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Egbert Ratering, 58, serves as an Executive Vice President, and continues to serve as a member of our Board. Prior to that, he served as the Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and a director of the Company since the consummation of the merger of the Company and Prior Sutura on August 19, 2005. Mr. Ratering co-founded Prior Sutura in 1996 with Mr. Nobles. He served as a director of Prior Sutura and as Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Prior Sutura’s European subsidiaries since Prior Sutura’s inception until consummation of the merger, and served as Prior Sutura’s Chief Financial Officer from January, 2003 until consummation of the merger. In addition, Mr. Ratering has founded other medical device start-up companies with Mr. Nobles, for which he serves as an officer and director. Prior to co-founding Prior Sutura, Mr. Ratering was employed by Cordis Corporation, a JOHNSON-JOHNSON company from 1976 to 1996 and was responsible for worldwide manufacturing for Cordis from 1995 to 1996. | 