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Kenneth P. Mitchell has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 1997. Mr. Mitchell currently serves on our Management and Compensation Committee and as Chairman of our Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. He is presently a director and chairman of the compensation committee of Balchem Corporation, a public company subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that manufactures microencapsulated products and is a specialty repackager of industrial gases. Mr. Mitchell served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Oakite Products, Inc., a specialty chemicals company, from 1986 until he retired in 1993. From 1964 to 1986, he held a number of executive positions with Diamond Shamrock Corporation, all of which were related to various commodity and specialty chemical businesses. Mr. Mitchell received his B.S. degree in Marketing and Finance from Ohio State University, and he completed the Senior Executive Program at M.I.T. in 1979. | 