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positions with American Airlines, Inc. since 1988. Mr. Carty serves on the Board
of Trustees of Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.
Paul O. Hirschbiel, Jr. -- Mr. Hirschbiel has been a director of the Company
since October 1987. Mr. Hirschbiel is a consultant with Cornerstone Equity
Investors, L.L.C., where he was Managing Director from December 1996 until
January 1998. Before then, Mr. Hirschbiel was a Vice President of Prudential
Equity Investors, Inc. and had held the position of Vice President or Director
with that firm since September 1983. Mr. Hirschbiel originally became a director
of the Company pursuant to the terms of a stock purchase agreement entered into
in connection with the issuance by the Company of a series of convertible
preferred stock in October 1987. Mr. Hirschbiel received a Bachelor of Arts
degree and a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of
North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Michael H. Jordan -- Mr. Jordan has been a director of the Company since
December 1992. Mr. Jordan is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CBS
Corporation (formerly Westinghouse Electric Corporation), positions he has held
since July 1993. Prior to joining Westinghouse, he was
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a principal with the investment firm of Clayton, Dubilier and Rice from
September 1992 through June 1993, Chairman of PepsiCo International from
December 1990 through July 1992 and Chairman of PepsiCo World-Wide Foods from
December 1986 to December 1990. Mr. Jordan is also a member of the boards of
directors of CBS Corporation and Aetna Inc.
Thomas W. Luce III -- Mr. Luce has been a director of the Company since November
1991. Mr. Luce is of counsel with the law firm Hughes & Luce, L.L.P., Dallas,
Texas, having co-founded the firm in 1973. From October 1991 through April 1992,
Mr. Luce was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of First
Southwest Company, a Dallas-based investment firm that is a member of the
National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
Klaus S. Luft -- Mr. Luft has been a director of the Company since March 1995.
Mr. Luft is the founder, owner and President of MATCH -- Market Access for
Technology Services GmbH, a private company established in 1994 and
headquartered in Munich, Germany. MATCH provides sales and marketing services to
high technology companies. Since August 1990, Mr. Luft has served and continues
to serve as International Advisor to Goldman Sachs Europe Limited. From March
1986 to November 1989, Mr. Luft was Chief Executive Officer of Nixdorf Computer
AG, a manufacturer of computer systems in Paderborn, Germany, where he also held
various other executive positions for more than 17 years in marketing,
manufacturing and finance.
Claudine B. Malone -- Ms. Malone has been a director of the Company since
February 1993. Ms. Malone is President of Financial & Management Consulting,
Inc., a firm she founded in 1982. She has taught at the business schools of the
University of Virginia, Harvard University and Georgetown University. Ms. Malone
is a trustee of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Chairman of
the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. She is also a member of the boards of
directors of Hannaford Brothers Co., Hasbro, Inc., Houghton Mifflin Corp.,
Lafarge Corp., The Limited, Inc., Lowe's Companies, Mallinckrodt Group Inc.,
SAIC and Union Pacific Corporation.
Alex J. Mandl -- Mr. Mandl has been a director of the Company since November
1997. Since August 1996, Mr. Mandl has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Teligent Inc., a telecommunications company that offers local, long distance,
Internet and other advanced communication services directly to business
customers. Before joining Teligent, Mr. Mandl was President and Chief Operating
Officer of AT&T, where he directed the long distance, wireless and local
communications services. During his tenure at AT&T, Mr. Mandl also held the
positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the
Communication Services Group, Chief Financial Officer and Group Executive. Prior
to joining AT&T in 1991, Mr. Mandl was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Sea-Land Services, Inc., the world's largest ocean transportation company. Mr.
Mandl is also a member of the boards of directors of Warner-Lambert Company,
Forstmann Little & Co. and General Instruments Corporation.
Michael A. Miles -- Mr. Miles has been a director of the Company since February
1995. He is the former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of
Philip Morris Companies Inc., having served in that position from September 1991
to July 1994. Prior to assuming that position, Mr. Miles was Vice Chairman and a
member of the Board of Directors of Philip Morris Companies Inc. and Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft General Foods, Inc., positions he held from
December 1989. Mr. Miles is also a Special Limited Partner in the investment
firm of Forstmann Little & Co. and is the non-executive chairman of Community
Health Systems, a hospital management company owned by Forstmann Little & Co. He
is also a member of the boards of directors of Dean Witter Discover & Co.,
Sears, Roebuck and Co., Time Warner Inc. and Allstate, Inc. and is a trustee of
Northwestern University.
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