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Mike Allan joined Praxair as vice president and treasurer in 2000. Previously, Allan had brief assignments in the venture capital and internet industries. From 1992 to 1997, he was vice president and treasurer of James River Corporation (now Fort James), a $6.3-billion global consumer paper products company in Richmond, Virginia. Before joining James River, he spent 16 years with The Toronto Dominion Bank in various senior positions, including managing director of communications finance in both Toronto and New York. Allan holds a bachelor of arts degree in economics from Bowdoin College. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2006 sales of $8.3 billion. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technologies bring productivity and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and others. More information on Praxair is available on the Internet at www.praxair.com. | 