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Earnest W. Deavenport Jr. age 69 has served as a director since May 2000. In 2002 he retired from service as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Eastman Chemical Company Kingsport Tennessee where he had served in various capacities since 1960. He was Chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers in 1998 and is currently a member of the National Academy of Engineering. Mr. Deavenport is also a member of the boards of directors of Acuity Brands Inc. and Regions Financial Corporation each a publicly-held corporation. Mr. Deavenport graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a Master of Science degree in Management in 1985 and from Mississippi State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering in 1960. | 