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Management

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Jeffrey Frank

Director, President and CEO

Mr. Frank joined Cherokee in September 2001 as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of Cherokee's board of directors. He took the company public in February 2004, and was responsible for the strategic decision to expand the company's manufacturing footprint in Shanghai, China. Prior to joining Cherokee, Mr. Frank was President of Lambda LEI from July 2000 through September 2001. From May 1996 to March 2000, Mr. Frank was President of Polestar Laboratories. Mr. Frank has over 24 years of experience in the electronics industry in which he spent twelve years with Deltec Electronics, a manufacturer of uninterruptible power supplies that are marketed to OEM accounts globally. Mr. Frank received his undergraduate degree from Carroll College and a Master's degree in Marketing from Webster University.

Linster W. Fox

Executive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

With Cherokee International Corporation since 2005

Linster W. Fox joined Cherokee in October 2005 as Executive Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary. Prior to joining Cherokee, Mr. Fox worked at Anacomp, Inc., an international document management and multi-vendor services company, where he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, since November 2000. Prior to November 2000, Mr. Fox was Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller at Anacomp. Mr. Fox previously served in a variety of financial management roles, as Vice President in Anacomp's corporate finance, international, technical services, engineering and manufacturing organizations. Prior to Anacomp, Mr. Fox worked for DatagraphiX Inc., a designer and manufacturer of high-end computer output devices with sales and service organizations around the world. There he held several financial management positions, including a five-year assignment in the U.K., as Director of Finance, with their European operations. Prior to DatagraphiX Inc., Mr. Fox worked in public accounting in Washington D.C. with what is now PriceWaterhouseCoopers. His clients included public, commercial and international companies. Mr. Fox is a Certified Public Accountant and a graduate of Georgetown University.

Mukesh Patel

Executive Vice President of Global Operations

With Cherokee International Corporation since 1996

Mukesh Patel has served as Cherokee's Executive Vice President of Global Operations since June 2005. Prior to June 2005, Mr. Patel served as Cherokee's Vice President of Information Technology since August 1996. Prior to Cherokee, Mr. Patel served as Vice President of Operations at Bikor Corporation, until Cherokee acquired substantially all of the assets of Bikor.

Alex Patel

Vice President of Engineering

Born 1988

Alex Patel has served as Cherokee's Vice President of Engineering since August 2002 and served as Director of Engineering from 1988 to 1993 and from March 1996 to August 2002. Mr. Patel was the Vice President of Engineering at Bikor from 1993 through March 1996, when Cherokee acquired substantially all of the assets of Bikor. Prior to joining the Company in 1988, Mr. Patel was a Senior Development Engineer at GE and Leland Electrosystems for 11 years combined.

Bassam Marawi

Vice President of Research and Development

With Cherokee International Corporation since 2006

Bassam Marawi joined Cherokee in October 2006 as Vice President of Research and Development. Prior to joining Cherokee Mr. Marawi served as Director of Engineering at Flextronics. From August 2000 to October 2003 Mr. Marawi was senior manager at Dell Inc. From April 1994 to August 2000, Mr. Marawi served as senior manager at Lucent Technologies, Bell labs. Mr. Marawi has over 24 years experience in power supplies and engineering management. Mr. Marawi has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Valparaiso University and an MBA from the AT&T School of Business.

Howard Ribaudo

Vice President of Sales

With Cherokee International Corporation since 1988

Howard Ribaudo has served as Vice President of Sales for Cherokee since February 2005. Mr. Ribaudo served as Vice President of Global Accounts from March 1996 to Februray 2005, and served in various other capacities for Cherokee from 1988 through September 1993. Mr. Ribaudo served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Bikor Corporation from September 1993 through March 1996, when Cherokee acquired substantially all of the assets of Bikor.

Michael Wagner

Vice President of Marketing

With Cherokee International Corporation since 2001

Mr. Wagner joined Cherokee in November 2001 as Vice President of Marketing. Prior to joining Cherokee, Mr. Wagner served as Director of Marketing from March 1997 to October 2001 for Lambda electronics. Mr. Wagner held various management positions in both Marketing and Engineering capacities for Lambda Electronics from July 1988 to March 2001. Mr. Wagner holds a BSEE degree from State University of New York (SUNY) Farmingdale and attended the School of Management Ashridge, England.