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James M. McConnell - Mr. McConnell became a director of the Company in May 2007. He retired in 2002 from Instron Corporation, where he was President and CEO from 1990 to 2002. Instron Corporation is a leading supplier of instruments and systems for characterization of the mechanical properties of materials and systems. From 1986 to 1990, Mr. McConnell was the President and CEO of Emerson Electric-Automatic Switch Division, and from 1985 to 1986 he was President and COO of Rosemount Division of Emerson Electric and Group VP of Emerson Electric. Mr. McConnell currently serves on the Board of Directors of ESCO Technology, a NYSE listed company. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin in Mathematics and Physics in 1963. (2) | 