Elliot M. Maza
Chairman
Mr. Maza is currently President and Chief Financial Officer for Intellect Neurosciences, Inc., a New York-based biotechnology company. Prior to joining Intellect, Mr. Maza was Chief Financial Officer of Emisphere Technologies (NASDAQ: EMIS), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oral drug delivery. Previously, he was a partner at Ernst and Young LLP and a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, Inc. and JP Morgan Securities, Inc. Mr. Maza also practiced law at Sullivan and Cromwell, a leading New York law firm. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and is Chairman of the Audit Committee of Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TPPH), a biotechnology company focused on developing proprietary therapies for the treatment of cancer. Mr. Maza received his J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Touro College.
Leonhard Dreimann
Mr. Dreimann served as Chief Executive Officer of Salton, Inc. since its inception in August 1988 until earlier this year and was a founder of the company. He is currently a director at Salton Inc. Mr. Dreimann served as Deputy Chairman of AMAP a public Electronics and Housewares Company until 2005. He was managing director and founder of Salton Australia Pty. Ltd., a distributor of Salton brand kitchen appliances. Mr. Dreimann is currently a trustee of the Goodman Theatre, on the board of the Housewares Charity Foundation and a director of BBB. With a marketing degree from Melbourne University, Mr. Dreimann has over 35 years experience in consumer goods Sales and Marketing. He is married with three daughters and a son. He and his family reside in Illinois.
Trevor K. Pokorney
Mr. Pokorney has extensive business and financing experience, and has lead and helped finance a number of successful high-tech startups. He is currently the COO of Gemini Environmental, a startup company in the natural gas industry. Prior to Gemini, he was the operations manager of Intel's Acceleration Products Division (formerly Conformative Systems, Inc.), where he was previously vice president of operations before it was acquired by Intel in 2005. Prior to Intel, he was senior vice president of sales, marketing, and manufacturing logistics at Newisys, Inc., a startup company which was the first to introduce an enterprise server based on AMD's new x86-64 processor. At Newisys, he oversaw the development and introduction of several product lines and drove sales to a $200 million annual run rate within four years. Before Newisys, he served as the vice president of operations for Living.com, a startup e-commerce company which supplied furniture and home accessories to the U.S. market. Financed by Benchmark Capital, GE Capital, and Starbucks, Mr. Pokorney helped Living.com enter a multi-million-dollar strategic alliance with Amazon.com to create a "Home Living" store at Amazon.com.
Mr. Pokorney holds a Master of Science degree in Manufacturing and Operations Management from Carnegie Mellon University Graduate School of Industrial Administration, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, graduating Summa Cum Laude.
Chairman
Mr. Maza is currently President and Chief Financial Officer for Intellect Neurosciences, Inc., a New York-based biotechnology company. Prior to joining Intellect, Mr. Maza was Chief Financial Officer of Emisphere Technologies (NASDAQ: EMIS), a biopharmaceutical company specializing in oral drug delivery. Previously, he was a partner at Ernst and Young LLP and a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, Inc. and JP Morgan Securities, Inc. Mr. Maza also practiced law at Sullivan and Cromwell, a leading New York law firm. He currently serves on the Board of Directors and is Chairman of the Audit Committee of Tapestry Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: TPPH), a biotechnology company focused on developing proprietary therapies for the treatment of cancer. Mr. Maza received his J.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and his Bachelor of Arts degree from Touro College.
Leonhard Dreimann
Mr. Dreimann served as Chief Executive Officer of Salton, Inc. since its inception in August 1988 until earlier this year and was a founder of the company. He is currently a director at Salton Inc. Mr. Dreimann served as Deputy Chairman of AMAP a public Electronics and Housewares Company until 2005. He was managing director and founder of Salton Australia Pty. Ltd., a distributor of Salton brand kitchen appliances. Mr. Dreimann is currently a trustee of the Goodman Theatre, on the board of the Housewares Charity Foundation and a director of BBB. With a marketing degree from Melbourne University, Mr. Dreimann has over 35 years experience in consumer goods Sales and Marketing. He is married with three daughters and a son. He and his family reside in Illinois.
Trevor K. Pokorney
Mr. Pokorney has extensive business and financing experience, and has lead and helped finance a number of successful high-tech startups. He is currently the COO of Gemini Environmental, a startup company in the natural gas industry. Prior to Gemini, he was the operations manager of Intel's Acceleration Products Division (formerly Conformative Systems, Inc.), where he was previously vice president of operations before it was acquired by Intel in 2005. Prior to Intel, he was senior vice president of sales, marketing, and manufacturing logistics at Newisys, Inc., a startup company which was the first to introduce an enterprise server based on AMD's new x86-64 processor. At Newisys, he oversaw the development and introduction of several product lines and drove sales to a $200 million annual run rate within four years. Before Newisys, he served as the vice president of operations for Living.com, a startup e-commerce company which supplied furniture and home accessories to the U.S. market. Financed by Benchmark Capital, GE Capital, and Starbucks, Mr. Pokorney helped Living.com enter a multi-million-dollar strategic alliance with Amazon.com to create a "Home Living" store at Amazon.com.
Mr. Pokorney holds a Master of Science degree in Manufacturing and Operations Management from Carnegie Mellon University Graduate School of Industrial Administration, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, graduating Summa Cum Laude.