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Richard J. Nigon has been one of our directors since May 2007. Mr. Nigon is currently the President of Cedar Point Capital, Inc., a private company that raises capital for early stage companies. From February 2001 until May 2007, Mr. Nigon was a Director of Equity Corporate Finance for Miller Johnson Steichen Kinnard ("MJSK"), a privately held investment firm. In December 2006, MJSK was acquired by Stifel Nicolaus and Mr. Nigon was a Managing Director of Private Placements at Stifel Nicolaus. From February 2000 to February 2001, Mr. Nigon served as the Chief Financial Officer of Dantis, Inc., a web hosting company. Prior to joining Dantis, Mr. Nigon was employed by Ernst & Young, LLP from 1970 to 2000, where he served as a partner from 1981 to 2000. While at Ernst & Young, Mr. Nigon served as the Director of Ernst & Young's Twin Cities Entrepreneurial Services Group and was the coordinating partner on several publicly-traded companies in the consumer retailing and manufacturing industries. Mr. Nigon also serves as a director of Restore Medical, Inc. and Vascular Solutions, Inc. Mr. Nigon will stand for election in 2010. | 