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Mr. Straub is a financial executive with significant experience in the pharmaceutical industry. His background includes strategic and operational planning and execution, and various finance activities. Mr. Straub started his career at Ernst & Young, where for over 13 years he was an independent auditor for numerous companies, both public and private. After leaving Ernst & Young, Mr. Straub held key financial positions in several public companies including Pharmaceutical Formulations, Inc., an over-the-counter generic drug manufacturer and marketer, and West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (formerly Paco Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.), a contract packaging and manufacturing services company primarily serving the pharmaceutical and personnel healthcare products market. As the CFO for Paco, he successfully completed Paco's initial public offering and subsequently negotiated the sale of Paco to The West Company. Since 2000, Mr. Straub has been a Director in the corporate finance area of FTI Consulting, Inc., a premier provider of corporate finance/restructuring, litigation support, forensic accounting, and economic consulting. His assignments included providing financial and operational advice to companies and secured lenders, and serving as the interim CFO for a publicly held international company engaged in the manufacture and sale of scanning products. Mr. Straub received his B.A. degree in Accounting and Economics from Upsala College where he was a part-time lecturer. Mr. Straub is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of New Jersey. He is a member of the New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and Financial Executives International. | 