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Michael J. Passarella was appointed to the Board in October 2007 and at the same time to the Audit Committee. He was an audit partner at PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1975 until his retirement in 2002. He served as the managing partner of that firm’s securities industry practice from 1983 to 1998 and was the capital markets industry global audit leader from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Passarella serves as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Unum Group. He previously served as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Archipelago Holdings Inc. which merged with the New York Stock Exchange in March 2006. Mr. Passarella is a member of the Board of Trustees of Manhattan College where he received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting. | 