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Randall E. Curran has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a director since February 2005. He previously served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ICG Communications, Inc., a competitive telecommunications company, from September 2000 until December 2003. Mr. Curran served as an executive officer of ICG Communications before that company filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the United States bankruptcy code in November 2000. ICG Communications emerged from bankruptcy in October 2002. Before joining ICG Communications, Mr. Curran served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Thermadyne Holdings Corporation, a global manufacturer of welding and cutting products. During 2004, he was engaged in management consulting with both FTI Consulting, Inc. and his own firm. Mr. Curran served with Thermadyne and its predecessor companies since 1981 in various positions, including Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer. Early in his career, he worked at Cooper Industries and with the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen & Co. Mr. Curran received a Bachelor of Arts degree in economics from DePauw University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Loyola University in Chicago.
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