Andrew Richard Blair

Mr. Andrew R.
Blair is Independent Director at Lyris, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Lyris, Inc. Mr. Blair was previously employed as President, CEO, CFO & Founder by Freimark Blair & Co., Inc. Richard Blair has been a member of our Board since 2002.
He is a founder of Freimark Blair & Company, Inc., a broker-dealer research boutique.
Mr. Blair has served as President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and as a director of Freimark Blair since 1983.
Mr. Blair holds a B.S.
in Science and Business Administration from Wake Forest University.
We believe that Mr. Blair possesses specific attributes that qualify him to serve as a member of our Board and to serve as chair of our Audit Committee, including his financial and accounting expertise and his substantial knowledge of financial markets.