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Paul M. Meister has been a director since February 1999. Mr. Meister is Vice Chairman of the Board of Fisher Scientific International, Inc., which provides products and services to research, healthcare, industrial, educational and government markets. He has been Vice Chairman of the Board of Fisher Scientific since March 2001 and was Vice Chairman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Fisher Scientific from March 1998 to February 2001. Prior to 1998, Mr. Meister served as Fisher Scientific's Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Mr. Meister is Vice Chairman of the Boards of The General Chemical Group Inc., a chemical manufacturer, and GenTek Inc., a technology driven manufacturer of telecommunication and other products, and a director of M&F Worldwide Corp., Minerals Technologies Inc. and National Waterworks, Inc. | 