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global organizations, provides valuable insight to the category. Mr. Khosla also serves on the boards of NIIT
Board. Ltd., an IT-enabled education company in India, and
Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. His many years
Elliot S. Kaplan, 73, has been a in the consumer products industry provide Mr. Khosla
director and Secretary since January with an extensive background in consumer marketing,
1971. Since 1961, he has been an branding, global expansion and multi-national
attorney with the law firm of Robins, operations. His background in these areas, along with
Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P., his international perspective and history of
Minneapolis, Minnesota, which transformational leadership, is valuable as the Board
serves as our primary external continues to focus on our global expansion and
general counsel. He is also an transformation.
owner and director of the Bank of Naples in Naples,
George L. Mikan III, 38, has been
Florida. In addition, he serves on the executive board of
a director since April 2008. Since
the Minnesota Historical Society and the board of the
November 2006, he has been the
Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi Foundation for Children,
executive vice president and chief
and is a trustee of the University of Minnesota
financial officer of UnitedHealth
Foundation. He also previously served on the boards of
Group Incorporated. Mr. Mikan
infoUSA, Inc, a direct marketing company; The
joined UnitedHealth in 1998 and
Minneapolis Institute of Arts; and PACER Center, an
has held various executive positions
organization that seeks to expand opportunities for
of increasing responsibility from 1998 to the present,
children and young adults with disabilities. His years of
including an executive role on the corporate
legal practice provide Mr. Kaplan with a deep
development group responsible for merger and
understanding of business litigation, intellectual property
acquisition activities. From 1994 to 1998, he was
litigation and licensing, antitrust and trade regulation,
employed at Arthur Andersen LLP. From his years at
and corporate governance, all of which help Mr. Kaplan
UnitedHealth and Arthur Andersen, Mr. Mikan gained
provide an experienced legal perspective to our Board.
solid financial and merger and acquisitions expertise, as
Mr. Kaplan also brings historical knowledge of our
well as public company leadership experience. This
culture to the Board.
knowledge and experience is a valuable asset to the
Sanjay Khosla, 58, has been a Board as we continue to explore growth opportunities,
director since October 2008. In provide benefits for thousands of employees and
January 2007, he joined Kraft position our company for financial growth.
Foods, Inc., an international food
Matthew H. Paull, 58, has been a
and beverage company. He
director since September 2003. He
currently serves as executive vice
has also been named our first Lead
president and president of Kraft
Independent Director and plans to
developing markets and global
serve in that role for the upcoming
categories. Prior to joining Kraft, he was with Fonterra
year. Mr. Paull is the former
Co-operative Group Ltd., a multi-national dairy
corporate senior executive vice
company based in New Zealand, where he served as
president and chief financial officer
managing director of its consumer and food service
for McDonald’s Corporation, which develops, operates,
business. Before joining Fonterra in 2004, he had a
franchises and services a worldwide system of
27-year career with Unilever PLC in India, the U.K. and
McDonald’s restaurants. He retired from that position in
Europe, culminating as senior vice president, global
January 2008. At McDonald’s, Mr. Paull acquired a
beverages, and chairman of Unilever’s beverages
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