Hemant S. Sonawala has been a director of our company since September 25, 2006. He was the recipient of the Dataquest Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005. Mr. Sonawala was Vice-Chairman of Digital GlobalSoft Ltd., India from January 1988 until April 2004, a leading software services company, listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, India, which was subsequently acquired by Hewlett-Packard Company.

From 1992 to 1999, Mr. Sonawala was Chairman of Hinditron Schiller Medical Instruments Ltd., a joint venture he formed with Schiller, a leading international manufacturer and supplier of electro cardio-graphs, spirometers, patient monitors and external defibrillators to make available Schiller’s products in India. Mr. Sonawala was founder and Deputy Chairman of Hinditron Tektronix, later Chairman of Tektronix (India) Limited, from 1985 to 1996, a joint venture with Tektronix (a provider of test, measurement and monitoring solutions catering to design centers, laboratories and communications networks) to introduce Tektronix’s vast array of patented products to India.

Mr. Sonawala’s current directorships include Exevo India Limited, a Knowledge Process Outsourcing company that provides market research globally with their end-to-end research and support processes, Spryance Inc. USA, a provider of medical transcription services and technologies to healthcare providers and NetAcross Holding and Investments Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. Sonawala holds a bachelor’s degree in Engineering from Gujarat, India and Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.