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Richard A. Smith
Age 80
Director Since 1986
Chairman of the Board from 1999 to the present; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1987 through 1991
and 1996 through 1999; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Cinema Corporation from 1961 to
1991; Chairman of the Board of Harcourt General, Inc. (formerly General Cinema Corporation) from 1991 to
2001; and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GC Companies, Inc. from 1993 to 2001. In October 2000,
GC Companies, Inc. filed a voluntary petition in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware
under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Mr. Smith is the father of Robert A. Smith and the father-in-law of
Brian J. Knez.
Robert A. Smith
Age 46
Director Since 1997
Managing Partner of Castanea Partners, Inc., a private equity investment firm, since 2001; Vice Chairman since
May 2001; Co-Chief Executive Officer from May 1999 to May 2001; President and Chief Operating Officer from
January 1997 until December 1998, and Group Vice President prior to January 1997. President and Co-Chief
Executive Officer of Harcourt General, Inc. from November 1999 to July 2001; President and Co-Chief Operating
Officer of Harcourt General, Inc. from January 1997 until November 1999; Co-Chief Executive Officer of
Harcourt General, Inc. from May 1999 to July 2001. President and Chief Operating Officer of GC
Companies, Inc. until October 2000. In October 2000, GC Companies, Inc. filed a voluntary petition in the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Mr. Smith is the
son of Richard A. Smith and the brother-in-law of Brian J. Knez.
Paula Stern
Age 60
Director Since 2001
Chairwoman of The Stern Group, Inc., an international advisory firm in the areas of business and government
strategy since 1988; former member of the President's Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations
(ACTPN) from 1993 to 2003; Commissioner of the U.S. International Trade Commission from 1978 to 1987 and
Chairwoman from 1984 to 1986; director of Avon Products, Inc., Avaya, Inc. and Hasbro, Inc.
Burton M. Tansky
Age 67
Director Since 2001
President and Chief Executive Officer since May 2001; President and Chief Operating Officer from December
1998 until May 2001; Executive Vice President from February 1998 until December 1998 and Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Neiman Marcus Stores from May 1994 until February 1998; Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Bergdorf Goodman, our subsidiary, from 1990 until 1994; director of International
Flavors & Fragrances Inc. 50