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James G. Foster became a director of the Company in August 2002. From December 1994 until he retired in June 2001, Mr. Foster was Vice President and General Manager of Medtronic Heart Valves, a division of Medtronic, Inc., a medical device company. From February 1984 to December 1994, Mr. Foster held various positions at Medtronic including Vice President of Cardiac Surgery Sales & Strategic Planning in 1994, Vice President and General Manager of Medtronic Neurological Implantables from 1992 to 1994, Vice President and General Manager of Medtronic Interventional Vascular from 1990 to 1992 and Vice President and General Manager of Medtronic Blood Systems from 1983 to 1989. Since March 1995, Mr. Foster has also been a director of LifeCell Corporation, a company engaged in the development and commercialization of biological products to repair and replace damaged human tissue. Since July 2003, Mr. Foster has been a directors of Neothermia Corp., a company engaged in the development and marketing of a unique, state-of-the-art breast biopsy technology and products. Mr. Foster also serves on the boards of the International Heart Institute of Montana Foundation and Life Coaches. He holds a master's degree in management from the Sloan School at MIT and a B.S. from St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia. | 