Howard R. Deutsch

Operating Executive

Mr. Deutsch served as Chairman and/or Chief Executive Officer of MP TotalCare, a specialty distributor of pharmaceutical products and medical supplies serving the senior population, from 1999 through to 2005. Prior to MP TotalCare, Mr. Deutsch was a member of the senior management team of Lincare Holdings (NASDAQ:LNCR), one of the largest providers of home oxygen and respiratory therapy products and services. Mr. Deutsch began his career as a Division Counsel with Union Carbide Corporation, where he provided commercial, merger and acquisition, and corporate legal counsel to consumer, manufacturing, distribution, and service businesses.

Mr. Deutsch received an LL.M. degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law; a J.D. degree from New York Law School; and a B.A. degree from Brooklyn College.