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Randolph J. Agley

January 1, 1993

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Talon, Inc. (Deceased) – Detroit, Michigan

Randolph J. Agley is the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Talon, Inc., a privately held investment and management services company which he co-founded in 1973. Located in Detroit, Michigan, Talon’s affiliate operations include interests in retailing, manufacturing and real estate that generate sales of approximately one billion dollars through their combined operations. Born in New York City in 1942, he and his family moved to Michigan when Randy was 12. Attending the University of Michigan, he graduated with distinction from the School of Business Administration in 1964 and received his Master’s Degree in Business Administration the following year. In addition to heading Talon, Inc., Mr. Agley is very active in the Detroit community and serves on the boards of the Arts Foundation of Michigan; the Detroit Institute of Arts; Michigan Cancer Foundation; Orchestra Hall; Economic Club of Detroit, several colleges and universities, and serves on the boards of several industrial corporations. Mr. Agley and his wife Judy, a retailing entrepreneur, have two sons and make their home in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan. “Entrepreneurs, I believe, are daydreamers … and I dream everyday of what can be.”