
	Mr. Douglas J. Tate serves as Chief Financial Officer of Boston Coach Corp. Mr. Tate served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Fred&#39;s Inc. since September 7, 2005. Mr. Tate served as Consultant of Fred&#39;s Inc. Mr. Tate served as Chief Operating Officer of Bell Allied Group, a national distribution and transportation services company based in Boston, Massachusetts since 2002. He served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Smart &amp; Final Foodservice Distributors, held various positions at Alliant Foodservice, including Senior Vice President of its $1.2 billion (sales) Northeast Division, and while with Thom McAn Shoe Company, served as Director of Planning and Analysis. Mr. Tate obtained an MBA from Babson College in 1982 and BS from Bates College in 1978.
