Nicholas R. Tomassetti has been a member of the Pinnacle Airlines Corp. Board of Directors since January 2003. He has served as president and chief executive officer of NRT Associates since January 2002. From March 2000 to January 2002, he served as president and chief executive officer of Airbus North America Holdings Inc., and from 1994 to March 2000, he was president and chief operating officer of that company. Prior to joining Airbus, Tomassetti served in a number of executive positions for Douglas Aircraft Corp. and Pratt & Whitney. He is also a director of EarthFirst Technologies Inc.