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Sven A. Wehrwein

Director

Mr. Wehrwein has served as a director of our company since June 2011 and serves as chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Mr. Wehrwein has been an independent financial consultant to emerging companies since 1999. He has more than 35 years of experience as an investment banker, chief financial officer and certified public accountant (inactive). He currently serves on the board of directors of Atricure, Inc., a medical device company and SPS Commerce, Inc., a supply-chain management software company, both of which are publicly-traded companies.

Mr. Wehrwein also served on the board of directors for the following publicly-traded companies: Compellent Technologies, Inc. from 2007 until its acquisition by Dell Inc. in 2011; Vital Images, Inc. from 1997 until its acquisition by Toshiba Medical Systems Corp. in 2011; Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. from 2004 until its acquisition by Baxter International Inc. in 2012; Cogentix Medical, Inc., a medical device company, from 2006 to 2016; and Image Sensing Systems, Inc., a vehicle detection software company, from 2006-2012.

Mr. Wehrwein’s qualifications to serve on our board of directors include, among other skills and qualifications, his capabilities in financial understanding, strategic planning and auditing expertise, given his experiences in investment banking and in financial leadership positions. As chairman of the Audit Committee, Mr. Wehrwein also keeps the board abreast of current audit issues and collaborates with our independent auditors and senior management team.

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