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Mr. Kramp was named Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective January 3 2007. Mr. Kramp has served as of President of Synovis Life Technologies Inc. since June 2006. From August 2004 to May 2006 he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company’s interventional business. Prior to joining the Company Mr. Kramp most recently served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Medical CV Inc. From 1988 to 2003 Mr. Kramp served as President and Chief Operating Officer and then President and Chief Executive Officer as well as a Board Member at ATS Medical. From 1978 to 1988 Mr. Kramp held sales and marketing positions at St. Jude Medical serving as Vice President of Sales and Marketing from 1981 to 1988. Earlier Mr. Kramp held sales management positions with Life Instruments Inc. and engineering positions with Cardiac Pacemakers Inc. now part of Boston Scientific Corporation. Mr. Kramp has also served on the boards of C.A.B.G. Inc. Enpath Medical Inc. Optical Sensors and the Lillehei Surgical Society. | 