David C. Paul is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, having served in this role since the company s inception in 2003, and is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Paul served as our Chief Executive Officer from our inception in 2003 until August 2017, when he transitioned into the role of Executive Chairman. Prior to founding Globus, Mr. Paul was employed at Synthes Holding AG (formerly Synthes-Stratec) ( Synthes ) in various positions. Mr. Paul served as Director of Product Development for Synthes in his last position, where he was responsible for product development and marketing functions. Prior to Synthes, Mr. Paul worked as a Research Engineer in biomaterials research at Temple University. Mr. Paul is named inventor on approximately 225 patents and published applications. Mr. Paul received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras, and an M.S. in computer integrated mechanical engineering systems from Temple University. Mr. Paul also serves on the board of directors of Free Flow Medical, an early-stage medical device company, and Cross Ventures, LLC, a real estate development company. Mr. Paul brings to our Board of Directors valuable perspective and experience as our founder, former Chief Executive Officer, current Executive Chairman and largest stockholder, as well as leadership skills, industry experience and knowledge, discipline and dedication to our mission that qualify him to serve as one of our directors.