Philip Hodges

Director

Mr. Hodges was first elected to our board of directors in September 2003 and is currently serving as chair of our audit committee. He is managing partner of Redmont & Company, a financial services firm located in Birmingham, Alabama, which he joined at its inception in 1997. Redmont is a co-founder of our company. Mr. Hodges’ investment strategy is focused on high growth small businesses within the health care, life science and technology sectors. He currently serves as a director for several of the firm’s portfolio companies. Mr. Hodges holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Brock School of Business at Samford University. We believe Mr. Hodges’ experience as a board member, life science investor and co-founder qualifies him to serve as a member of our board of directors.