Patrick J. Welsh has served as a director of our company since October 1999 and is chairman of the board's compensation committee. Mr. Welsh was a co-founder of the private equity investment firm Welsh, Carson, now known as Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe. He has served as a general partner of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and affiliated entities since 1979, which collectively are a principal stockholder of our company. Before that, Mr. Welsh was president and a director of Citicorp Venture Capital, Ltd., an affiliate of Citicorp engaged in venture capital investing. He also serves as a director of several private companies. Mr. Welsh received a B.A. from Rutgers University and a M.B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles.
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