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James M. Shannon has served as a director of Osteotech since March 2007. Since June 2002, Mr. Shannon has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), an international organization which is the world's leading advocate for fire prevention, providing and developing codes and standards, research, training and education. From 1991 until June 2002, he was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the NFPA. Formerly, Mr. Shannon was the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1987 to 1991 and a Senior Partner at the law firm of Hale & Dorr from 1985 to 1987. From 1979 to 1986, Mr. Shannon represented the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives, where he served as a member of the Ways and Means Committee for six years and served on the Trade, Health and Social Security Subcommittees. Mr. Shannon received his B.A. degree from Johns Hopkins University and his J.D. from George Washington University. | 