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MICHAEL J. HAWLEY
WILLIAM H. HERNANDEZ
HECTOR DE J. RUIZ
NOMINEES TO SERVE A ONE-YEAR TERM EXPIRING AT THE
2008 ANNUAL MEETING (CLASS II DIRECTORS)
MICHAEL J. HAWLEY Director since December 2004
Dr. Hawley, 45, is the former Director of Special Projects at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Prior to assum-
ing these duties in 2001, Dr. Hawley served as the Alex W. Dreyfoos Assistant Professor of Media Technology at the MIT
Media Lab. From 1986 to 1995, he held a number of positions at MIT, including Assistant Professor, Media Laboratory;
Assistant Professor, EECS; and Research Assistant, Media Laboratory. Dr. Hawley is the founder of Friendly Planet, a
non-profit organization working to provide better educational opportunities for children in developing regions of the world.
He is also a co-founder of Things That Think, a ground-breaking research program that examines the way digital media
infuses itself into everyday objects. Dr. Hawley graduated from Yale University with a BS degree in Computer Science and
Music and holds a Ph.D. degree from MIT. He is also a Director of Color Kinetics, a public company pioneering solid state
lighting.
WILLIAM H. HERNANDEZ Director since February 2003
Mr. Hernandez, 58, is Senior Vice President, Finance, and CFO of PPG Industries, Inc., a diversified manufacturer of
protective and decorative coatings, flat glass, fabricated glass products, continuous strand fiberglass, and industrial and
specialty chemicals for a variety of industries. Prior to assuming his current duties in 1995, Mr. Hernandez served as
PPG’s Corporate Controller from 1990 to 1994 and as Vice President and Controller in 1994. From 1974 until 1990, Mr.
Hernandez held a number of positions at Borg-Warner Corporation, including Assistant Controller, Chemicals; Controller,
Chemicals; Business Director, ABS Polymers; Assistant Corporate Controller; Vice President, Finance; and CFO, Borg-
Warner Automotive, Inc. Earlier in his career, he was a financial analyst for Ford Motor Company. Mr. Hernandez received
a BS degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Mr.
Hernandez is a Certified Management Accountant. Mr. Hernandez served as Director of Pentair, Inc. from July 2001 to
November 2003.
HECTOR DE J. RUIZ Director since January 2001
Dr. Ruiz, 61, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Dr. Ruiz joined Advanced Micro
Devices, Inc. in January 2000 as President and Chief Operating Officer, and was named Chief Executive Officer in April
2002. He was also appointed as Chairman of the Board in April 2004. Previously, Dr. Ruiz served as President of Motor-
ola’s Semiconductor Products Sector from 1997 to 2000. In his 22-year career with the technology firm, Dr. Ruiz held a
variety of executive positions in the United States and overseas. He also worked at Texas Instruments in the company’s
research laboratories and manufacturing operations. Born in Piedras Negras, Mexico, Dr. Ruiz earned a BA and an MA
in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas, Austin. He earned his doctorate in Electrical Engineering from Rice
University in 1973. Dr. Ruiz is passionate about the role of technology in education and empowering the underprivileged.
At the 2004 World Economic Forum in Davos, he announced Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.’s 50x15 Initiative, a commit-
ment to empower 50% of the world’s population with basic internet access by the year 2015. Dr. Ruiz currently serves
on the President’s Council of Advisors for Science and Technology (PCAST). PCAST advises the President of the United
States on issues related to technology, scientific research priorities, and math and science education. Dr. Ruiz also serves
as Chairman of the Board of Spansion Inc., is a board member of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), and
serves on the Board of Trustees of Rice University.
LAURA D’ANDREA TYSON Director since May 1997
Dr. Tyson, 59, has been a professor at the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley,
since January 2007. From January 2002 to December 2006, she was the Dean of London Business School. She was
formerly the Dean of the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, a position she held
between July 1998 and December 2001. Previously, she was Professor and holder of the Class of 1939 Chair in Econom-
ics and Business Administration at the University of California, Berkeley, a position she held from January 1997 to July
1998. Prior to this position, Dr. Tyson served in the first Clinton Administration as Chairman of the President’s National
Economic Council and 16th Chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Prior to joining the Administra-
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LAURA D’ANDREA TYSON