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Kevin J. Ryan has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Large Scale Biology Corporation, a bio-technology company, since April 2003. Large Scale Biology Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January 2006. Mr. Ryan was Chairman of the Board of Sonic Innovations, Inc. from January 2002 to October 2005. This position was an executive position from January 2002 to December 2003. He was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wesley Jessen Vision Care, Inc., a manufacturer of contact lenses, from 1995 until its acquisition by Novartis in 2001. Mr. Ryan earned a bachelor’s degree in business and marketing from Notre Dame University. Mr. Ryan has been a director since 1999 and also serves as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee. | 