Dr.Laurence E. Paul, MD

Overview

Dr. Paul was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2002. Dr. Paul is a founding principal of Laurel Crown Partners, LLC ("Laurel Crown"), a leveraged buyout and principal investment company based in Los Angeles, CA. Prior to his work at Laurel Crown and its predecessor, Dr. Paul was a managing director at Donaldson, Lufkin, Jenrette, Inc. ("DLJ"), a New York based securities and brokerage firm and then Credit Suisse First Boston, after its purchase of DLJ. At DLJ, Dr. Paul was responsible for building and overseeing much of the firm's effort in the life sciences sector. Dr. Paul received his B.A. and M.D. from Harvard University and subsequently received his M.B.A. from Stanford University. Dr. Paul sits on the boards of Ampco Pittsburgh Corporation, Harvard Medical School and the American Red Cross. In addition, he serves as a board member for some of Laurel Crown's portfolio companies including Global Fitness, the largest franchisee of Gold's Gym, and P&P Realty, a real estate development company.