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Richard Offerdahl

Co-Chairman of the Board

Richard Offerdahl was granted a BSEE in 1965. Until 1981, he worked in the computer industry. In 1981, he co-founded Zycad Corporation serving as its President until 1986. Zycad's 1984 IPO raised $30 million. While he was President of Zycad, sales rose to $25 million per year. In 1987, he purchased majority interest in Digi International (DGII), a maker of computer serial cards and ports for connecting peripherals to networks, and became its first outside Director. While Mr. Offerdahl was associated with DGII, sales rose from $3 million to $160 million per year. He is also a Director of several private companies.