Adam D. Singer, M.D. Dr. Singer has been a director, Chairman, and our Chief Executive Officer since he founded IPC in 1995, and in 2006, was designated as our Chief Medical Officer. In 1991, Dr. Singer acquired a private practice in pulmonary medicine that shortly thereafter merged with two other pulmonary physicians to become part of Consultants For Lung Disease, Inc. (now the Institute for Better Breathing). Dr. Singer received his B.S. in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles and his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. Dr. Singer performed a post-doctoral internship and residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in pulmonary medicine at University of Southern California.

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R. Jeffrey Taylor. Mr. Taylor has been a director and our President and Chief Operating Officer since he joined IPC in July 2000. Prior to joining IPC, Mr. Taylor was the executive vice president of Atlanta-based Mariner Post-Acute Network. Prior to that, Mr. Taylor was chief executive officer of American Outpatient Services, Inc. and held various positions including executive vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel with American Medical International, Inc. (now Tenet Healthcare Corp.; NYSE-THC). Mr. Taylor also serves on the board of directors of Dormir, Inc. Mr. Taylor received a B.S. from the University of Utah and a J.D. from the University of Utah College of Law. Mr. Taylor has more than 25 years of experience in the areas of acute-care, sub-acute care and the outpatient dialysis segments of the healthcare industry.

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Rick Kline. Mr. Kline joined IPC in November 2011 as Chief Financial Officer. From 2007 until March 2011, Mr. Kline served first as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and later as President and Chief Operating Officer of Castle & Cooke, Inc., a consortium of businesses in real estate, hospitality, golf courses, restaurants, warehousing/logistics, building materials, aviation, life sciences, oil and gas, and transportation. From 1991 to 2007, Mr. Kline was with Ernst and Young, LLP, serving most recently as Partner of the Assurance and Advisory Business Services group in the Los Angeles office. He received his BS in Accounting from the University of Southern California

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Devra Shapiro. Ms. Shapiro is our Chief Administrative Officer and was previously our Chief Financial Officer from the time she joined IPC in March 1998 through October 2011. Ms. Shapiro also serves on the Board of Directors of LTC Properties, Inc. (NYSE-LTC). Ms. Shapiro received a B.A. and a Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of Houston. Ms. Shapiro has over 30 years experience as a financial executive and certified public accountant with a background in working with healthcare organizations.

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Kerry Weiner, M.D. Dr. Weiner joined IPC in March 2011 in the newly created position of Chief Clinical Officer. Dr. Weiner leads the clinical functions of the Company and is charged with continuing the development of hospitalist leaders throughout IPC. Most recently, Dr. Weiner held the position of Chief Medical Officer for the Lakeside Medical Organization, a multispecialty group of 130 physicians and an IPA (Independent Practice Association) of approximately 2200 physicians. Dr. Weiner was one of the earliest proponents of hospitalists in Southern California, having utilized them at Lakeside since 1991. A co-founder of Lakeside Medical Group, Dr. Weiner served as president of the integrated medical group for 14 years. Dr. Weiner received his medical degree, masters in public health and bachelor's degree from the University of California, Los Angeles.

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Richard G. Russell. Mr. Russell has been our Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer since he joined IPC in March 2003. Prior to joining our Company, Mr. Russell was senior vice president of information technology and business planning for Cogent Healthcare, Inc., a national hospitalist organization, from 2002 to March 2003. Mr. Russell began his career as a senior consultant with McKinsey & Company and then held executive level positions in several entrepreneurial and healthcare operating companies. Mr. Russell received a B.S. in chemical engineering from the Case Western Reserve University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and has 23 years experience in health care services.

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