Peter J. Powers

Mr. Powers, Director, joined our Board on February 27, 2015. Mr. Powers is the founder of Powers Global Strategies LLC, and has been the President and Chief Executive Officer since 1998. Mr. Powers served as Campaign Manager and Transition Chair of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. He served as the Chairman and Director of Giuliani Partners LLC. He served as the Chairman of the New York City Public Initiatives Corporation. Mr. Powers has been a Director of ArcelorMittal USA Inc. since March 11, 2004. Mr. Powers serves as a Director of The Partnership for New York City Inc. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board of School of Public Affairs, Baruch College. He serves as a Member of the Board of Advisors of Global Bay Mobile Technologies Inc. He serves as a Director of Mutual of America Life Insurance Company. He serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Manhattan College and Director of Chamber of Commerce, as well as the Central Park Conservancy and Victim Services Agency. He serves as an outside Member of the Board of Directors of various publicly and privately held companies. He served as an Independent Director of Collegiate Funding Services Inc. since July 15, 2005. He served as First Deputy Mayor of the City of New York from 1994 to 1996, under Mayor Giuliani. He served as an Independent Non-Executive Director of NDS Group Plc from January 2000 to August 2008. He also served as Director at International Steel Group Inc. Mr. Powers served as a Director of Fox Entertainment Group Inc., since February 2003. Mr. Powers is presently an independent public director of ELX Futures, L.P. a fully regulated electronic futures exchange formed in December 2007, to establish a faster, more efficient competitive alternative for global market participants trading futures contracts and an independent director of Remate Lince, S.A.P.I. de C.V., a BGC affiliate in Mexico. Prior to Giuliani administration, he had a 25-year career as an attorney. He is a Certified Public Accountant and Consultant.