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Kirby L. Cramer has served as our non-executive Chairman of the Board since April 1998. Mr. Cramer has served as Chairman Emeritus of Covance, Inc., formerly Hazleton Laboratories Corporation, a contract biological and chemical research laboratory, which was acquired by Corning Inc. in 1987. From 1968 to 1987, Mr. Cramer served as Chief Executive Officer of Hazleton Laboratories Corporation. He also served as Chairman of Northwestern Trust Company, a private wealth management company, from 1993 until 2002, when it was acquired by Harris Trust Company, a private wealth management company. In addition to the above, Mr. Cramer serves as non-executive Chairman of Corus Pharma, a private biotechnology company, DJ Orthopedics Corporation, an orthopedic device company and Cardiometrix Corporation, a medical device company. Mr. Cramer holds a B.A. degree from Northwestern University and a M.B.A. degree from the University of Washington and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program. | 