Jack R. Blair has been a member of our board of directors since August 2001. From 1980 until his retirement in 1998, Mr. Blair served in various capacities with Smith & Nephew, Inc. and Richards Medical Company, which was acquired by Smith & Nephew in 1986, most recently as group president of its North and South America and Japan operations from 1986 to 1998. From 1982 to 1986, he held the position of President of Richards Medical Company. Mr. Blair currently serves as chairman of the board of directors of dj Orthopedics, Inc., a medical device company, and as chairman of the board of directors of SCB Computer Technology, Inc., a provider of information technology consulting, outsourcing, and staffing services. He holds a B.A. in Government from Miami University and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. |