Robert K. deVeer

Mr. deVeer has been a director since 1998. Since 1997 he has been the president of deVeer Capital LLC, a private investment company. From 1995 until his retirement in 1996, Mr. deVeer served as Managing Director, Head of Industrial Group, at New York-based Lehman Brothers. From 1973 to 1995, he held increasingly responsible positions at New York-based CS First Boston, including Head of Project Finance, Head of Industrials and Head of Natural Resources. He was a managing director, member of the investment banking committee and a trustee of the First Boston Foundation.

Mr. deVeer received a B.A. in economics from Yale University and an M.B.A. in finance from Stanford Graduate School of Business.