Board Committees

Warren Hirsch has over 35 years of experience as a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Hirsch owns and operates Warren Hirsch, CPA, which offers a full range of accounting, tax and small business consulting services. From 2000 to May 2019, Mr. Hirsch served as a registered representative of Royal Alliance, a national financial advisory firm. Mr. Hirsch graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Hofstra University in 1980.

Jason M. Barr has been a member of our Board since June 2015 and currently serves as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee and as the chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Barr is currently the General Counsel and Secretary of Ithaca Holdings, LLC, a music label, artist management and entertainment company based in Los Angeles. He previously was the Deputy General Counsel and Secretary of TRU Kids Inc., a global brand licensing company commercializing Toys R Us affiliated intellectual property, having served in these roles since January 2019. Prior to this and beginning in February 2018, Mr. Barr held various roles with Toys R. Us, Inc., the global toys and baby products retailer, including Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Secretary and the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Wayne Services Legacy Inc., the winddown agent of the Toys R Us, Inc. U.S. operations. He previously was the Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of LiveStyle, Inc. (f/k/a SFX Entertainment, Inc.), a global live events and media company, from March 2016 to October 2017, and since August 2013 served in various other legal and commercial roles. Prior to his employment with LiveStyle, Mr. Barr was a corporate and securities attorney at Reed Smith LLP in New York City from 2007 to 2013. He served from December 2015 to June 2018 as a member of the board of directors of Susquehanna Polling & Research, Inc. (SP&R), a firm offering research and analysis services to businesses, trade associations, PR and lobbying agencies, and political campaigns across the United States. Mr. Barr graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 2007 and received his bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College in 2002.

Mr. Barr brings to our Board knowledge and expertise with corporate finance, commercial law, brand development, risk management, litigation and regulatory matters including reporting compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. This legal background, business experience, independence, and his knowledge of the Company from his experience as its counsel, and his performance as a Board member and chairman of the Compensation Committee, led the Board to conclude that he should be nominated to serve as a director.

Louis Gleckel, MD, has been a member of our Board since June 2009 and currently serves as a member of our Compensation Committee and chairman of our Governance and Nominating Committee. In 1997, Dr. Gleckel co-founded ProHealth Care Associates, a comprehensive state of the art multi-specialty physician group practice with offices in Long Island and Bronx, New York. At ProHealth, he is the Division Chief of Cardiology and Internal Medicine specializing in Preventative Cardiology, Metabolic Syndrome and Internal Medicine with particular emphasis on high-risk patients with complications from diabetes and heart disease. He was named to New York Magazine’s Best Doctors list for three years, New York Metro Area Best Doctors list for 14 years and the 2008 Nassau County Best Doctors list. For over ten years Dr. Gleckel has been a team physician for the New York Jets and New York Islanders as well as for the tennis players at the US Open. Dr. Gleckel also served as Chairman of the Board of Invicta Corporation, a development stage company that designed, manufactured and marketed photochromic eyeglass lenses, for approximately four years until his resignation in February 2005.

Jason M. Barr has been a member of our Board since June 2015 and currently serves as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee and as the chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Barr is currently the General Counsel and Secretary of Ithaca Holdings, LLC, a music label, artist management and entertainment company based in Los Angeles. He previously was the Deputy General Counsel and Secretary of TRU Kids Inc., a global brand licensing company commercializing Toys R Us affiliated intellectual property, having served in these roles since January 2019. Prior to this and beginning in February 2018, Mr. Barr held various roles with Toys R. Us, Inc., the global toys and baby products retailer, including Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Secretary and the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Wayne Services Legacy Inc., the winddown agent of the Toys R Us, Inc. U.S. operations. He previously was the Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of LiveStyle, Inc. (f/k/a SFX Entertainment, Inc.), a global live events and media company, from March 2016 to October 2017, and since August 2013 served in various other legal and commercial roles. Prior to his employment with LiveStyle, Mr. Barr was a corporate and securities attorney at Reed Smith LLP in New York City from 2007 to 2013. He served from December 2015 to June 2018 as a member of the board of directors of Susquehanna Polling & Research, Inc. (SP&R), a firm offering research and analysis services to businesses, trade associations, PR and lobbying agencies, and political campaigns across the United States. Mr. Barr graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 2007 and received his bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College in 2002.

Mr. Barr brings to our Board knowledge and expertise with corporate finance, commercial law, brand development, risk management, litigation and regulatory matters including reporting compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. This legal background, business experience, independence, and his knowledge of the Company from his experience as its counsel, and his performance as a Board member and chairman of the Compensation Committee, led the Board to conclude that he should be nominated to serve as a director.

