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Matthew J. Assiff Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer has served in his current capacity since October 2004 and previously served as our Senior Vice President Finance and Administration since January 2002. Prior thereto Mr. Assiff was a Vice President within the Global Energy Group of Credit Suisse and was with Donaldson Lufkin and Jenrette (prior to its purchase by Credit Suisse in 2000) initially as an Associate and subsequently as a Vice President from 1998. Mr. Assiff began his career in 1989 with Goldman Sachs & Co. in the Mergers & Acquisitions group focusing on energy transactions and has worked in the corporate finance and Mergers & Acquisitions groups of Bear Stearns and Chemical Securities (now J. P. Morgan Chase). Mr. Assiff has also worked with Landmark Graphics Company and Compaq Computer in the areas of finance planning mergers and acquisitions and corporate venture investing. Mr. Assiff graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree and holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from Harvard Business School. | 