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Paul M. Meister has been a director of the Company since 1995. Mr. Meister is Chairman of the Board of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. From March 2001 through 2006, Mr. Meister was Executive Vice President and Vice President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (scientific instruments, equipment and supplies) and was Executive Vice President, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Fisher Scientific from March 1998 to March 2001. Mr. Meister was Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer of Fisher Scientific from 1991 to 1998 and Senior Vice President of Abex Inc. from 1990 to 1992. Mr. Meister is a director of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. and LKQ Corporation. Mr. Meister’s term as a director of the Company expires in 2009. He is Chair of the Audit Committee. | 