Securities and Exchange Commission
“ Audit Committee Financial Expert”

The final rule, in satisfaction of the disclosure requirements of section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, issued by the SEC on January 24, 2003 defines an audit committee financial expert as a person who has all five of the following attributes:

 
 
RULE REQUIREMENT
H. Christenson’s Credentials
1. An understanding of generally accepted accounting principles and financial statements. Prepared and had audited, financial statements according to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
2. The ability to assess the general application of such principles in connection with the accounting for estimates, accruals, and reserves. Degreed Accountant and MBA, responsible as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer for applying the accounting principles for estimates, accruals and reserves which were subject to independent auditing standards.
3. Experience preparing, auditing, analyzing or evaluating financial statements that present a breadth and level of complexity of accounting issues that are generally comparable to the breadth and complexity of issues that can reasonably be expected to be raised by the registrant’s financial statements, or experience actively supervising one or more persons engaged in such activities. Experience as a Controller and Chief Financial Officer, managing and directing operational accounting and corporate consolidations activities, preparation of SEC registration statements and 1934 Exchange Act reporting for U.S. public companies.
4. An understanding of internal controls and procedures for financial reporting, and Responsible for internal control and internal audit functions, preparation accounting and control manuals subject to independent audit management reports on internal controls to the board of directors.
5. An understanding of audit committee functions. 20 years of experience as a director, audit committee member for U.S. public and foreign private companies.

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