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Mr. Godbold, 68, is a private investor. He retired as President and Chief Executive Officer of ZERO Corporation, which provides packaging and climate control products to the telecommunications, instrumentation and data processing markets, where he served in that position from 1984 to August 1998. For the two prior years, he served as chief operating officer of ZERO Corporation. From 1966 through 1982, he practiced law as an attorney with the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Los Angeles, serving as a Partner from 1973, where his focus was acquisitions, mergers and public financings. Mr. Godbold serves as a member of the board of directors of Sempra Energy, the subsidiaries of which include Southern California Gas Company and San Diego Gas & Electric Co. He also served as a Trustee of The Wellness Community, a provider of free psychological and social help to people with cancer, until March 2004, at which time he was named a Trustee Emeritus. Mr. Godbold served as a member of the Board of the California Chamber of Commerce from 1985 to 1993 and as Chairman in 1993. In addition, he served as a member of the Board of The Employers’ Group from 1987 to 1994, at which time he served as its Chairman in 1994. | 