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Mark P. Hershhorn

Chair and CEO

CKS & Associates

Mr. Hershhorn serves as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of CKS Associates, a management consultancy firm based in Upper Providence, Pennsylvania. A Rutgers College graduate, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics in 1971 and earned an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in 1972.

Mr. Hershhorn is the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CKS & Associates. Additionally, he serves as Chief Executive Officer of Midwest Real Estate Investment LLC as well as the President and Co‐Owner of CKS & Associates Management LLC, the general partner of New Horizons West LLP. He began his career at the accounting and auditing firm of Price Waterhouse and has an extensive background in the marketing and operations of nutrition systems, food industry marketing as well as transactional television. In addition to Price Waterhouse, Mr. Hershhorn has held positions with firms including Pfizer Diagnostics, Wallace and Lamphole Laboratories, and the Franklin Mint where he served as a Director. Mr. Hershhorn has also served as President and CEO of National Media Corporation and has served as director of National Media, MediaBay Inc. and Z Trim Holdings Inc.

As a current member of the Board of Governors, Board of Trustees and Board of Overseers at the Rutgers University Foundation, Mr. Hershhorn is dedicated to serving the needs of the University. He has been a generous supporter of various initiatives within the University. Mr. and Mrs. Hershhorn have established the Kimberly Hershhorn Scholarship in Animal Science, the Charon and Mark Hershhorn Scholarship at Cook College as well as the Mark and Charon Hershhorn Athletic Scholarship. An avid fan of athletics, Mr. Hershhorn has participated in the Scarlet R Advisory Committee as well as the President’s Council Executive Committee. As a result of his dedication to Rutgers, Mr. Hershhorn was awarded the Alumni Meritorious Service Award in 2002 and Mr. and Mrs. Hershhorn were recipients of the Rutgers Medal of Philanthropic Excellence.

As active members of the community, Mr. and Mrs. Hershhorn have been supporters to the United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Zoo as well as Temple University and the National Museum of American Jewish History. Mr. Hershhorn is a former member of the Graduate Executive Board of the Wharton Graduate Division of the University of Pennsylvania and was an active participant in the Wharton School Mentoring Program. Additionally, Mr. Hershhorn has been a board member and chairman of the development committee of Carelift International, an organization dedicated to collecting and distributing surplus medical equipment to developing countries globally.

Mr. Hershhorn and his wife Charon reside in Pennsylvania. They have two daughters, Samantha and Kimberly. Kimberly is a 1999 graduate of Cook College.

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