Francis P. Barton, a Director since February 2008. From September 2005, Mr. Barton served as the Chief Financial Officer of UTStarcom, Inc., where he had been instrumental in overseeing UTStarcom’s improvements to cost structure, balance sheet and cash-flow. He retired as Chief Financial Officer of UTStarcom in August 2008. Prior to joining UTStarcom in September 2005, Mr. Barton was the Chief Financial Officer of Atmel Corporation, where he was responsible for the semiconductor company’s finance and administration. Mr. Barton was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at AMD from 1998 to 2001. From 1996 to 1998, he was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Amdahl Corporation. Mr. Barton worked at Digital Equipment Corporation in Maynard, Massachusetts, from 1974 to 1996 — beginning as a financial analyst and moving his way up through various financial roles to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company’s personal computer division. Mr. Barton served on the board of directors of UTStarcom, Inc. until August 2008 when he retired from the board.

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