Paul O. Koether

"Mr. Paul O. Koether served as Director of Corporate Development at Kent Financial Services Inc. since December 7, 2011. Prio to that, Mr. Koether served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kent Financial Services Inc. until December 7, 2011. He also served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kent International Holdings Inc., since September 20, 1998 and also has been its August 2007. He has been the Chairman at Cortech Inc., a subsidiary of Kent Financial Services, Inc. since September 1998 and the Chief Executive Officer since September 20, 1998. Mr. Koether serves as the Chief Executive Officer at Pure World Inc., and Pure World Botanicals Inc. (PWBI). He serves as the President at Asset Value Management, Inc. Mr. Koether served as the President of Kent Financial Services Inc. from August 31, 2007 to July 1, 2011 and previously also served as President since October 1990. He served as the President of Kent International Holdings Inc., from October 2003 to November 2005. Mr. Koether served as general partner of Shamrock Associates, an investment partnership from 1990 to December 31, 2003, when it was dissolved, which was the principal stockholder of Kent and also served in various positions with affiliates of Kent, including the Chairman from 1990 to 2003 and served as its President since 1990. He served as President of Cortech Inc. since October 2003. He served as Acting President of Pure World Botanicals Inc., a subsidiary of Pure World Inc. Mr. Koether served as Principal Executive Officer and for more than five years as the Chairman and President of Sun Equities Corporation (sun), a private, closely-held corporation which is Pure World Inc.'s principal stockholder. He served as Acting President of Pure World Inc., from November 2003 to January 2004 and served as President from April 1989 to February 1997. Mr. Koether has been Chairman of Pure World Botanicals Inc. since January 1995. He has been Chairman of the Board of Pure World Inc. since April 1988. Mr. Koether also served as Chairman of Golf Rounds.com, Inc. He has been a Director of Pure World Botanicals Inc. since December 1994. Mr. Koether has been a Director of Cortech Inc. since September 1998. He has been a Director of Kent Financial Services, Inc. (“Kent“) since July 1987. Mr. Koether served as a Director of Golf Rounds.com, Inc., ('Golf Rounds') currently a non-operating company from July 1992 to January 2000. He served as a Director of Pure World Inc., since March 1988. Mr. Koether has been a registered representative of T. R. Winston & Company, Inc. (“Winston“), a retail broker dealer since 1989."