Louis Gleckel, MD, has been a member of our Board since June 2009 and currently serves as a member of our Compensation Committee and chairman of our Governance and Nominating Committee. In 1997, Dr. Gleckel co-founded ProHealth Care Associates, a comprehensive state of the art multi-specialty physician group practice with offices in Long Island and Bronx, New York. At ProHealth, he is the Division Chief of Cardiology and Internal Medicine specializing in Preventative Cardiology, Metabolic Syndrome and Internal Medicine with particular emphasis on high-risk patients with complications from diabetes and heart disease. He was named to New York Magazine’s Best Doctors list for three years, New York Metro Area Best Doctors list for 14 years and the 2008 Nassau County Best Doctors list. For over ten years Dr. Gleckel has been a team physician for the New York Jets and New York Islanders as well as for the tennis players at the US Open. Dr. Gleckel also served as Chairman of the Board of Invicta Corporation, a development stage company that designed, manufactured and marketed photochromic eyeglass lenses, for approximately four years until his resignation in February 2005.

Warren Hirsch has over 35 years of experience as a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Hirsch owns and operates Warren Hirsch, CPA, which offers a full range of accounting, tax and small business consulting services. From 2000 to May 2019, Mr. Hirsch served as a registered representative of Royal Alliance, a national financial advisory firm. Mr. Hirsch graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Hofstra University in 1980.

Louis Gleckel, MD, has been a member of our Board since June 2009 and currently serves as a member of our Compensation Committee and chairman of our Governance and Nominating Committee. In 1997, Dr. Gleckel co-founded ProHealth Care Associates, a comprehensive state of the art multi-specialty physician group practice with offices in Long Island and Bronx, New York. At ProHealth, he is the Division Chief of Cardiology and Internal Medicine specializing in Preventative Cardiology, Metabolic Syndrome and Internal Medicine with particular emphasis on high-risk patients with complications from diabetes and heart disease. He was named to New York Magazine’s Best Doctors list for three years, New York Metro Area Best Doctors list for 14 years and the 2008 Nassau County Best Doctors list. For over ten years Dr. Gleckel has been a team physician for the New York Jets and New York Islanders as well as for the tennis players at the US Open. Dr. Gleckel also served as Chairman of the Board of Invicta Corporation, a development stage company that designed, manufactured and marketed photochromic eyeglass lenses, for approximately four years until his resignation in February 2005.

Jason M. Barr has been a member of our Board since June 2015 and currently serves as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and the Audit Committee and as the chairman of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Barr is currently the General Counsel and Secretary of Ithaca Holdings, LLC, a music label, artist management and entertainment company based in Los Angeles. He previously was the Deputy General Counsel and Secretary of TRU Kids Inc., a global brand licensing company commercializing Toys R Us affiliated intellectual property, having served in these roles since January 2019. Prior to this and beginning in February 2018, Mr. Barr held various roles with Toys R. Us, Inc., the global toys and baby products retailer, including Vice President, Corporate Counsel and Secretary and the Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary for Wayne Services Legacy Inc., the winddown agent of the Toys R Us, Inc. U.S. operations. He previously was the Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of LiveStyle, Inc. (f/k/a SFX Entertainment, Inc.), a global live events and media company, from March 2016 to October 2017, and since August 2013 served in various other legal and commercial roles. Prior to his employment with LiveStyle, Mr. Barr was a corporate and securities attorney at Reed Smith LLP in New York City from 2007 to 2013. He served from December 2015 to June 2018 as a member of the board of directors of Susquehanna Polling & Research, Inc. (SP&R), a firm offering research and analysis services to businesses, trade associations, PR and lobbying agencies, and political campaigns across the United States. Mr. Barr graduated from Suffolk University Law School in 2007 and received his bachelor’s degree from Dickinson College in 2002.

Mr. Barr brings to our Board knowledge and expertise with corporate finance, commercial law, brand development, risk management, litigation and regulatory matters including reporting compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), corporate governance, and mergers and acquisitions. This legal background, business experience, independence, and his knowledge of the Company from his experience as its counsel, and his performance as a Board member and chairman of the Compensation Committee, led the Board to conclude that he should be nominated to serve as a director.

Warren Hirsch has over 35 years of experience as a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Hirsch owns and operates Warren Hirsch, CPA, which offers a full range of accounting, tax and small business consulting services. From 2000 to May 2019, Mr. Hirsch served as a registered representative of Royal Alliance, a national financial advisory firm. Mr. Hirsch graduated with a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Hofstra University in 1980.