Board of Directors

Daniel M. O’Donnell
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer; Director

Mr. O’Donnell has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer, has served as director since 2004 and Chairman of our Board since May 2006 and is currently the company’s largest shareholder. A seasoned entrepreneur, Mr. O‘Donnell possesses a solid track record for starting and developing high value organizations. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. O‘Donnell served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Corporate Consulting Services, Inc. (now InterSearch Corporate Services, Inc., one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries), a financial services consulting company. From 2003 to 2004, Mr. O‘Donnell also served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Walnut Ventures, Inc., a provider of internet search services and formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Banks.com, Inc. (now merged with Banks.com, Inc.). From December 1992 until January 2002, Mr. O‘Donnell founded and served as the President of Global Financial Services, Inc., a financial services consulting company that was sold in 1998 to iGate Capital, a publically traded company on the NASDAQ. Mr. O‘Donnell attended Manhattan College in Riverdale, New York.

Frank J. McPartland
Vice-Chairman; Director; Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Member; Audit Committee Member

Mr. McPartland has served as Vice Chairman of our Board since May 2006, prior to which he had served as our Chairman of the Board since 1994 and since 2009 has served as Senior Vice President of JHS Capital Advisors, Inc. Mr. McPartland has successfully merged or acquired numerous companies in the securities industry and has held numerous direct management roles. His oversight of operations at Invest Financial Corporation directly contributed to the firm’s growth of over 800% within three years, with annual sales growing from $300 million to over $2.5 billion. Mr. McPartland also founded the first independent New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) clearing firm in 1976. From February 2005 to April 2008, Mr. McPartland served as the Chief Executive Officer of Legent Clearing, a leading independent provider of correspondent clearing services, where he was also a director through February 2008.

Lawrence J. Gibson
Director; Chair of Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee; Audit Committee Member

Mr. Gibson became a member of our Board in November 2005. Since June 1999, Mr. Gibson has served as the President and sole proprietor of Gibson Consulting, a human resources consulting firm. From April 1992 to June 1999, Mr. Gibson was Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Quality Management and Information Technology of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a full-service health benefits company. From October 1986 to April 1992, Mr. Gibson served in various capacities for a telecommunications company, Motorola/Information Systems Group, including Vice President, Human Resources. Mr. Gibson is also a past director of Quipp Inc, a public company, which merged into Illinois Tool Works in 2008. Mr. Gibson received his B.A. degree in Social Work from Rhode Island College and received his M.B.A. degree from Providence College.

Charles K. Dargan, II
Director; Chair of Audit Committee; Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee Member

Mr. Dargan became a member of our Board in May 2006. Since January 2003, Mr. Dargan has served as founder and principal of CFO 911, a provider of operational and managerial expertise, specifically in accounting and finance, to middle market companies. From March 2000 to January 2003, Mr. Dargan was the Chief Financial Officer of Semotus Solutions, Inc., an American Stock Exchange-listed wireless mobility software company. Mr. Dargan also serves as a director of 411 Web Directory, Inc. and Anchor Audio, Inc. Mr. Dargan received his B.A. degree in Government from Dartmouth College, his M.B.A. degree and M.S.B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Southern California.

Steven Ernst
Director; Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Ernst has served as an executive officer since 2004 as Executive Vice President of Enterprise Architecture and as our Chief Technology Officer since 2008. Mr. Ernst is the company’s third largest shareholder and became a member of our Board in April 2009. From October 2002 to March 2003, Mr. Ernst served as a Senior Consultant for Advisor Software, a leading provider of wealth management solutions for the advice market. Mr. Ernst served as Chief Technology Officer for MiFund, Inc., an international financial services company, from March 2001 to October 2002. From January 2000 to March 2001, Mr. Ernst served as Chief Technology Officer for iCard Systems, Inc., an innovator in the development of network-branded prepaid cards. From June 1996 to January 2000, Mr. Ernst served as a Senior Consultant for iGate Capital, a strategic consulting company providing IT and Process Outsourcing Services. Mr. Ernst received his B.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Nebraska.