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Thomas T. Edman has served as our Director since September 2004. Mr. Edman has been Vice President and General Manager of the Emerging Business Group of Applied Materials Inc. since late 2006. Prior to its acquisition by Applied Materials, Mr. Edman worked at Applied Films Corporation. He served as its President and Chief Executive Officer since May 1998. From June 1996 until May 1998, Mr. Edman served as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Applied Films. From 1993 until joining Applied Films, he served as General Manager of the High Performance Materials Division of Marubeni Specialty Chemicals, Inc., a subsidiary of a major Japanese trading corporation. Mr. Edman serves on the national board of directors of the American Electronics Association, a professional trade organization, and is chairman of its audit committee. He also serves on the Governing Board of the USDC (United States Display Consortium). Mr. Edman holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in East Asian studies (Japan) from Yale University and a Master's degree in Business Administration from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Edman serves as the chairman of our compensation committee. The board has determined that Mr. Edman is an independent director. | 