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Mr. Noble recently retired from a 25 year career at Bayer Corp. For the last 8 years he served as President of that company's Polymer Division and Executive Vice President of the Corporation. During his tenure, the Division more than doubled sales to over $2 billion, completed 4 major acquisitions and completed a capital project of over $1.2 billion. For the past four years, he also served as Chairman of the Board of Deerfield Urethanes, a subsidiary of Bayer. Mr. Noble is currently CEO of Noble Consulting, specializing in Strategic Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions and Financing of Start-up Companies.During the last 10 years, Mr. Noble has actively participated in a number of industry, civic, and charitable groups. He served as a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of the Society of the Plastics Industry, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Isocyanate Institute and member of the founding committee of the American Plastics Council and its Board of Directors. He continues to be an active member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Lifeswork of Western Pa (formerly the VRC), where he previously served two terms as Chairman of the Board. He was a founder of Pittsburgh Project for Employment of Persons with Disabilities (Project Freedom) and continues on their Board of Directors. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Pittsburgh Medical System (UPMC), Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce and Pittsburgh Regional Alliance. | 