Timothy L. LaFrey has been our President and Chief Operating Officer as well as a Director since April 2007. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of API. He previously served as a partner in the Austin office of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP from April 1997 until April 2007, where his law practice focused on corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and debt and equity financings. Mr. LaFrey has extensive experience in the insurance, healthcare, technology and financial services industries. Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. LaFrey, who is also a certified public accountant, was in the audit practice of KPMG Peat Marwick in Austin. He maintains memberships in the American Bar Association, The State Bar of Texas and the Travis County Bar Association. He is also a member of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Seton Healthcare System. |