Mr. McCarthy served as a director of the Company since April 2005. He currently serves as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Mr. McCarthy also currently serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Gemini Consulting Group, Inc., a consulting firm, a position he has held since its inception in 1991. Prior to forming Gemini, Mr. McCarthy was the Executive Vice President of First Health Associates, Inc., a Chicago-based health care consulting company from 1984 until 1991. He has also held positions as Vice President and General Manager of a medical device manufacturing company in the Chicago area, and spent five years in increasingly responsible planning positions with the Medical Products Division of 3M Company. Mr. McCarthy is a member of various state and national organizations, including the American Health Lawyers Association and the National Strategy Forum. Mr. McCarthy also serves on the National Advisory Council of the Keller Graduate School of Management, Chicago, Illinois. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Hinsdale Bank & Trust Company, Hinsdale, Illinois; Wintrust Financial Corporation, Lake Forest, Illinois; Sirigen Corporation, Santa Barbara, California; and International Medical Enterprises, LLC, Nashville, Tennessee. |