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officer; and chairman, president, and chief executive
officer. He is a member of the boards of Ball
Corporation, Energizer Holdings, Inc., and Steelcase,
Inc. Mr. Hoover is also a director of Boulder Community
Hospital, Children's Hospital Colorado, and a member of
the Colorado Forum, and is a member and past chair of
the board of trustees of DePauw University and on the
Indiana University Kelley School of Business Dean's
Council. Mr. Hoover previously served on the boards of
Irwin Financial Corporation and Qwest International,
Inc.
Qualifications: Mr. Hoover has extensive CEO experience
at Ball Corporation, with a strong record of leadership in
operations and strategy. He is an audit committee
financial expert as a result of his experience as CEO and
CFO of Ball. He also has extensive corporate governance
experience through his service on other public company
boards.
Board committees: audit; compensation
Franklyn G. Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D., Age 68, Director
since 1995
Edmond and Marion Guggenheim Professor of
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Professor of
Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics, Mayo Medical School; and Director
Emeritus, Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized
Medicine
Dr. Prendergast is the Edmond and Marion Guggenheim
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and
Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics at Mayo Medical School and the director
emeritus of the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized
Medicine. He is an emeritus member of the Mayo Clinic
board of governors and board of trustees and has held
several teaching positions at the Mayo Medical School
since 1975.
Qualifications: Dr. Prendergast is a prominent medical
clinician, researcher, and academician. He has
extensive experience in senior-most administration at
Mayo Clinic, a major medical institution, and as director
of its renowned cancer center. He has special expertise
in two critical areas for Lilly—oncology and personalized
medicine. As a medical doctor, he brings an important
practicing-physician perspective to the board’s
deliberations.
Board committees: public policy and compliance;
science and technology
Kathi P. Seifert, Age 63, Director since 1995
Retired Executive Vice President, Kimberly-Clark
Corporation
Ms. Seifert served as executive vice president for
Kimberly-Clark Corporation, a global consumer
products company, until June 2004. She joined
Kimberly-Clark in 1978 and served in several capacities
in connection with both the domestic and international
consumer-products businesses. Prior to joining
Kimberly-Clark, Ms. Seifert held management positions
at Procter & Gamble, Beatrice Foods, and Fort Howard
Paper Company. She is chairman of Katapult, LLC, a
provider of pro bono mentoring and consulting services
to other nonprofits. Ms. Seifert serves on the boards of
Supervalu Inc.; Revlon Consumer Products Corporation;
Lexmark International, Inc.; Appleton Papers Inc.; Fox
Cities Performing Arts Center; and the Community
Foundation for the Fox Valley Region.
Qualifications: Ms. Seifert is a retired senior executive of
Kimberly-Clark. She has strong expertise in consumer
marketing and brand management, having led sales and
marketing for several worldwide brands, with a special
focus on consumer health. She has extensive corporate
governance experience through her other board
positions.
Board committees: audit; compensation
Class of 2014
The following five directors will continue in office until
2014.
Michael L. Eskew, Age 63, Director since 2008
Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, United
Parcel Service, Inc.
Mr. Eskew served as chairman and chief executive
officer of United Parcel Service, Inc., from January 2002
until December 2007. He has served on the UPS board
of directors since 1998. Mr. Eskew began his UPS career
in 1972 as an industrial engineering manager and held
various positions of increasing responsibility, including
time with UPS's operations in Germany and with UPS
Airlines. In 1993, Mr. Eskew was named corporate vice
president for industrial engineering. Two years later he
became group vice president for engineering. In 1998,
he was elected to the UPS board of directors. In 1999,
Mr. Eskew was named executive vice president and a
year later was given the additional title of vice chairman.
He serves as chairman of the board of trustees of The
Annie E. Casey Foundation. Mr. Eskew also serves on
the boards of 3M Corporation and IBM Corporation.
Qualifications: Mr. Eskew has CEO experience with UPS,
where he established a record of success in managing
complex worldwide operations, strategic planning, and
building a strong consumer-brand focus. He is an audit
committee financial expert, based on his CEO
experience and his service on other U.S. company audit
committees. He has extensive corporate governance
experience through his service on the boards of other
companies.
Board committees: audit (chair); finance