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Mr. Blum has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of CB Richard Ellis Group since September 2001 and a director of CB Richard Ellis Group since July 2001. He is the Chairman and President of Richard C. Blum & Associates, Inc. the general partner of Blum Capital Partners, L.P., a long-term strategic equity investment management firm that acts as general partner for various investment partnerships and provides investment advisory services, which he founded in 1975. Mr. Blum is a member of the boards of directors of Northwest Airlines Corporation and Glenborough Realty Trust Incorporated and URS Corporation. Mr. Blum is currently a director of Playtex Products, Inc. but will not seek re-election at the company's 2004 annual meeting. Mr. Blum also serves as co-chairman of Newbridge Capital LLC, an investment management firm that invests in Asia and Latin America, Mr. Blum holds a B.A. and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley. | 