Mr. Timpe is a seasoned director and financial executive and has served as a director since 1998 for IPC-The Hospitalist Company (NASDAQ:HYTM). Prior to joining Hythiam, Mr. Timpe was CFO from its inception in 1998 to 2003 of Protocare, Inc. A clinical research and pharmaceutical outsourcing company which merged with Radiant Research, Inc., in March 2003.