Jane Potter Cookson

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Prior to forming Cookson, Peirce & Co., Inc. in 1984, Ms. Cookson was a Senior Vice President, a stockholder, and Director of C.
S.
McKee, Investment Managers, for many years where her responsibilities included policy making as Director and member of the Investment Committee.
She became a Certified Financial Planner in 1979.
She joined that company in 1966 after spending five years as an organic research chemist for Gulf Oil.
Ms. Cookson left to pursue her hobby-stock market investments.
She was elected President of the Economic Club of Pittsburgh in 1973--the club's first woman president in their seventy-five year history.
From 1976-1982, she served as a Director of the Board of the Greater Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce and is a past Director and Vice Chairman of the World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh.
She is currently a Director of Dollar Bank, a Trustee of the Eye & Ear Foundation, past Chairman of the Eye & Ear Finance Committee, and current member of the Eye & Ear Finance Committee.
She is a member of the Economic Club and the CFA Institute.
Ms. Cookson is listed in the Kingston's National Registry of Who's Who 2002 Edition which is registered at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Cookson attended Rice University and transferred to the College of Science and Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, to pursue a dual curriculum in BioChemistry and Chemistry.
She graduated in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree Cum Laude and was elected to the Senior Honorary Societies of Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Beta Pi and Mortar Board.
She has continued her education, graduating from the Institute of Investment Banking at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce, University of Pennsylvania.
She is a member of the Duquesne Club.

Former positions of Jane Potter Cookson

Companies	Position	End
Cookson Peirce & Co., Inc. Cookson Peirce & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance CooksonPeirce manages investments using two primary classes of securities: Equities and Fixed Income. The firm favors companies that have price movements that are stronger than the market (doing better whether the market is going up or down). Portfolio management of Equity investments is done via individual equities in one of four strategies: Aggressive, Growth, Moderate and Conservative. Fixed Income investments is done using a standard “ladder” structure.	Chairman	-
C.S. McKee LP C.S. McKee LP Investment ManagersFinance C.S. McKee's equity investment approach is based cash flow-based quantitative models and a proprietary risk assessment model coupled with comprehensive qualitative analysis. Three distinct models are used as components of the firm's quantitative analysis. These models are run concurrently against a universe comprised of stocks in the specific product's appropriate benchmark index. Each model generates a top-to-bottom ranking of all stocks in the universe. The Fundamental Model seeks the best combination of economic earnings and future growth. McKee seeks to buy the assets and cash flows of companies at a discount to the fair value, paying less for both the historical and projected earnings streams. The Technical Model focuses on standard trend indicators such as price momentum and earnings-per-share momentum and is designed to identify catalysts for change and provide confirmation from the market that the undervaluation is not permanent. The Risk Assessment Model examines a wide range of business factors such as bond spread, bond rating, tax rate and pension fund status. It provides a proprietary measurement of the relative business risk of the company, and is an essential element of the process because it may provide a very different ranking for the company than the fundamental or technical models. McKee's fixed income methodology incorporates a bottom-up approach that is opportunistic, yet risk-controlled. Their focus on security analysis and selection is designed to mitigate risk associated with credit, duration, or yield curve decisions. Sector weightings are largely a function of the security selection decision. The credit portion of a portfolio focuses on active trading of the highest quality, most liquid issuers. McKee operates within a duration range of 80% to 120% versus the benchmark. They seek to identify to add return by identifying the changing shape of the curve, and searching for arbitrage opportunities. Fundamental and technical analyses determine the optimal maturity structure for the expected changes in rates.	Corporate Officer/Principal	30/12/1983
Gulf Oil LP Gulf Oil LP Specialty StoresRetail Trade Operates gasoline stations	Corporate Officer/Principal	30/12/1965

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Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
C.S. McKee LP C.S. McKee LP Investment ManagersFinance C.S. McKee's equity investment approach is based cash flow-based quantitative models and a proprietary risk assessment model coupled with comprehensive qualitative analysis. Three distinct models are used as components of the firm's quantitative analysis. These models are run concurrently against a universe comprised of stocks in the specific product's appropriate benchmark index. Each model generates a top-to-bottom ranking of all stocks in the universe. The Fundamental Model seeks the best combination of economic earnings and future growth. McKee seeks to buy the assets and cash flows of companies at a discount to the fair value, paying less for both the historical and projected earnings streams. The Technical Model focuses on standard trend indicators such as price momentum and earnings-per-share momentum and is designed to identify catalysts for change and provide confirmation from the market that the undervaluation is not permanent. The Risk Assessment Model examines a wide range of business factors such as bond spread, bond rating, tax rate and pension fund status. It provides a proprietary measurement of the relative business risk of the company, and is an essential element of the process because it may provide a very different ranking for the company than the fundamental or technical models. McKee's fixed income methodology incorporates a bottom-up approach that is opportunistic, yet risk-controlled. Their focus on security analysis and selection is designed to mitigate risk associated with credit, duration, or yield curve decisions. Sector weightings are largely a function of the security selection decision. The credit portion of a portfolio focuses on active trading of the highest quality, most liquid issuers. McKee operates within a duration range of 80% to 120% versus the benchmark. They seek to identify to add return by identifying the changing shape of the curve, and searching for arbitrage opportunities. Fundamental and technical analyses determine the optimal maturity structure for the expected changes in rates.	Finance
Cookson Peirce & Co., Inc. Cookson Peirce & Co., Inc. Investment ManagersFinance CooksonPeirce manages investments using two primary classes of securities: Equities and Fixed Income. The firm favors companies that have price movements that are stronger than the market (doing better whether the market is going up or down). Portfolio management of Equity investments is done via individual equities in one of four strategies: Aggressive, Growth, Moderate and Conservative. Fixed Income investments is done using a standard “ladder” structure.	Finance
Gulf Oil LP Gulf Oil LP Specialty StoresRetail Trade Operates gasoline stations	Retail Trade