Executive Bio
Mr. Jack Lawrence Howard has been the Principal Executive Officer of Steel Excel Inc. since May 07, 2013. Mr. Howard has been the Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of SP Acquisition Holdings, Inc., since June 2007 and February 2007 respectively and serves as its Principal Accounting Officer and Principal Financial Officer. He has been the President of Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc., General Partner of Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (also known as WebFinancial Corp.) since July 15, 2009 and has been its Managing Partner since November 25, 2016. He serves as President of Steel Holdings. He serves as President and Managing Partner of Steel Partners and has been associated with Steel Partners and its affiliates since 1993. He has been Principal Executive Officer of Handy & Harman Ltd. since January 2013. He served as Secretary of Steel Excel Inc. He serves as a Principal and Fund Manager of Mutual Securities, Inc. He serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Roses. He has been the Vice President of Steel Partners, Ltd. since December 2003. He was an employee at FaxPress, Inc. He served as a Secretary at Steel Partners Holdings L.P. from September 19, 2011 to January 2012. Mr. Howard served as Vice President at Steel Partners Holdings L.P since July 6, 2005. He served as Vice President of WebFinancial Corp., since December 1997. e served as Principal Accounting Officer of Function (X) Inc. until February 11, 2011. Mr. Howard served as Vice President of Viggle Inc. (now known as DraftDay Fantasy Sports, Inc.) from December 2001 to April 2007 and served as its Chairman of the Board and Principal Accounting Officer until February 11, 2011. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Viggle Inc. from May 2008 to February 11, 2011. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Viggle Inc. from February 2004 to April 2007. From 1997 to May 2000, he also served as Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Steel Holdings' predecessor entity. He has been a stockbroker for 12 years, specializing in locating, researching and accumulating undervalued securities in businesses which were statistically inexpensive in relation to their cash flow and/or potential. From December 1997 to May 2000, Mr. Howard served as Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Webfinancial Corp. From September 1994 to December 2001, he served as President of Viggle Inc. He also served as Chief Operating Officer and Secretary of SPAH from June 2007 and February 2007, respectively, until October 2009. He serves as Chairman of Ore Holdings, Inc. He has been the Chairman of DGT Holdings Corp. since December 15, 2011. He serves as Chairman of iGo, Inc. He has been Chairman of Ore Pharmaceutical Inc. since October 2010. He has been Chairman of WebFinancial Corp. since July 6, 2005. He served as the Chairman of JPS Industries, Inc. since May 2013. He served as Chairman of the Board of a predecessor entity of Steel Holdings from June 2005 to December 2008, as a Director from 1996 to December 2008 and its Vice President from 1997 to December 2008. He served as Executive Chairman of Handy & Harman Ltd. He has been Vice Chairman of Handy & Harman Ltd. since March 2012. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Function (X) Inc. until February 11, 2011 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from May 2008 to February 11, 2011. Mr. Howard served as Vice Chairman of Steel Partners Holdings Gp Inc, the General Partner of Steel Partners Holdings L.P. since December 1997. He served as the Chairman of Steel Excel Inc. from August 2008 to May 25, 2011. He served as the Chairman of Adaptec Inc (also known as ADPT Corp) until May 25, 2011 and previously served as its Chairman from August 2008 to September 2009. He has been Vice Chairman of Steel Partners, Ltd and Steel Excel Inc. since December 2003 and since April 2003 Respectively. He served as Vice Chairman of SP Acquisition Holdings, Inc. from February 2007 to August 2007. He Co-Founded Steel Partners II, L.P. in 1993 and serves as its Director. Mr. Howard has been a Director of DGT Holdings Corp. since September 21, 2011; Adaptec Inc. since December 2007; and SL Industries Inc. since June 01, 2016. He serves as a Director of WebBank and Steel Partners LLC. He serves as Director of BNS Holding, Inc. since July 2010. He has been a Director of Pubco Corporation, since 1999. He serves as a Director of Novt Corporation. He has been a Director of Steel Partners Holdings Gp Inc, the General Partner of Steel Partners Holdings L.P. since October 18, 2011 and previously served the same position since 1996. He serves as a Director of Web Financial Corporation and Castelle. He has been a director of WHX Corporation since July 2005. He serves as a Director of Roses Holdings. He has been Director of Bairnco Corporation since April 16, 2007, Steel Excel Inc. since December 2007 and Handy & Harman Ltd. since July 2005. He served as a Director of WebFinancial Holding LLC since July 25, 2005. He served as a Director of Scientific Software-Intercomp, Inc. since December 1997, JPS Industries, Inc. since April 30, 2013 and Function (X) Inc. from May 1994 to February 11, 2011. He served as Director of SP Acquisition Holdings, Inc. from February 2007 to June 2007. He served as a Director of Viggle Inc. from May 1994 to February 11, 2011. He served as a Director of US Diagnostic Inc., since February 2001. He served as a Member of Audit Committee at WebFinancial Holding LLC. Mr. Howard has been a Registered Principal of Mutual Securities, Inc., a FINRA registered broker-dealer, since 1989. He has the securities licenses of Series 7, Series 24, Series 55 and Series 63. He has a B.A. degree in Finance from the University of Oregon.