Christopher S. Forman - Chief Executive Officer

Christopher S. Forman is president of The Decurion Corporation and chief executive officer of its subsidiaries. From 1994 to 1996, Chris served as a director of Score Learning Corporation, a company that operated storefront, interactive learning centers where young students used computers to improve their reading, writing, math, and science skills. In 1996, he was appointed for a three-year term by the Secretary of Commerce to the Judges Panel of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. In 2006, Mr. Forman was elected to the Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute.

Chris is the founder of The Wonder of Reading, a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to inspire in children the love of reading. Under its 3R Program, the organization Renovates public elementary schools’ libraries, works with schools to Restock their libraries’ book collections, and trains volunteers to Read one-to-one with children at the schools. In 2004, the Getty House Foundation commended Mr. Forman with its City of Angels Helen Bernstein Award for his innovative and creative efforts to improve the quality of education in Los Angeles.

Chris is involved in a number of community activities related to education. He was a member of Brentwood School's Board of Trustees from 1999 to 2008, serving as the Board's vice-chair from 2006 to 2008. From 1998 to 2001, he served on the Undergraduate Education Planning Committee at Harvard University. He is a member of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business Management Board. He served for many years as a member of Harvard-Westlake School's Alumni Board. He was a trustee of LEARN (Los Angeles Educational Alliance for Restructuring Now).

Chris received his Bachelor of Arts degree summa cum laude in ancient history from Harvard College, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa in his junior year and was co-founder and chairman of The Harvard Salient, a bi-weekly political journal. A Marshall Scholarship recipient, Chris received a Master of Arts degree in philosophy, politics, and economics from Oxford University. He also received a master’s degree in business administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.

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Bryan Ungard – Chief Operating Officer

Bryan Ungard is the chief operating officer for Decurion. Bryan joined Decurion in 2006 as chief information officer. Bryan brings more than 25 years of experience in business, finance and technology to this role.

Prior to joining Decurion, Bryan was a founder and CFO/CEO at Silenus Group for over fifteen years, a systems integration company that specialized in computer integrated manufacturing. Silenus Group provided systems and services to large companies such as IBM, Ford, La-Z-Boy and Caterpillar in addition to numerous small and medium-sized businesses. After Silenus Group, Bryan consulted in the healthcare industry and began his practice in organizational transformation.

Bryan received his bachelor's degree in computer science from Hiram College and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Michigan.

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Nora Dashwood – Chief Brand Officer

Nora E. Dashwood is the chief brand officer of Pacific Theatres Entertainment Corp. Nora has been very involved in the creation and operation of ArcLight Cinemas, of which she is also the chief brand officer. ArcLight is a theater concept created by Decurion that has introduced a differentiated moviegoing experience into the marketplace. In these roles, Nora oversees the film, operations, marketing, food & beverage, and human resources departments for the Decurion Corporation.

Nora joined Decurion in August 2000 following an impressive 23-year career with American Multi-Cinema (AMC), where she began in theater operations and culminated her career there as senior vice president of North American staff operations. While in this position at AMC, Nora was responsible for the operations, marketing, food & beverage, human resources, management reporting, and IT departments of more than 200 complexes encompassing more than 2,700 screens.

Nora graduated from Cal State Fullerton and received her MBA from UCLA in 2008. She currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Theatre Owners.

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JEFFREY D. KOBLENTZ – CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Jeff Koblentz joined Robertson Properties Group (RPG) as vice president of finance and real estate in 2003, was promoted to chief financial officer in 2005 and chief operating officer in 2008. In this role, he oversees acquisitions, development, leasing, property management and finance for RPG. Jeff also served on the board of directors for The Wonder of Reading and acted as the organization's chief financial officer.

Jeff came to RPG from Lazard Freres in New York. As a vice president in the real estate private equity group, he oversaw $800 million of portfolio investments in three operating companies. Prior to Lazard, Jeff was a manager in the real estate consulting practice at Arthur Andersen in Los Angeles.

Jeff received his bachelor of science degree with distinction from Cornell University.

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JEREMY L. SELIGMAN – CHIEF OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY

Jeremy Seligman is the Chief of Operations Technology for Decurion. Jeremy joined Decurion in 2010, bringing with him a diverse set of career accomplishments and leadership positions in Information Technology and Organizational Transformation, Strategy, Competency Development and Knowledge Management. Prior to joining Decurion Jeremy had served as Chief Information Officer of Frontier Communications, where among other accomplishments he was responsible for the integration of a large number of acquired companies during a period of rapid growth prior to its acquisition by Global Crossing. He subsequently served as the Director of IT Strategy and Organizational Development for Ford Motor Company, where he worked with Ford’s IT groups around the world to establish a global strategy and world class competency model on behalf of the over 10,000 IT employees worldwide. Jeremy joined us from his most recent position at the University of Michigan, where he was leading an integration effort between the university’s largest IT groups. Jeremy earned his Bachelor’s degree in Education from the University of Rochester and his Masters of Business Administration from the Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester. His is a past chair of the Society of Organizational Learning (SoL) and currently serves on the board of Pegasus Communications.

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michael Forman

Michael Forman was born in Seattle, Washington and moved to Los Angeles after attending Stanford University, where he received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1957. Michael is chairman of the board and CEO of The Decurion Corporation.

Michael's charitable activities include serving as international chairman of the board of Variety-The Children's Charity. He is a life trustee of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and trustee emeritus of the American Film Institute. He also works with the Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem, where he is vice-president and the founders chairman of the Los Angeles area.

Past activities have included serving as a trustee of the American University, located in Washington, D.C., trustee of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, president of the Foundation of Motion Picture Pioneers, president of the Stanford Athletic Board of Stanford University, and a director of the California Chamber of Commerce. He is still active with the Los Angeles Committee for the Weizmann Institute where he was chairman of the Southwest Area.

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NEIL S.B. HALTRECHT – BOARD MEMBER

Neil Haltrecht was a Decurion member for 19 years. Before leaving in 2009, he was the president of Robertson Property Group (RPG) and chief strategy and finance officer (CSFO) of The Decurion Corporation. He oversaw all RPG activities including the development, acquisition and management of real estate, primarily in California, Seattle and Hawaii. In his role as CSFO, Neil led business planning, strategy development, and value creation processes for Decurion and its operating businesses. Neil joined Decurion in 1991. Under his leadership, RPG developed or acquired more than five million square feet of income property.

Neil is the former Southern California State Retail Chairman for the International Council of Shopping Centers (ISCS). He has been a frequent speaker on the topic of commercial real estate and other real estate management issues. Neil also served on the Board of Directors for Alternative Living for the Aging. Prior to joining Decurion, he was a management consultant for Andersen Consulting.

Neil obtained his master's degree in business administration from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. A James McGill Scholar, he received his Bachelor of Commerce degree with distinction from McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

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