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Donald Labonte joined Rock of Ages in 1980 and has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Quarry and Manufacturing Operations since October 2007. He has been President of Rock of Ages Canada, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, since 1999. From August of 2002 to October 2007, he was President and Chief Operating Officer/Manufacturing Division. From January 2002 to July 2002, he was Vice President/Manufacturing. From 1998 to 1999, he was Vice President/General Manager of Rock of Ages Canada, Inc. From 1993 to 1998, Mr. Labonte was Director of Operations of Rock of Ages Canada, Inc. From 1980 to 1993, Mr. Labonte held various positions in the manufacturing plant at Rock of Ages Canada, Inc.

Laura A. Plude, CPA was appointed Vice President of Finance on July 23, 2007 and CFO on August 14, 2007. Ms. Plude was Director of Finance of the Company from August 2004 to July 2007. She was a staff accountant at the Company from August 1999 to August 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Plude was a self-employed certified public accountant from July 1986 to July 1999, and had worked for two Vermont based public accounting firms since her graduation from the University of Vermont in 1979.

Kurt M. Swenson has been President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since 1984. Prior to the Company's IPO in 1997, Mr. Swenson had also been the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Swenson Granite Company, Inc., since 1974. Mr. Swenson currently serves as non-officer Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swenson Granite Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company engaged in the granite curb and landscaping business. Both Swenson Granite Company, LLC and Swenson Granite Company, Inc. may be deemed affiliates of the Company. He is also a director of the American Monument Association, the National Building Granite Quarries Association, Group Polycor International, Polycor, Inc. and McLeod Belting. Mr. Swenson's current term as a director of the Company will expire at the 2006 annual meeting.

DIRECTORS

James L. Fox has been a director of the Company since October 1997. He has been President and Chief Operating Officer of FundQuest, Inc., a global provider of turnkey, open architecture wealth management programs and services for financial institutions and advisors, since November 2005. From September 2003 to November 2005, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The BISYS Group, Inc. He was President of Fund Services Division of The BISYS Group, Inc. from April 2003 to September 2003. From August 2001 to April 2003, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of govOne Solutions, L.P., an electronic government payment service. From June 2000 to August 2001, he was Vice President-Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer of Gomez, Inc., a research and consulting firm specializing in Internet quality measurement. Prior to joining Gomez, Mr. Fox had been Vice Chairman of PFPC Inc., a division of the PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. from December 1999 to June 2000. Before joining PFPC, Inc., Mr. Fox had an eleven year career with the Investor Services Group of First Data Corporation, a provider of processing and mutual fund and retirement services for mutual fund complexes, banks, insurance companies and advisory firms, including President and Chief Executive Officer (1999) and Chief Operating Officer (1997-1999). Mr. Fox's current term as a director of the Company will expire at the Company's 2007 Annual Meeting.

Richard C. Kimball has been a director of the Company since 1986 and served as Chief Strategic and Marketing Officer of the company from, January 2001 to December 2004. From 1993 to January 2001, he was Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer/Memorials Division of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kimball served as a director, principal and President of The Bigelow Company, Inc., a strategic planning and investment banking firm from 1972 until 1993. Mr. Kimball's current term as a director of the Company will expire at the 2006 annual meeting.

Pamela G. Sheiffer has been a director of the Company since April 28, 2004, when she was elected by the Board to fill the Class II vacancy on the Board of Directors. Since 1997, she has been President of P. Joyce Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in retail, manufacturing, licensing and investment firms. From 1995 to 1997, she was CEO of The Design and Source Company, a manufacturer and marketer of ladies apparel. From 1988 to 1995, she was Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing for the Retail Apparel Group, Inc. d/b/a Dots, a retailer of women's clothing with over 250 stores nationwide. Prior to that, Ms. Sheiffer held various senior management positions in retail and manufacturing, including Senior Vice President of May Department Stores. She is currently a board member and Chair of the Development Committee of Learning Leaders, New York City 's largest educational nonprofit with over 14,000 volunteers in New York City schools. Ms. Sheiffer's current term as a director of the Company will expire at the 2008 annual meeting.

Charles M. Waite has been a director of the Company since 1985. Since 1989, Mr. Waite has been managing partner of Chowning Partners, a financial consulting firm that provides consulting services to New England companies. Mr. Waite's current term as a director of the Company will expire at the 2007 annual meeting.

Frederick E. Webster, Jr., Ph.D. has been a director of the Company since October 1997. He was a Professor of Management at the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration of Dartmouth College from 1965 until 2002 and is now a Professor Emeritus. He is also a management consultant and lecturer. He is also a director of Image Max, Samuel Cabot, Inc. and Diamond Phoenix Corp. Mr. Webster's current term as a director of the Company will expire at the 2008 annual meeting.