Mr. Nelles has served as a member of our
Board of Directors since the completion of our initial public
offering. From 1987 until 2000,
Mr. Nelles served as president of CICA, Inc., a private personal
investment business. From 1968
until 1987, Mr. Nelles was a partner in the international public
accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand LLP. Mr. Nelles has served as a
director of Qualcomm, Inc. since August 1988. From 2003 until 2006,
Mr. Nelles served as a director of Westcorp, a financial services
holding company, and Western Financial Bank.
Mr. Nelles also served as a
director of WFS Financial Inc., an automobile finance company, from
1995 until 2006. Mr. Nelles earned his Master of Business
Administration degree from the University of Michigan and his
Bachelor of Arts degree in economics and mathematics from Albion
College. Mr. Nelles is the
chairperson of our Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee and is a member of our Board's Compensation Committee.