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Michael A. Gatto became a member of the board of directors in February 2006 upon the consummation of the Merger. Mr. Gatto is currently a Partner at Silver Point Capital, an affiliate of one of the Sponsors. He was previously a Vice President in the Special Situations Investing Group of Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from 1998 to 2001, a Principal of Stroble & Associates, a financial consulting firm, from 1997 to 1998 and a Corporate Finance Associate in the Retail Industry Group of Citibank, N.A. from 1993 to 1997. Mr. Gatto served as a director of Party City Corporation from February 2001 to August 2003 and as a director of Bush Industries, Inc. from January 2005 to February 2006. Mr. Gatto received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Cornell University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Columbia Business School. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst.
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