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Segway removes Brian Cohen, Chief Financial Officer

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Brian Cohen, Chief Financial Officer

Brian Cohen brings 20 years of high-tech financial leadership to Segway in rapidly growing early stage and publicly traded companies. In his role as CFO, Cohen is responsible for managing the finance, information technology, legal, operations and human resources functions at Segway. Since joining Segway he has already realized significant achievements for the company, including completing a new round of financing.

Prior to joining Segway, Cohen served as CFO for PHT Corporation, a provider of advanced information technology solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. His background also includes CFO positions at technology companies , including Telebit, Yantra and WebLine Communications. He managed the merger and acquisition process of Telebit and WebLine by Cisco Systems, Inc. He began his career at Price Waterhouse.

Cohen is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor of science in accounting from the State University of New York at Oswego.

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Jason Barton, Vice President of World-Wide Sales

Jason Barton has recently been appointed Vice President of World-Wide Sales and Marketing at Segway Inc. In this role Barton is responsible for the development of Segway’s Global business, distribution and brand development.

Barton joined the Company in October of 2005 and came to Segway Inc. with experience of leading sales organizations in the U.S., as well as in Europe. His career has been focused on selling high-tech premium products to both commercial and consumer markets. He joined Segway from Palm Inc. where he held progressive sales positions, ultimately leading Palm’s U.S. enterprise business as sales director for business, vertical and federal markets. Prior to working at Palm, he was responsible for global enterprise sales at MCI/WorldCom. Before moving to the States he was located in the UK and directed U.K. sales and marketing for Precor Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of premium sports and fitness equipment.

In his role at Segway, Barton applies his expertise in building successful and dynamic sales organizations while managing multiple International sales channels.

Barton earned a Bachelor of Arts Honors Degree from the University of Wales in the U.K.

Claude Le Blond, Vice President of International Business

Claude Le Blond joined Segway Inc. in October 2004 as Vice President of International Business. Le Blond is responsible for cultivating markets outside of North America, establishing distributors and direct retail channels abroad and managing regulatory efforts overseas.

Le Blond came to Segway from Gen-X Sports, a Canadian-based designer and manufacturer of sporting equipment, where he served as General Manager of the International Division since 2000. Under his leadership, international sales grew from $3 million to $17 million annually. Prior to that, Le Blond worked at Nike/Bauer as the Director of International Sales. As he expanded the company's international presence, Le Blond excelled to Vice President and General Manager of Nike/Bauer's European and International markets. During his four years with the company, international sales increased by 35 percent and the company more than tripled its international representation.

He began his career in product management, and marketing and advertising for sports equipment manufacturers, including Sport Dinaco and Raichle Sportschuhe AG (Raichle). He has also owned his own consulting agency.

A native Canadian, Le Blond earned a diploma in Law from Collège d'enseignement general et professional, Montreal, Canada. He is currently based in La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland.

Brian Cohen, Chief Financial Officer

Brian Cohen brings 20 years of high-tech financial leadership to Segway in rapidly growing early stage and publicly traded companies. In his role as CFO, Cohen is responsible for managing the finance, information technology, legal, operations and human resources functions at Segway. Since joining Segway he has already realized significant achievements for the company, including completing a new round of financing.

Prior to joining Segway, Cohen served as CFO for PHT Corporation, a provider of advanced information technology solutions for the pharmaceutical industry. His background also includes CFO positions at technology companies , including Telebit, Yantra and WebLine Communications. He managed the merger and acquisition process of Telebit and WebLine by Cisco Systems, Inc. He began his career at Price Waterhouse.

Cohen is a certified public accountant and holds a bachelor of science in accounting from the State University of New York at Oswego.

Monique Apter, Vice President of Sales for the Americas

Monique joined Segway Inc. in February 2001. Excelling in a number of sales and business development roles, she was recently appointed as Vice President of Sales for the Americas in July 2008. As Vice President of Sales for the Americas, Monique is responsible for cultivating markets in the United States, Canada and South America. She leads her team by providing strategic direction in the areas of channel relationships, joint ventures, business development and commercial sales activities.

Apter came to Segway Inc. from the technology industry where she was able to provide record level sales for both start up software businesses, as well as established technology solutions companies such as MicroAge. During her 20 year career, she has honed her skills in the areas of sales, sales management, project management and providing customer driven solutions.

Apter earned her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Delaware.

Carey Ross, Vice President of Operations

Carey Ross was appointed Vice President of Operations in July 2008, responsible for Segway’s manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and service departments. Carey joined Segway in early 2006 as Controller.

Prior to joining Segway, Carey worked for Lydall, a public company that manufactures specialty engineered thermal/acoustical and filtration/separation products. At Lydall, Carey held several management positions in finance, after-market product support, and operations. Carey started his career at Price Waterhouse as a financial auditor and business systems analyst.

Carey earned his undergraduate degrees in Accounting and Computer Information Systems from Western New England College and his Masters in Business Administration from Purdue University.

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