Stephen P. Connelly
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Compensation Committee

Mr. Connelly was appointed to our Board of Directors on May 3, 2007. Mr. Connelly has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Viasys Healthcare, Inc., a medical technology and device company. In addition, Mr. Connelly was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Americas as well as a member of the Executive Committee of Rhone Poulenc Rorer. Mr. Connelly's broad background includes over twenty-five years of experience in the planning, development and management of rapid-growth marketing-driven businesses in the medical device and pharmaceutical fields. In addition, Mr. Connelly has a diverse and comprehensive business background, with expertise in such areas as strategic and tactical business development, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions and corporate partnering, structuring and finance. Mr. Connelly is well-versed in every aspect of marketing, sales, general management, research and development of high-technology products and processes. Mr. Connelly possesses extensive international experience, having lived in Asia and having had operational P&L responsibility in many developed countries.