Merisel | Board of Directors

Ronald P. Badie

Mr. Badie was elected to the Board of Directors in October 2004 On March 31, 2002, Ronald P. Badie retired from Deutsche Bank after 35 years of service. At the time of his retirement, he was vice chairman of Deutsche Bank Alex. Brown (now Deutsche Bank Securities), the firm’s investment banking subsidiary. Over the years, Mr. Badie held a variety of management positions with the firm and its predecessor, Bankers Trust Company, in both New York and Los Angeles. He was closely identified with the firm’s relationships with private equity companies and the leveraged finance business, which included the financing of leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations and corporate acquisitions. Mr. Badie is currently a director of Integrated Electrical Services, Inc., Amphenol, Inc. and Merisel Inc.

Albert J. Fitzgibbons III

Mr. Fitzgibbons has been a member of the Board of Directors since December 1997 and was elected as the Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors in June, 2004. Mr. Fitzgibbons is a Partner and a Director of Stonington Partners, Inc. (“Stonington”), and a Partner and a Director of Stonington Partners, Inc., II (“Stonington II”), positions that he has held since 1993. He served as a Director of Merrill Lynch Capital Partners, Inc. (“MLCP”), a private investment firm associated with Merrill Lynch & Co. (“ML&C”), from 1988 to May 2001 and a Consultant to MLCP from 1994 to December 2000. He was a Partner of MLCP from 1993 to 1994 and Executive Vice President of MLCP from 1988 to 1993. Mr. Fitzgibbons was also a Managing Director of the Investment Banking Division of ML&C from 1978 to July 1994.

Edward A. Grant

Mr. Grant was elected to the Board of Directors in May, 2006. He is a Principal and Practice Director at Arthur Andersen LLP. Mr. Grant has been a partner and professional at Andersen for thirty years, serving in a number of management functions. He was an Audit Partner with the firm for more than sixteen years, serving as the Auditor on numerous public companies. Mr. Grant is a director of Obagi Medical Products, Inc. and is the Chair of its Audit Committee. Mr. Grant has a Bachelor's and two Master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1976. He is a past member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Illinois Certified Public Accountants Society and has served on several civic boards.

Bradley J. Hoecker

Mr. Hoecker has been a member of the Board of Directors since December 1997 and was elected as the Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors in June, 2004. Mr. Hoecker is a Partner and Director of Stonington and a Partner and Director of Stonington II since 1997. Prior to being named partner in 1997, Mr. Hoecker was a Principal of Stonington since 1993. He was a Consultant to MLCP from 1994 to December 2000 and was an Associate in the Investment Banking Division of MLCP from 1989 to 1993.

Lawrence J. Schoenberg

Mr. Schoenberg was elected to the Board of Directors following the acquisition by the Company of Microamerica, Inc. (“Microamerica”) in April 1990. Mr. Schoenberg had previously served as a director of Microamerica from 1983 to April 1990. From 1967 through 1990, Mr. Schoenberg served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of AGS Computers, Inc. (“AGS”), a computer software company. From January to December 1991, Mr. Schoenberg served as Chairman and as a member of the executive committee of the Board of Directors of AGS. Mr. Schoenberg retired from AGS in 1992. Mr. Schoenberg is also a director of Government Technology Services, Inc., a reseller and integrator for the federal government, and a director of Cellular Technology Services, Inc., a software company.

Donald R. Uzzi

Mr. Uzzi is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merisel Inc. Mr. Uzzi joined Merisel in November 2004 as President and Chief Executive Officer, and was elected Chairman in April 2005. He has been a Director of Merisel since November 2004. Prior to joining Merisel, Mr. Uzzi was Senior Vice President of Electronic Data Systems, the global technology services company.