Mr. Jebsen was named Interim Chief Executive Officer in August 2011, while retaining his role as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. He joined Tenax Therapeutics as our Accounting Manager in April 2009 and was elected CFO in August 2009. Before joining Tenax, he was an auditor with Grant Thornton, LLP from July 2003 through December 2005 and from April 2008 through April 2009. In addition, he held various positions, including Chief Ethics Officer, Senior Internal Auditor, and Senior Financial Analyst with RTI International, a non profit research and development organization, from January 2006 to February 2008. Mr. Jebsen holds a Master of Science in Accounting from East Carolina University and is a certified Public Accountant, licensed in North Carolina.