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Stephen C. Richards joined the Board, and became a member of the audit committee and compensation committee, in August 1999. Currently retired, from April 2001 to December 2004 Mr. Richards served as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (from November 2001) of McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE), a provider of network security and availability solutions for e-business. He served as Chief Online Trading Officer of E*TRADE Group, Inc. (NYSE: ET), an online brokerage and banking company, from March 1999 to June 2000. From 1998 to February 1999, Mr. Richards served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and New Ventures at E*TRADE, following two years as E*TRADE’s Senior Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Prior to joining E*TRADE in April 1996, Mr. Richards was Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Correspondent Clearing at Bear Stearns & Companies, Inc., one of the nation’s largest investment banking and brokerage firms, where he was employed for more than 11 years. He is also a former Vice President/Deputy Controller of Becker Paribas, and former First Vice President/Controller of Jefferies and Company, Inc. Mr. Richards is a Trustee for the UC Davis Foundation and is on the board of directors of Cray, Inc. (NASDAQ GM: CRAY), a computer hardware company, Zantaz, a privately-held company involved in information retention and discovery management software solutions. He received bachelors’ of arts degrees in Statistics and Economics from the University of California at Davis and an MBA in Finance from the University of California at Los Angeles. Mr. Richards is a Certified Public Accountant. | 