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Gary E. Pruitt (age 56) was appointed as a director by the board of directors effective October 1 2006. Mr. Pruitt’s term as a director expires in 2007. Mr. Pruitt is Chief Executive Officer of Univar N.V. (Univar) a chemical distribution company listed on the Euronext exchange and headquartered in Seattle Washington. He began his relationship with the company when he joined Univar Corporation in October 1978. Mr. Pruitt held a variety of senior management positions within Univar and Van Waters & Rogers Inc. ultimately Vopak USA Inc. In January 2002 he was appointed Chairman of Vopak N.V. prior to which he served on the Executive Board. Mr. Pruitt is on the board of directors of Public Storage Inc. Mr. Pruitt earned his bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga University and worked at Arthur Andersen & Co. as a Chartered Accountant from 1973 through 1977.
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