Edward Blechschmidt

Mr. Blechschmidt is a retired corporate executive, having served in a variety of executive roles. He was chief executive officer of Novelis Corp. from 2006 until its sale to the Aditya Birla Group in 2007. Mr. Blechschmidt was chairman, chief executive officer and president of Gentiva Health Services, Inc., a leading provider of specialty pharmaceutical and home health care services, from 2000 to 2002. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Blechschmidt served as chief executive officer and a director of Olsten Corporation, the conglomerate from which Gentiva Health Services was split off and taken public. He served as president of Olsten Corporation from 1998 to 1999. Mr. Blechschmidt also served as president and chief executive officer of Siemens Nixdorf America and Siemens Pyramid Technologies from 1996 to 1998. Prior to Siemens, he spent more than 20 years with Unisys Corporation, including serving as its chief financial officer. Mr. Blechschmidt serves as a member of the board of directors of Lionbridge Technologies, Inc. In addition, he served on the board of directors of Healthsouth Corp. from 2004 to 2012, Columbia Laboratories from 2004 to 2014 and Diamond Foods from 2008 to 2016. Mr. Blechschmidt earned a B.S. in business administration from Arizona State University and is a National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow.

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