Renaissance Partners, L.C.

Ray has over 30 years experience in department, specialty and discount store retailing, where he served as Chairman of the Board, CEO, COO, CFO and CRO in various assignments. For the past 10 years Mr. Miller has focused on troubled companies, most recently as EVP – Chief Operating Officer, Acting CEO and Acting Board of Directors of MARS, Inc., a big-box specialty retailer of musical instruments and related products with 41 stores in 20 states generating revenues in excess of $345 million. From 1995-2001 Ray served as CRO, CFO, COO, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Weiner’s Stores, Inc, a $275 million discount retailer with over 150 stores in five southwestern U.S. states. Previously, Mr. Miller was EVP-Finance and Operations of Carlisle Retailers, Inc., a $40 million specialty department store chain in northeast Ohio. Ray also held the position of Vice President – North American Operations with Industrial Equity (Pacific) Limited, an international investment vehicle of New Zealand based Brierely Investments, after beginning his career with The Higbee Company, an Ohio based upscale department store chain with sales of $310 million. There, Ray served in various financial positions including Vice President – Treasurer. Mr. Miller earned an MBA from Cleveland State University and a BS degree from Youngstown State University and is a member of Turnaround Management Association and the Association for Corporate Growth.