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Thomas A. Page joined our Board of Directors on October 11, 2006, and is chair of our Compensation Committee and a member of our Audit Committee. Mr. Page was the former Chairman of the Board of Enova Corporation and CEO of San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E). Prior to the holding’s company formulation in 1996, Mr. Page was SDG&E’s Chairman, President and CEO. Both of these corporations are now a part of Sempra Energy Corporation (NYSE: SRE), resulting from the merger with Pacific Enterprises Corporation (Southern California Gas Company). Mr. Page joined SDG&E in 1978 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In 1981 Mr. Page was elected president and Chief Executive Officer, and in 1983 was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining SDG&E, Mr. Page held executive positions at Gulf States Utilities in Beaumont, Texas. Prior to being employed in the Energy sector Mr. Page was a Structural Engineer and served as an officer in the United States Air Force. Mr. Page earned his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and his Masters degree in Industrial Administration from Purdue University, where he was awarded a Doctorate in management in 1994. Mr. Page has been licensed as a Professional Engineer and as a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Page has been active in numerous industrial, community and statewide organizations. Among his current activities he is the director of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation, director of Community Bancorp, Community National Bank, SYS Technologies (AMEX:SYS), advisory director of Waveland Energy and Sorrento Ventures. | 