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William R. Ziegler, age 64, has served as a member of the Board of Directors since August 1, 1997 and has served as the Chairman (non-executive) since February 2, 1999. Mr. Ziegler is of counsel at the law firm of Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke, LLP, located in New York, New York. Since June 1994, Mr. Ziegler served as Chairman of the New York law firm of Parson & Brown, L.L.P., which merged with Satterlee Stephens Burke & Burke, LLP effective September 1, 1999. Mr. Ziegler was formerly a partner of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan, located in New York, New York from 1993 to May 1994, and of a predecessor law firm, Whitman & Ransom since 1976. Mr. Ziegler is a director and Vice Chairman of Grey Wolf, Inc. (an international land drilling company) and a director of Flotek Industries Inc. (an oil services equipment supplier), a General Partner of Somerset Capital Partners and a Managing Member of Blackhawk Investors II, L.L.C. Mr. Ziegler is a member of the Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. | 