

In addition to his positions as Commissioner of the INS and as Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Mr. Ziglar has served at various times as Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science, as a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Harry A. Blackmun, as a congressional and public affairs officer at the Department of Justice, and as an aide to the Chairman of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.

Mr. Ziglar earned his undergraduate and law degrees from The George Washington University. He is a member of the bar in Virginia, New York, Arizona, and the District of Columbia.


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