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Mr. Billeadeau age 44 joined Fifth Third Asset Management ("Fifth Third") in March of 2003 with the combination of Paladin Investment Associates LLC ("Paladin") with Fifth Third. He is the Director of small-cap and mid-cap growth strategies and is responsible for managing nearly $1 billion in assets. Prior to joining Fifth Third he was a Principal Founder and Senior Portfolio Manager with Paladin. Paladin was founded via a management buyout of Investment Advisors Inc. in 2000. Prior to co-founding Paladin Mr. Billeadeau managed all the small-cap and mid-cap assets for TradeStreet Investment Associates the investment management subsidiary of Bank of America. Mr. Billeadeau began his career in 1985 with American Express Financial Advisers previously IDS Financial Services Inc. where he was a quantitative analyst. Mr. Billeadeau received a B.A. in Economics from Princeton University and is a CFA charterholder. Mr. Billeadeau is the Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and has served on the Board since January 2001. He was also the Lead Independent Director and a member of the Compensation Committee until September 19 2005. His current Board term expires in concurrence with the Annual Meeting of Stockholders for fiscal 2006. | 