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Michael J. Dolan
     
Robert A. Eckert          
Dr. Frances D. Fergusson      
Tully M. Friedman
 
 
Dominic Ng  
   
Vasant M. Prabhu  
     
Dr. Andrea L. Rich    
 
Ronald L. Sargent      
Dean A. Scarborough      
 
Chistopher A. Sinclair
 
 
G. Craig Sullivan
 
 
Kathy Brittain White  
   
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Mr. Dolan - Senior Advisor, Viacom Inc. and Chairman, America’s Choice, Inc. Mr. Dolan has served as Chairman of America’s Choice, Inc. since October 2004. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Viacom Inc. from May 2004 to December 2006. Prior to that, he served as Senior Advisor to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. from October 2004 to May 2005. Prior to that, he served in the following positions with Young & Rubicam, Inc.: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (2001 to 2003), Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer (2000 to 2001) and Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer (1996 to 2000).

Mr. Eckert - Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Mattel (also a Director of McDonald's Corporation). Mr. Eckert has been Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Mattel since May 2000. He was formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods, Inc., the largest packaged food company in North America, from October 1997 until May 2000. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Eckert was Group Vice President of Kraft Foods, Inc. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Eckert was President of the Oscar Mayer foods division of Kraft Foods, Inc. Mr. Eckert worked for Kraft Foods, Inc. for 23 years prior to joining Mattel.

Dr. Fergusson - President Emeritus, Vassar College (also a Director of HSBC Bank USA Inc. and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals). Dr. Fergusson served as President of Vassar College from 1986 to June 2006. Prior to that, she served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Bucknell University from 1982 to 1986.

Mr. Friedman - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, LLC, a private investment firm (also a Director of The Clorox Company, Capital Source Holdings LLC and Kool Smiles Holdings Corp.). Mr. Friedman has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, LLC since April 1997. Prior to that, he was a founding partner of Hellman & Friedman, a private investment firm, for more than five years.

Mr. Ng - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, East West Bancorp, Inc. and East West Bank (also a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Los Angeles Branch). Mr. Ng has served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of East West Bancorp, Inc. and East West Bank since 1992. Prior to that, Mr. Ng was President of Seyen Investment, Inc. from 1990 to 1992, and prior to that, Mr. Ng served for over a decade as a Certified Public Accountant with Deloitte & Touche LLP.

Mr. Prabhu - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc.  Mr. Prabhu has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, Inc. since January 2004.  Prior to joining Starwood, Mr. Prabhu served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Safeway Inc. from September 2000 through December 2003.

Dr. Rich - Former President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (also a founding director of the Private Bank of California and a Director of Douglas Emmett Real Estate Investment Trust). Dr. Rich served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) from 1999 to 2005, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of LACMA from 1995 to 1999. Prior to that, she served as Executive Vice-Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer of the University of California, Los Angeles, from 1991 to 1995.

Mr. Sargent - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Staples, Inc. (also a Director of Staples, Inc. and The Kroger Co.). Mr. Sargent has served as Chairman of Staples, Inc. since March 2005 and as Chief Executive Officer of Staples, Inc. since 2002. He additionally served as President of Staples, Inc. from 1998 to 2005.

Mr. Scarborough - President and Chief Executive Officer, Avery Dennison Corporation (also a director of Avery Dennison Corporation).  Mr. Scarborough has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Avery Dennison Corporation since May 2005.  From 2000 to May 2005, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Avery Dennison Corporation..

Mr. Sinclair - Chairman, Scandent Holdings, Mauritius (also a Director of Footlocker Inc. and Cambridge Solutions Corporation Ltd.). Mr. Sinclair has served as Chairman of Scandent Holdings, a Mauritius-based information technology services company, since May 2002 and has served as Executive Chairman of Cambridge Solutions Corporation Ltd. since November 2005. He also served as a Managing Director of Manticore Partners, LLC, a venture capital advisory firm, from 2001 to 2004. Prior to that, he served as an Operating Partner of Pegasus Capital Advisors, LP, a private equity firm, from 2000 to 2002. Prior to that, Mr. Sinclair served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caribiner International, Inc. from 1999 to 2000. Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Quality Food, Inc., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pepsi-Cola Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo Foods & Beverages International and Pepsi-Cola International for more than five years.

Mr. Sullivan - Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Clorox Company (also a Director of Kimberly-Clark Corporation and The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company). Mr. Sullivan served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Clorox from 1992 to 2003 and retired in 2003 after 32 years with Clorox.

Ms. White - Founder, Horizon Institute of Technology, and President and Founder, Rural Sourcing, Inc. (also a Director of Novell, Inc.). Ms. White founded the Horizon Institute of Technology in 2002. She has also served as President of Rural Sourcing, Inc., an information technology services provider, since 2003. Ms. White has also served as Executive Vice President, e-business and Chief Information Officer of Cardinal Health, Inc. from 1999 until February 2003. From 1996 to 1999, Ms. White was Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Allegiance Corporation, which merged with Cardinal Health, Inc. in 1999.






 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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