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Table of Contents
Mr. Hutchins became a member of our board of directors in November 2000. Mr. Hutchins is a managing member of Silver Lake
Partners, a private equity investment firm he co-founded in 1999. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Hutchins was a Senior Managing Director of The
Blackstone Group L.P., where he focused on its private equity investing. Mr. Hutchins is a member of the boards of directors of Gartner, Inc.,
Ameritrade Holding Corp., the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc and a number of private companies including New SAC.
Mr. Kiernan became a member of our board of directors in April 2003. Mr. Kiernan is the retired senior executive vice president and
chief financial officer of SBC Communications, where he served for 11 years until his retirement in 2001; and was responsible for all of SBC’s
financial affairs. Prior to joining SBC, Mr. Kiernan was a partner with Arthur Young & Co., the predecessor of Ernst & Young LLP, where he
held several positions over his 20-year tenure, including head of the firm’s management consulting practice in Florida and both audit-
coordinating partner and managing partner of the firm’s St. Louis office. Mr. Kiernan is also a member of the boards of directors of LaBranche
and Company, Inc., Health Management Associates, Inc., and Money Gram International.
Mr. Marquardt became a member of our board of directors in November 2000. Mr. Marquardt was a co-founder of August Capital, a
California-based venture capital firm, in 1995. Prior to founding August Capital, Mr. Marquardt was a partner of Technology Venture
Investors, a venture capital firm that he co-founded in 1980. Mr. Marquardt is a member of the boards of directors of Microsoft Corporation,
Netopia, Inc., Tumbleweed Communications Corp. and a number of private companies including New SAC.
Ms. Marshall became a member of our board of directors in April 2004. Ms. Marshall was the founder and, from October 1999 until
August 2004, was chairperson of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Versura, Inc., an internet-based provider of services to
financial institutions, colleges and universities. Previously, she was managing director of Rockport Capital Incorporated from 1997 to 1999,
executive vice president-marketing of Sallie Mae, Inc. from 1993 to 1997 and senior vice president, heading Sallie Mae’s Institutional and
Public Finance and Strategic Planning Divisions from 1985 to 1993. Ms. Marshall serves as chairperson of the board for CARE International
and is a member of the boards of directors of Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company.
Mr. Reyes has been a private investor and management consultant since 1994. Mr. Reyes became a member of our board of directors in
April 2004. Mr. Reyes began his career in the semiconductor industry with National Semiconductor Corporation in 1962, followed by
executive positions with Motorola, Inc., Fairchild Semiconductor, Inc. and Eaton Corporation. From 1981 to 1984, he was president and chief
executive officer of National Micronetics, Inc., a provider of hard disc magnetic recording head products for the data storage industry. Between
1986 and 1990, he was chairman and chief executive officer of American Semiconductor Equipment Technologies. Mr. Reyes co-founded
Sunward Technologies, Inc. in 1985 and served as its chairman and chief executive officer until 1994. Mr. Reyes is a member of the boards of
directors of LSI Logic Corp., Dialog Semiconductor plc and a number of private companies.
Mr. Thompson became a member of our board of directors in November 2000. Mr. Thompson is chairman of the board of directors and
chief executive officer of Symantec Corporation, an Internet security technology provider. Before joining Symantec in April 1999, Mr.
Thompson held various executive and management positions with IBM from 1971. Mr. Thompson is a member of the boards of directors of
NiSource, Inc. and United Parcel Service, Inc.
Financial Information
Financial information for the Company’
s reportable business segments and about geographic areas is set forth in Item 8, Note 6, Business
Segment and Geographic Information.
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