Peter A Cohen

Director since October 2005. Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Cohen is the founding and managing partner of Ramius Capital Group, LLC, a private investment management and merchant banking firm formed in 1994. Prior to that, he formed Republic New York Securities, an investment management firm, in 1991 and was employed by Shearson Lehman Brothers, an investment banking firm, from 1978 to 1991. At Shearson, Mr. Cohen held a number of executive positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer from 1981 through 1990, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1983 to 1990. Over the course of his career, he has served on numerous corporate and philanthropic boards including the New York Stock Exchange, The American Express Company, Titan Incorporated and Kroll Inc. He is currently a director of The Mount Sinai Medical Center, and the Scientific Games Corporation where he serves as lead director.