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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Nominees to Serve a One-Year Term Expiring at the 2012 Annual Meeting
As described on page 23 of this Proxy Statement, the Governance Committee and the Board seek to ensure that the Board is composed of
members who bring an appropriate mix of skills and experience across a variety of disciplines, including strategic planning, organizational
management, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, marketing, digital technologies, public policy, economics, executive
compensation, risk management, international operations, corporate governance and internal controls, each of which are important areas
of responsibility for the Board and its Committees. In addition, as set forth in the Board’s Director Qualification Standards, diversity is an
important factor in our consideration of director candidates.
The Board and the Governance Committee believe that each of the director nominees possesses important experience and skills that
provide the Board with an optimal balance of leadership, competencies, qualifications and diversity in areas that are important to the
Company. Each of the Company’s director nominees has high ethical standards, acts with integrity and exercises careful, mature
judgment. Each is committed to employing his or her skills and abilities to aid the long-term interests of our shareholders. In addition, our
director nominees are knowledgeable and experienced in one or more business, governmental or academic endeavors, which further
qualifies them for service as members of the Board.
In addition to the biographical information in each director nominee’s profile below, the Board and the Governance Committee considered
the listed Key Experience, Skills and other Qualifications in determining to nominate the directors for re-election.
RICHARD S. BRADDOCK
RICHARD S. BRADDOCK Director since May 1987
Mr. Braddock, 6 , is the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Fresh Direct, an internet-based service for the
purchase of grocery and household products. He was named Chief Executive Officer on March 4, 2008 and has
been the Chairman since 2005. Mr. Braddock began his business career in 1965 spending a number of years in
product management at General Foods. He joined Citicorp in 1973, was elected to the board of directors in 1985
and was elected President and Chief Operating Officer of Citicorp and its principal subsidiary, Citibank, N.A. in
January, 1990. Mr. Braddock resigned from Citicorp in November 1992, and subsequently served as Chief
Executive Officer of Medco Containment Services, Inc., a prescription drug services company, until its
acquisition by Merck & Co., Inc., and then spent a year as a principal of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., a private
equity firm. He served as Chairman (non-executive) of True North Communications Inc. from December 1997 to
January 1999. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of priceline.com from August 1998 to April
2004. Mr. Braddock served as Chairman of MidOcean Partners, a private investment firm, from April 2003 until
December 2007. Mr. Braddock served as a director of Marriott International, Inc. until 2008 and Cadbury, PLC
until 2007.
Key Experience, Skills and other Qualifications:
Through the executive-level positions that Mr. Braddock has held with several public and private companies, he
has gained extensive experience in strategic planning, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, risk
management, executive compensation and operations. These qualifications and experience inform Mr. Braddock
and the Board as they make strategic decisions regarding the Company. In addition, Mr. Braddock is skilled in
marketing and product commercialization, two areas that are critical to the future strategic direction of the
Company. As a result of his roles as a director of a number of public and private companies, Mr. Braddock has
gained substantial experience in the fields of risk management and corporate governance.
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