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Mr. Hale has been our General Counsel since January of 2001 and our Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary since January of 2003. On January 1, 2005, Mr. Hale also became the head of our Human Resources and Administration Department. Prior to becoming one of our Senior Vice Presidents, Mr. Hale served as one of our Vice Presidents from October 1, 2002 through January of 2003. Prior to becoming General Counsel, Mr. Hale served as our Senior Counsel from July of 2000 through January of 2001, and as Assistant General Counsel from December of 1997 through July of 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Hale was an associate attorney at the law firm of Andrews & Kurth L.L.P. from January 1994 until December 1, 1997, and at the law firm of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn from May 1990 until December 1993, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions, finance, securities and general corporate matters. Mr. Hale holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Political Science from Michigan State University and a Juris Doctorate degree from The College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law (Order of the Coif | 