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John F. Bard. Mr. Bard has been a director since November 2002. From 1999 to 2008, Mr. Bard was a
director of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, where he served as Executive Vice President from 1999 to 2000,
Senior Vice President from 1990 to 1999, and at the same time serving as Chief Financial Officer from 1990
until his retirement from management in 2000. He began his business career in 1963 with The Procter & Gamble
Company in financial management. He subsequently was Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and
a director of The Clorox Company and later President and a director of Tambrands, Inc., prior to joining Wrigley.
Mr. Bard holds a B.S. in business from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University
of Cincinnati.
Marsha Johnson Evans. Ms. Evans has been a director since February 2002. Ms. Evans served as President
and Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross, the preeminent humanitarian organization in the United
States, from August 2002 to December 2005, and previously served as the National Executive Director of Girl
Scouts of the U.S.A. from January 1998 to July 2002. A retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy,
Ms. Evans has served as superintendent of the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California from 1995 to
1998 and headed the Navy’s worldwide recruiting organization from 1993 to 1995. Ms. Evans received a B.A.
from Occidental College and a Master’s Degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts
University. Ms. Evans is a director of Huntsman Corporation, Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., Office Depot
Inc., the Naval Academy Foundation and the Ladies Professional Golf Association.
Jonas M. Fajgenbaum. Mr. Fajgenbaum has been a director since our acquisition by Artal on September 29,
1999. Mr. Fajgenbaum is a Managing Director of The Invus Group, LLC, which he joined in 1996. Prior to
joining The Invus Group, LLC, Mr. Fajgenbaum was a consultant for McKinsey & Company in New York from
1994 to 1996. He graduated with a B.S. from the Wharton School of Business and a B.A. in Economics from the
University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Fajgenbaum is a director of a number of private companies of which Artal or
Invus, L.P. are shareholders.
Sacha Lainovic. Mr. Lainovic has been a director since our acquisition by Artal on September 29, 1999.
Since 2007, Mr. Lainovic has been Managing Partner of Invus Financial Advisors, LLC, a New York-based
investment firm, which he co-founded. From 1985 to 2006, Mr. Lainovic was Executive Vice President of The
Invus Group, LLC, which he co-founded. 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.
Kimberly Roy Tofalli. Ms. Roy Tofalli has been a director since March 30, 2008. Ms. Roy Tofalli has been
the President of Lauren Brands for the Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation since June 2003. Prior to joining the Polo
Ralph Lauren Corporation, Ms. Roy Tofalli was the President of Ann Taylor Stores, Inc. from April 2001 to
February 2003. From June 1996 to April 2001, Ms. Roy Tofalli served in various senior retail and merchandising
positions at Liz Claiborne, Inc., the latest being Group President for Liz Claiborne, Inc. Prior to joining Liz
Claiborne, Inc., Ms. Roy Tofalli held various merchandising positions for Associated Merchandising Corporation
and Abraham & Straus. Ms. Roy Tofalli received her B.S. from Skidmore College.
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 a director of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., NitroMed Inc. and a number of private
companies of which Artal or Invus, L.P. are shareholders.
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