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Thomas R. Hudson Jr., 41, is the Managing Member of Pirate Capital LLC, which he founded in 2002. From 1999 to 2001, Mr. Hudson served as a Managing Director at Amroc Investments, LLC, an investment firm specializing in the distressed debt area, where he directed all distressed research and managed the bank loan trading desk. From 1997 to 1999, he served as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Goldman, Sachs & Co., a brokerage firm, and was responsible for investing and trading a $500 million portfolio of distressed, domestic and international private assets. From 1993 to 1997, he served as a Vice President and Portfolio Manager at Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, a brokerage firm, and was responsible for investing and trading a $200 million portfolio of distressed, domestic, private assets. Mr. Hudson also served as Chairman of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association’s Distressed Debt Committee from 1996 to 1999. Currently, Mr. Hudson sits on the boards of PW Eagle, Inc., The Pep Boys- Manny, Moe & Jack, The Allied Defense Group, Inc. and the Centurion Foundation. Mr. Hudson has been a director of the Company since 2007. His current term as a director of the Company expires in 2010.
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