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Hellas ORGANIZATION,MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES Reed J. Seaton, 51 President and Founder Mr. Seaton is the founder and President of Hellas Construction, Inc. and all related companies. In 1954, prior to starting Hellas, Mr. Seaton founded another specialty construction company, Southwest Recreational Industries, Inc., that provided sports surfaces and general contracting services. As President, Mr. Seaton grew that company from a local S 10 million company into a S170 million worldwide leader in artificial turf and natural grass sports fields, running tracks, indoor sports floors, and construction services. Mr. Seaton led the sale of SRI to a private equity group. Continuing as President of SRI, Mr. Seaton subsequently also became the CEO of the company that held SRI and two other sports related companies. Mr. Seaton has over 28 years of senior management experience in the artificial turf, running track, and sports construction business. His companies have installed over 3,000 sports surfaces in over 50 countries. He has extensive experience in the tufting and knitting of synthetic turf, as well as the manufacture of the key yarn. polyurethane, and coating sports materials. A seasoned veteran, Mr. Seaton has extensive experience in all facets of the business, including mergers and acquisition, having acquired over 15 companies. He has also been recognized as an entrepreneur and, in 1996, he was named Austin, Texas Entrepreneur of the Year. Mr. Seaton has numerous professional affiliations and attended University of Kansas and Wichita State University. Mr. Robert G. Allison, 59 Vice President— Track Division and Co-Owner Shortly after the formation of Hellas, Mr. Seaton brought in Mr. Allison as his partner and as the other principal shareholder of the Company. Currently Mr. Allison is serving as Vice President— Track. He has also been responsible for Hellas construction and operations. Prior to joining Hellas. Mr. Allison was an Executive Vice President and Co-Owner of Southwest Recreational Industries where he was responsible for the Design, Engineering and Operations Departments, as well as in-house architecture. Mr. Allison has been responsible for sports projects in all 50 states and in 49 countries. Notable U.S. projects include Veterans Stadium, the Meadowlands and the hockey fields for the 1996 Olympics. Notable international projects include the Osaka Dome Magic Carpet, world-renowned FM fields in Kiang, Malaysia and Jakarta, Indonesia, and the Real Madrid soccer fields in Spain. Mr. Allison has over 33 years experience in the specialty contracting business, specializing in sports surfacing, artificial turf, polyurethane, and latex surfaces. Mr. Allison was a co-founder of Allison-West Striping in 1978 and a partner with Mr. Seaton in the startup of Southwest Recreational Industries, Inc. Like Mr. Seaton, Mr. Allison is a veteran of the industry with decades of senior management and entrepreneurial experience. He is a graduate of Hennepin Technical College. Hellas Construction Inc. VI- 2 ,a. _ . 0-03 R ic>--ft