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Mr. Ryan has been a director since November 2002. Mr. Ryan�s career includes a 38-year tenure with Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Ryan retired in 2001 as Company Group Chairman with responsibility for worldwide Ethicon franchises and Johnson & Johnson Canada. In addition, Mr. Ryan was a member of the Medical Devices and Diagnostics Operating Group and Leader for the Group in Process Excellence (Six Sigma) and IT. Throughout his years at Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Ryan held positions of increasing responsibility, including Worldwide President of Chicopee, President of Johnson and Johnson Hospital Services Co. and President of Ethicon, Inc. Mr. Ryan received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1965 and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business in 1969. Mr. Ryan is chairman of the compensation and management development committee. | 