Paul M. Low has served as a director continuously since November 1990, and prior thereto from April 1985 to March 1990. Mr. Low has served as our chairman since July 2003. Mr. Low was chief executive officer of Laureate Inc., a private software company, from March 1997 to his retirement in February 2001. From January 1992 to September 1994, Mr. Low was chairman of the board of New America Financial L.P., a mortgage banking firm which he founded. Mr. Low was president of Lomas Mortgage USA, a mortgage banking firm, from July 1987 to December 1990, and he served in various other executive positions with Lomas Mortgage USA for more than five years prior to 1987. Mr. Low served as our senior executive vice president from April 1985 to January 1988. |