Board of Directors
Stephen A. Block
Stephen A. Block, Esq. has served as a member of our Board of Directors since March 2005. Mr. Block served as Chief Legal Officer of International Flavors and Fragrances Inc., a leading creator, manufacturer and seller of flavors and fragrances (IFF), from January 1993 until his retirement from this position in December 2003. He was named Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of IFF in February 2000. During his eleven years at IFF he also held various senior management positions in the Regulatory department. Prior to 1993, Mr. Block served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Director of GAF Corporation, a company specializing in specialty chemicals and building materials, and its publicly traded subsidiary International Specialty Products Inc., held various management positions with Celanese Corporation, a company specializing in synthetic fibers, chemicals and plastics, and practiced law with the New York firm of Stroock & Stroock & Lavan. Mr. Block currently serves as an industry consultant and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Tech Coast Angels, a leading angel investing group. Mr. Block received his B.A. cum laude in Russian Studies from Yale University and his law degree from the Harvard Law School.