Mr. Groninger has served as a director since 1988. In February 2002, Mr. Groninger was appointed chief executive officer of LBS Technologies, Inc., a private biotechnology company focusing on a RNA amplification and cellular therapy. Mr. Groninger founded in January 1995 and is president of The Bay South Company, a Richmond, Virginia-based provider of financial advisory and investment banking services. From 1988 through 1994, he served as a managing director, investment banking division, of PaineWebber Incorporated. Mr. Groninger is a member of the board of directors of Cygne Designs, Inc., a publicly held company; Layton BioScience, Inc., LBS Technologies, Inc. and Expression Pathology, Inc., private biotechnology companies. Mr. Groninger received a B.S. from Yale University, an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School and has been certified with C.P.A. and C.F.A. designations. |