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Dick Grant has served as a member of our board since December 2005. Previously, Mr. Grant served as a director of The BOC Group plc, until his retirement in 2002. Over thirty years of service with The BOC Group, Mr. Grant held various management positions, most recently as chief executive of BOC Process Gas Solutions, chairman of CNC sa, a Mexican joint venture company, and he had group responsibility for Technology, Latin America and Continental Europe. Previous responsibilities included service as the BOC Regional Director for South Pacific/South Asia, Chairman of Elgas Ltd, an Australian LPG distributor, and before that as President of Ohmeda Medical Devices and Chief Executive Officer of Glasrock Home Healthcare Inc. Mr. Grant currently serves on the Board of Compass Minerals International Inc, where he is lead director, a member of the audit committee, and Chair of the nominating corporate governance committee. | 