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Robert E. Switz has been a director of the Company since June 2003. Mr. Switz is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Minneapolis-based ADC Telecommunications Inc. a $1.1 billion supplier of transmission and network systems for voice data video and wireless services. Mr. Switz who is also a member of ADC’s Office of the Chairman has served as ADC’s Chief Financial Officer since 1994 and was President and Chief Executive Officer of ADC’s Broadband Access and Transport Group from 2000-2001. From 1988 to 1994 Mr. Switz was Chief Financial Officer of Burr-Brown Corporation a Tucson-based manufacturer of precision microelectronics and systems products that is now part of Texas Instruments Incorporated. In addition to serving as Chief Financial Officer he served Burr-Brown in several other senior executive capacities including Vice President of European Operations Ventures and Finance where he oversaw manufacturing product design sales and marketing for nine European subsidiaries. Prior to joining Burr-Brown Mr. Switz worked in executive finance positions at several other private and public companies including Gulfstar Incorporated (acquired by Viking Corporation in 1987) PepsiCo Inc. AMF Inc. and Olin Corporation. Mr. Switz currently serves as a director of publicly-traded Hickory Tech Corporation. Mr. Switz received a B.S. in Marketing and Economics from Quinnipiac University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of Bridgeport. | 