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Clifford L. Spiro is a new nominee to the Board of Directors. Dr. Spiro currently serves as the Vice President of Research and Development for Cabot Microelectronics Corporation, the leading supplier of chemical-mechanical-planarization technologies that are critical to the successful production of semiconductors and data storage devices. In 2001, Dr. Spiro was named Vice President of R&D for the Nalco subsidiary of Suez Corporation, a leader in water, paper, and energy chemicals. From 1980 through 2001, he held a series of progressively responsible research and management positions at General Electric Company. Dr. Spiro holds 19 US Patents and has published 79 scientific articles and coauthored 49 conference presentations. He has served as a Director on the Board of the Mississippi Polymer Technologies Corporation and Maxdem Corporation. Dr. Spiro received a B.S. degree with honors in chemistry from Stanford University and a Ph.D. degree in chemistry from Caltech. | 