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Mr. Barr became a director in February of 2006. The Board of Directors has affirmatively determined that he qualifies as an "independent" director. Mr. Barr has served as a general partner of Warburg Pincus & Co. since January 2001 and is involved in leveraged buy-out and special situations activities in the United States. Mr. Barr was a managing director at Butler Capital and focused on leveraged buy-out transactions for more than 10 years prior to joining Warburg Pincus in 2000. He also previously worked at Goldman Sachs. He received a B.A. in economics from Wesleyan University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Mr. Barr is a director of TransDigm Inc./TransDigm Holding Company Neiman Marcus Wellman Inc. Polypore International Inc. and Eagle Family Foods. | 