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Sacha Lainovic. Mr. Lainovic has been a director since our acquisition by Artal on September 29, 1999.
Mr. Lainovic is a co-founder and Managing Partner of Invus Financial Advisors, LLC, a New York-based
investment firm. From 1985 to 2006, Mr. Lainovic was a co-founder and the Executive Vice President of The
Invus Group, LLC. Prior to forming The Invus Group, LLC in 1985, Mr. Lainovic was a manager and consultant
for The Boston Consulting Group in Paris, France. He holds an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of
Business and an M.S. in engineering from Insa de Lyon in Lyon, France.
Sam K. Reed. Mr. Reed has been a director since February 2002. Mr. Reed has over 30 years of experience
in the food industry. He is currently the CEO and Chairman of TreeHouse Foods, Inc. Previously Mr. Reed was
the CEO of Dean Specialty Foods Holdings, Inc. Formerly, Mr. Reed was Vice Chairman and a director of
Kellogg Company, the world’s leading producer of cereal and a leading producer of convenience foods. From
1996 to 2001, Mr. Reed was Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of Keebler Foods Company.
Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer of Specialty Foods Corporation’s Western Bakery Group division.
Mr. Reed received a B.A. from Rice University and an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business. Mr
Reed is a director of the Tractor Supply Company and TreeHouse Foods, Inc.
Christopher J. Sobecki. Mr. Sobecki has been a director since our acquisition by Artal on September 29,
1999. Mr. Sobecki, a Managing Director of The Invus Group, LLC, joined the firm in 1989. He received an
M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He also obtained a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Purdue
University. Mr. Sobecki is also a director of Nitromed Inc., GoldenSource Corporation, Eduventures, LLC and
BlueMercury, Inc.
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