David R. Bethune – Executive Chairman and Interim Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Bethune was appointed Interim CEO on April 1, 2008 and has served as our Executive Chairman since August 2007. He has been a member of the board since 2005 and was appointed chairman on May 21, 2007. He is also a member of the Board of Cambrex Corporation. From 1999 until his retirement, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atrix Laboratories, a drug delivery and product development company. Prior to Atrix Laboratories, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of IVAX Corporation, a pharmaceutical company. Before joining IVAX, Mr. Bethune began a start-up pharmaceutical company venture formed by Mayo Medical Ventures, a business unit of Mayo Clinics of Rochester.

Mr. Bethune previously served as group vice president of American Cyanamid Company and a member of the Executive Committee where he had executive authority for human biologicals, consumer health products, pharmaceuticals and ophthalmics as well as global medical research. He was also President of the Lederle Laboratories Division of American Cyanamid Company. Mr. Bethune received a B.A. degree in accounting and economics from Lenior-Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina and Masters in Business Administration in the Executive Program from Columbia University Graduate School.

Gary Klinefelter – Vice President and General Counsel

Gary Klinefelter has served as Zila’s Vice President and General Counsel since December 2004. Mr. Klinefelter was appointed Zila’s Secretary in October 2005. From 1988-2004, he was Secretary and General Counsel of AMERCO, a holding company whose principal operating subsidiaries are U-Haul International, Inc., Republic Western Insurance Company and Oxford Life Insurance Company. Mr. Klinefelter is licensed as an attorney in Arizona.

Diane Klein – Vice President, Finance

Diane E. Klein has served as our Vice President and Treasurer since June 2004. She joined Zila in August 2003 as Director of Finance. Ms. Klein was Vice President-Finance for Bay Area Foods, Inc., a privately held grocery chain, from May 1998 to May 2003. Prior to Bay Area Foods, Ms. Klein held progressively responsible financial/accounting positions at Southwest Supermarkets, LLC, MegaFoods Stores, Inc. and the Circle K Corporation. She was previously a senior manager in the audit practice of Arthur Andersen & Co. in Phoenix, AZ.

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