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Minard Hamilton – Chief Executive Officer

Minard Hamilton has served as Chief Executive Officer of Six Degrees Games, Inc. since co-founding the company in October 2006. From 2001-2006, Mr. Hamilton served as Executive Vice President, Distribution and Marketing at JAMDAT Mobile. JAMDAT Mobile went public in 2005 and was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006. From 1999 – 2001, Mr. Hamilton served as General Manager, International, ESPN.com (ESPN Internet Group) where he oversaw the expansion of ESPN.com outside of the United States. From 1995-1999, Mr. Hamilton served simultaneously as Senior Vice President, ESPN International and General Manager, ESPN Latin America. Prior to joining ESPN, he served as Vice President, International at Activision, Inc., a leading game publisher, and prior to that, as Vice President, Worldwide Distribution and Acquisitions, at Roger Corman's Concorde-New Horizons, Inc. Hamilton earned an A.B. from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA.

Ben Jones – President

Ben Jones has served as President of Six Degrees Games, Inc. since co-founding the company in October 2006. From 2001-2006, Mr. Jones served as Senior Vice President of Sales, at JAMDAT Mobile, overseeing day-to-day sales and distribution operations. JAMDAT Mobile went public in 2005 and was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006, becoming EA Mobile. Prior to JAMDAT, he served as an independent video game recruiter where he established and coordinated partnerships between leading game developers and publishers. Jones earned a B.A. from St. Mary’s College of California.

Mark Koerner – Vice President, Development

Mark Koerner joined the company in November 2007 and currently serves as the Vice President of Development at Six Degrees Games, Inc. Prior to joining Six Degrees Games, Mr. Koerner served as Production Designer at Naughty Dog, Inc. (acquired by Sony Computer Entertainment in 2001), from 2000-2005, overseeing day-to-day design operations on the Jak and Daxter games franchise. From 1994-1999, Mr. Koerner was responsible for design layout at Walt Disney Feature Animation and is credited on such films as, The Lion King, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Hercules, Tarzan, Fantasia 2000, and The Emperor's New Groove. Koerner earned a B.A. in Industrial Design from Columbus College of Art and Design and an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA.

Hyosung Han – Chief Technical Officer

Hyosung Han joined Six Degrees Games in October 2007 and currently serves as the Chief Technical Officer at the company. Prior to his current position, Hyosung served as Director of Systems Architecture at Electronic Arts from February 2006 - August 2007 overseeing all day-to-day systems-related initiatives. From January 2001-February 2006, Mr. Han worked at JAMDAT Mobile, Inc. as Software Architect, Enabling Technologies. JAMDAT Mobile went public in 2005 and was eventually acquired by Electronic Arts in 2006, becoming EA Mobile. Han earned a B.S. in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.