John H. Peper joined us in January 2002 as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary following the closing of the HHOC acquisition. Prior to joining EPL, Mr. Peper had been Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of HHOC since February 1993. Mr. Peper also served as a director of HHOC since October 1991. For more than five years prior to joining HHOC, Mr. Peper was a partner in the law firm of Jackson Walker, L.L.P., where he continued to serve in an of counsel capacity through 2001.