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Mr. Bean has served as one of our directors and as a member of our Audit Committee and Compensation Committee since June 2004. Mr. Bean is also a member of our Acquisition Committee. Mr. Bean is the Chair of our Audit Committee. Since 1976, Mr. Bean has served as the Executive Vice President and as a director of Pearce Industries, Inc., a privately held company that markets a variety of oilfield equipment and construction machinery. Mr. Bean served as Chief Financial Officer of Pearce Industries from 1976 to 2004. Mr. Bean is currently the chairman of the board and audit committee of First City Financial Corp., and a director and the chairman of the audit committee of Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc., both of which are publicly-held companies. Mr. Bean served as a member of the portfolio administration committee of First City Bancorporation Liquidating Trust from July 1995 until February 2004 when the trust was terminated and distributed its remaining assets. Mr. Bean also served as a director of our former parent, Waste Corporation of America, from its inception in August 1998 through September 2000, and as a director of TransAmerican from February 1997 to May 1998. Mr. Bean is also a stockholder and director of several closely held corporations. Mr. Bean is involved in numerous civic organizations such as the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo where he serves as a director and member of the audit committee. Mr. Bean received an M.B.A. in Accounting and a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with honors from the University of Texas at Austin and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1968. | 