Dennis N. Longstreet was from 1998 until his retirement in late 2005 company group chairman of Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices, culminating a 36-year career in operational and sales management roles with Johnson & Johnson, a manufacturer of health care products and provider of related services for the consumer, pharmaceutical and medical devices and diagnostic markets. He is a former chairman of the AdvaMed Industry Association and serves on the board of several not-for-profit organizations. Mr. Longstreet also serves on the board of Avalign Technologies, Inc. He has been a director of the Company since 2006.