Management

  
W. Gray Hudkins became our President and Chief Executive Officer effective as of January 1, 2006. Mr. Hudkins previously served as our Chief Operating Officer from October 2004 until his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to that, Mr. Hudkins served as Director of Corporate Development for Clarus Corporation from December 2002 until September 2004, as a Principal in Kanders & Company, Inc. from December 2003 until September 2004, and as Director of Corporate Development for Net Perceptions, Inc. from April 2004 until September 2004. Prior to this, from February 2002 until December 2002, Mr. Hudkins served as Manager of Financial Planning and Development for Bay Travelgear, Inc., a branded consumer products company based in New York and Chicago. From April 2000 until February 2002, Mr. Hudkins served as an Associate at Chartwell Investments LLC, a New York based private equity firm, and from August 1999 until April 2000, Mr. Hudkins served as an Associate at Saunder, Karp & Megrue L.P., a private merchant bank based in Stamford, Connecticut. Mr. Hudkins graduated cum laude with an A.B. in Economics and a Certificate in Germanic Language and Literature from Princeton University in 1997.

Kathleen P. Bloch became our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective as of September 4, 2007. Ms. Bloch began her career as an auditor at Peat Marwick in Philadelphia. From August 1999 until January 2006, Ms. Bloch served as the Chief Financial Officer of Silver Line Building Products, a leading privately-held manufacturer of vinyl doors and windows servicing the mass and professional contract trade channels. In January 2006, Ms. Bloch added the title of Chief Operating Officer of Silver Line to her responsibilities and remained in those positions until the sale of Silver Line in late 2006. Following the sale of Silver Line, Ms. Bloch joined The Silverman Group as the Chief Operating Officer, a family real estate and investment company, the position from which she joins Langer.Ms. Bloch graduated from LaSalle University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting in 1978 and received her Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance from LaSalle in 1990.
Peter A. Asch became a director of the Company on January 23, 2007, immediately following our acquisition of Twincraft, Inc., from Mr. Asch and the other former holders of the Twincraft capital stock. The appointment of Mr. Asch to the Board of Directors was a condition to the closing of the acquisition. Mr. Asch serves as the President of Twincraft and of our personal care products division, and has been the chief executive officer of Twincraft since 1995, Mr. Asch graduated with a B.S. in Political Science and International Relations from Queen's University, located in Kingston, Ontario, in 1983.