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Mr. Hoffen has been a director since November 2000. Mr. Hoffen is the Chairman & CEO of Metalmark Capital LLC, an independent private equity firm established in 2004 by former principals of Morgan Stanley Capital Partners to manage the Morgan Stanley Private equity funds and make private equity investments in a broad range of industries. Prior to Metalmark he was the Managing Director of Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated, which he joined initially in 1985. Mr. Hoffen serves as a Director of Catalytica Energy Systems, Inc. and Choice One Communications, both of which trade on the Nasdaq stock Market. He is also a Director of the following private companies: Cantera Resources, Concert Capital, Direct Response Corporation, Homesite Group Inc., Tiana Energy, Union Drilling Co. Inc. and Vanguard Health Systems. Mr. Hoffen received his Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School and his Bachelor of Science degree from Columbia University. | 