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Malcolm Sweeney has served as one of our directors since April 2007. His current term expires on the date of the ordinary shareholders’ meeting approving our 2007 Italian GAAP financial statements, which would normally be held in April 2008. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Sweeney was the Head of Financial Reporting and Accounting of the Pharma Division at Novartis AG, a major international pharmaceutical company. From 1990 to 2000, Mr. Sweeney worked for IMS Health Inc., (formerly IMS International), a provider of market intelligence to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, and associated companies. He held the positions of Corporate Controller and Senior Director of Finance for IMS Health Inc., as well as that of Leader of European Shared Services for Dun and Bradstreet in 1994 and 1995 when Dun and Bradstreet used to own IMS Health Inc. and several other major information service providers. From 1974 to 1990, he held a variety of finance positions for divisions of General Electric. Mr. Sweeney resides in the U.K., is a chartered accountant, admitted to the Institute of England & Wales in 1974 when working for KPMG (formerly Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co.). He received a Bachelor of Science in Physics, Economics and Philosophy from the University of Exeter in 1970. | 