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Asia-Pacific Region from 1993 to 1998. Mr. Gupta holds a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the
Indian Institute of Technology, an M.S. in operations research from Cornell University and an M.B.A. in
finance from Drexel University. Mr. Gupta also is a director of the Vanguard Group, Hewlett-Packard
Company, Delphi Automotive, plc and the private companies Affle, Pte Ltd and Stroz Friedberg LLC. He
serves as Chairman of Symphony IRI Group, Inc. a privately held market research company, and Avantor
Performance Materials, Inc., a privately held maker of performance materials. He is also a trustee of The
Conference Board, and a senior advisor of New Mountain Capital LLC. Mr. Gupta is the Chair of the
Company’s Compensation and Human Resources Committee. Mr. Gupta’s qualifications to serve on the
board include his broad international leadership experience as an executive at Rohm and Haas, his
engineering and science background, and his corporate governance experience as a board member and
executive in several publicly traded and private companies.
John A. Krol—Mr. Krol, age 75, joined our Board in August 2002. Mr. Krol served as the Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, where he spent his entire career
until his retirement in 1998. E.I. du Pont de Nemours is a global research and technology-based company
serving worldwide markets, including food and nutrition, health care, agriculture, fashion and apparel, home
and construction, electronics and transportation. Mr. Krol also serves as a director of ACE Limited, and as
chairman of the board of Delphi Automotive, plc and the private company Pacolet-Milliken. He also served
as a director of MeadWestvaco Corporation, a global packaging solutions company. Mr. Krol graduated
from Tufts University where he received a B.S. and M.S. in chemistry. Mr. Krol’s qualifications to serve on
the board include his extensive leadership and corporate governance experience as an executive and as the
former chairman and chief executive of DuPont, his engineering and science background and his well
developed business acumen gained over decades of experience as an advisor and as a board member of
numerous publicly traded and private companies.
Brendan R. O’Neill—Dr. O’Neill, age 63, joined our Board in March 2003. Dr. O’Neill was Chief
Executive Officer and director of Imperial Chemical Industries PLC (‘‘ICI’’), a manufacturer of specialty
products and paints, until April 2003. Dr. O’Neill joined ICI in 1998 as its Chief Operating Officer and
Director, and was promoted to Chief Executive Officer in 1999. Prior to Dr. O’Neill’s career at ICI, he
held numerous positions at Guinness PLC, including Chief Executive of Guinness Brewing Worldwide Ltd,
Managing Director International Region of United Distillers, and Director of Financial Control. Dr. O’Neill
also held positions at HSBC Holdings PLC, BICC PLC and the Ford Motor Company. He has an M.A.
from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of East Anglia, and is a
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (U.K.). Dr. O’Neill is a director of
Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., Informa plc and Towers Watson & Co. He chairs the Audit Committee
of Informa plc. Dr. O’Neill was also a director of Rank Group, a hospitality and leisure business from 2005
to 2007 and Aegis Group Plc, a global market research company, from 2005 to 2009. Dr. O’Neill is the
Chair of the Audit Committee. Dr. O’Neill is qualified to serve on the board because of his extensive
experience in executive positions, his service as a director for a broad spectrum of international companies
and his financial acumen and understanding of accounting principles.
Dinesh Paliwal—age 53, serves as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of
Harman International, a company that designs, manufactures and markets a wide range of audio and
information solutions for the automotive, consumer and professional market. Prior to joining Harman
in 2008, Mr. Paliwal served as a member of the Group Executive Committee of ABB Ltd. a provider of
industrial automation, power transmission systems and services, from January 2001 until June 2007.
Mr. Paliwal also served as President of Global Markets and Technology of ABB Ltd. from January 2006
until June 2007, as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ABB North America from January 2004 until
June 2007, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of ABB Automation Technologies Division from
October 2002 to December 2005. Mr. Paliwal earned a Masters degree in Engineering from the Indian
Institute of Technology (IIT Roorkee), a Masters degree in Applied Science and Engineering and a Masters
degree in Business Administration, both from Miami University (Ohio). Mr. Paliwal also serves as a
member of the Trilateral Commission established to foster closer cooperation among the US, Europe and
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