Mr. Brian F. Carroll, age 36, was appointed a director of the Company on October 26, 2007. Mr. Carroll has been a member of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR) since January 2006 and before that, an executive of KKR since July 1999. In addition, Mr. Carroll was an executive at KKR from 1995 to 1997, at which time he left KKR to attend business school at Stanford University. Prior to joining KKR in 1995, Mr. Carroll was with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette. Mr. Carroll is also a member of the board of directors of Rockwood Specialties Group, Inc. and Sealy Corporation. His current term as a director expires at the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
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