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Mr. Consolino is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Validus Holdings, Ltd., a Bermuda-based reinsurance company. Prior to joining Validus in March, 2006, Mr. Consolino was a managing director in Merrill Lynch�s Financial Institutions Group specializing in insurance company advisory and financing transactions. Mr. Consolino has worked on a broad range of investment banking assignments for insurance company clients since joining Merrill Lynch in 1998, and recently led the underwriting team for National Interstate�s $60 million initial public offering in January 2005. He serves as a Director on the Board of Overseers of the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science at St. John�s University (formerly The College of Insurance). Mr. Consolino is a member of the Compensation Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee. | 