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JOHN D. ROACH, 63, has been one of our directors since May 1997. Mr. Roach has served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Stonegate International, a private investment and advisory services firm, since 2001. From 2002 until 2006, he also served as Chairman of Unidare U.S., the North American subsidiary of Unidare plc, a public Irish company and a leading wholesaler of maintenance, repair and operation supplies and products to the welding, safety and industrial markets. He was also the Founder of Builders FirstSource, and served as its Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from October 1997 to 2001. Prior to founding Builders FirstSource, he was the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fibreboard Corporation. From 1987 to 1991, Mr. Roach held senior positions with Manville Corporation, having served as Executive Vice President Operations, President of Building Products Operations and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Manville, Mr. Roach was a strategy consultant and senior officer of Braxton Associates, Booz Allen Hamilton and The Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Roach currently serves on the boards of URS Corporation and several private companies. Mr. Roach has previously served on the boards of directors of Fibreboard, Magma Power, Thompson PBE, the American Stock Exchange, NCI Building Systems, Washington Group International, Material Sciences and Kaiser Aluminum Corporation. He is a member of our Audit Committee. | 