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Corporate Governance
Valerie Mars (non-executive director) - Valerie Mars serves as Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate
Development for Mars, Incorporated, a $35 billion diversified food business, operating in over 120 countries and
one of the largest privately held companies in the world. In this position, she focuses on acquisitions, joint ventures
and divestitures for the company. She served on the Mars, Incorporated Audit Committee, currently serves on its
Remuneration Committee and is a member of the board of Royal Canin. Additionally, Ms. Mars is a member of the
Rabobank North American Advisory Board . She served on the board of Celebrity Inc., a NASDAQ listed company,
from 1994 to September 2000. Previously, Ms. Mars was the Director of Corporate Development for Masterfoods
Europe. Her European work experience began in 1996 when she became General Manager of Masterfoods Czech
and Slovak Republics. Ms. Mars joined M&M/Mars on a part time basis in 1992 and began working on special
projects. She worked on due diligence for acquisitions, was part of the company’s Innovation Team and VO2Max
Team. Prior to joining Mars, Incorporated, Ms. Mars was a controller with Whitman Heffernan Rhein, a boutique
investment company. She began her career with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company as a training program
participant and rose to Assistant Secretary. Ms. Mars is involved in a number of community and educational
organizations and currently serves on the Board of Conservation International, including its Audit Committee.
She is also Director Emeritus of The Open Space Institute. Previously she served on the Hotchkiss School Alumni
Nominating Committee and the Prague American Chamber of Commerce Board. Ms. Mars holds a Bachelor of Arts
degree from Yale University and a Master of Business Administration from the Columbia Business School.
Ms. Mars was appointed to the Board of Directors of FCA in October 2014.
Ruth J. Simmons (non-executive director) - Ruth J. Simmons served on the Board of Directors of FCA US from
2012 to 2014. She was also President of Brown University from 2001 to 2012, Professor in the Department of
Comparative Literature and the Department of African Studies of Brown University from 2001 to 2014, and remains
with the university as President Emerita. Prior to joining Brown University, Ms. Simmons was President of Smith
College, where she started the first engineering program at a U.S. women’s college. She also was Vice Provost at
Princeton University and Provost at Spelman College and held various positions of increasing responsibility until
becoming Associate Dean of the faculty at Princeton University. Ms. Simmons was previously Assistant Dean
and then Associate Dean at the University of Southern California. She also held various positions including Acting
Director of international programs at the California State University (Northridge), was Assistant Dean at the College
of Liberal Arts, Assistant Professor of French at the University of New Orleans, Admissions Officer at Radcliffe
College, instructor in French at the George Washington University and an interpreter-Language Services Division
at the U.S. Department of State. Ms. Simmons also serves on the boards of Rice University, Princeton University,
Texas Instruments and Square Inc, and Mondelez International Inc. Ms. Simmons is a graduate of Dillard University
in New Orleans, and received her Ph.D. in Romance languages and literatures from Harvard University. She is a
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Ms. Simmons was appointed to the Board of Directors of FCA in October 2014.
Ronald L. Thompson (non-executive director) - Ronald L. Thompson served on the Board of Directors of FCA
US from 2009 9to 2014. Mr. Thompson is currently chairman of the board of trustees for Teachers Insurance and
Annuity Association (TIAA), a for-profit life insurance company that serves the retirement and financial needs of
faculty and employees of colleges and universities, hospitals, cultural institutions and other nonprofit organizations.
He also serves on the Board of Trustees for Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., on the Board of Trustees of
the Medical University of South Carolina Foundation, and as a member of the Advisory Board of Plymouth Venture
Partners Fund. Mr. Thompson was previously the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Midwest Stamping
Company of Maumee, Ohio, a manufacturer of medium and heavy gauge metal components for the automotive
market. He sold the company in late 2005. Mr. Thompson has served on the boards of various companies including
Commerce Bank of St. Louis, GR Group (U.S.), Illinova Corporation, Interstate Bakeries Corporation, McDonnell
Douglas Corporation, Midwest Stamping Company, Ralston Purina Company and Ryerson Tull, Inc. He was also
a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers. He was Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer at GR Group, General Manager at Puget Sound Pet Supply Company and Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer at Evaluation Technologies. Mr. Thompson has served on the faculties of Old Dominion University,
Virginia State University and the University of Michigan. Mr. Thompson holds a Ph.D. and Master of Science
in Agricultural Economics from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the
University of Michigan. He was born in Michigan. Mr. Thompson was appointed Senior Non-Executive Director of
FCA in October 2014.