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J. Robert Vipond, age 61, has been a director since March 2004. Since March 2005, Mr. Vipond has been vice president - finance and chief financial officer of Crane Co., a diversified manufacturer of engineered industrial products. Mr. Vipond had been an independent consultant since 2001. From 2000 to 2001, he was a member of Impala Partners, LLC, a financial advisory firm. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Vipond was vice president and controller of Praxair, Inc. Prior to joining Praxair, Mr. Vipond was a financial executive with the General Electric Company for 21 years. Mr. Vipond has a B.S./B.A. degree and an M.B.A. degree from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. | 