Paul G. Thomas

PAUL G. THOMAS has served as Director, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Lifecell Corporation since October 1998. Mr.
Thomas was elected Chairman of the Board in June 1999. Prior to
joining Lifecell, Mr. Thomas was President of the Pharmaceutical
Products Division of Ohmeda Inc., a world leader in inhalation
anesthetics and acute care pharmaceuticals. Mr. Thomas was
responsible for the overall operations of Ohmeda’s Pharmaceutical
Division, which had worldwide sales of approximately $200 million
in 1997. Mr. Thomas received his MBA degree with an emphasis in
Marketing and Finance from Columbia University Graduate School of
Business and completed his postgraduate studies in Chemistry at
the University of Georgia Graduate School of Arts and Science. He
received his BS degree in Chemistry from St. Michael’s College in
Vermont, where he graduated cum laude.