House of Austria President - Franz Dorninger

JAMES E. BIDDLE

Mr. Biddle, for the past 19 years, has been the owner, President and Chief Executive Officer of
The Securities Center, Inc., an NASD broker/dealer in Chula Vista, CA. He is a Registered Securities
Principal, Government Securities Principal, Municipal Securities Principal, Financial and Operations
Principal and holds life and disability and variable contracts licenses, with a total of 31 years in the industry.
Mr. Biddle is currently Chairman of the NASD District 2 Business Conduct Committee and a member of
the National Advisory Council of the NASD. He is currently Executive Vice President of the National
Association of Independent Broker/Dealers, Inc. (NAIB/D.) Before owning The Securities Center he
served in senior management capacities with two major national brokerage firms. In 1978 he was
President of the San Diego Chapter of the International Association for Financial Planning (IAFP).
During 1979-82 he served on the national board of director's of the IAFP. Mr. Biddle has a bachelor's
degree in business administration from The Ohio State University (1964) and a degree in operations
research/systems analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School (1971). He has been active in a wide
range of civic activities in the San Diego area including having been President of: the Chula Vista
Jaycees, Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce, and the Rotary Club of Chula Vista (Rotary).
He is also currently serving on the Advisory Board of the Friends of Vista Hill Foundation (Vista Hill) ,
is Treasurer of the San Diego Alumni Chapter of The Ohio State University (Buckeyes) , is a current
member of the Campaign Cabinet of Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, and is a Division Leader
in the South Bay Family YMCA's Current Support Campaign for 2004 (YMCA) . Mr. Biddle served
nine years as a U.S. Naval Officer with two tours of duty in South Vietnam.