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Dr. Wegman, age 57, is currently a director on the Board and has served as a director of the Company since June 25, 2007. He joined International Business Machines (IBM) in 1975 where Dr. Wegman is currently Head of Computer Science with world wide responsibilities in IBM’s eight research laboratories. Dr. Wegman is recognized for his significant contributions to computer algorithms and compiler optimization that have deeply influenced many areas of computer science and practice. This work was recognized by the Special Interest Group On Programming Languages in 2006 with its Programming Languages Achievement Award. He recently was named as an IBM Fellow, which is IBM’s highest technical honor. Dr. Wegman is the author of over 30 publications in the field of Computer Science. Dr. Wegman received his doctorate in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Wegman is the son of our former CEO and Chairman, Edwin H. Wegman. Dr. Wegman is the brother of Thomas L. Wegman and the stepson of Toby Wegman, both of whom are currently directors of the Company and are nominated for re-election at the 2007 Annual Meeting. | 