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Does the Board hold executive sessions?
It is the Board’s policy to have a separate meeting time for independent directors, typically during the regularly
scheduled Board meetings. The executive sessions are led by the chairperson of the Nominations and Corporate
Governance Committee of the Board, an independent director. The chairperson of the Nominations and
Corporate Governance Committee is currently Michael R. Lynch.
Are there any family or other special relationships among the director nominees and our executive officers?
No. There are no family or special relationships between any director nominee or executive officer and any other
director nominee or executive officer. There are no arrangements or understandings between any director
nominee or executive officer and any other person pursuant to which he or she has been or will be selected as our
director and/or executive officer.
Were any incumbent directors not elected at the 2007 Annual Meeting?
Yes. Ted W. Hall was appointed to the Board on November 1, 2007. During the course of the year, our Nominations
and Corporate Governance Committee considered and interviewed a number of highly qualified Board candidates.
After an extensive review of Mr. Hall’s qualifications and experience, the Committee nominated Mr. Hall and, after
deliberation, the full Board appointed Mr. Hall to serve until the 2008 Annual Meeting.
Information Regarding the Director Nominees
The following table sets forth information, as of April 23, 2008, with respect to each director nominee. Each
director nominee furnished the biographical information set forth in the table.
Executive Officers:
Nominee
Director
Since Position with the Company and Recent Business Experience
W. Howard Lester .........
Age 72
1979 • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since July 2006
• Chairman, 1986 – 2006
• Chief Executive Officer, 1979 – 2001
Patrick J. Connolly ........
Age 61
1983 • Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer since 2000
• Executive Vice President, General Manager, Catalog,
1995 – 2000
Independent Directors:
Nominee
Director
Since Position with the Company and Recent Business Experience
Adrian D.P. Bellamy .......
Age 66
1997 • Chairman of the Compensation Committee and member of the
Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee
• Chairman and Director of Reckitt Benckiser plc (household,
personal, health and food products) since 2003
• Chairman and Director of The Body Shop International plc (personal
care products), 2002 – 2008
• Director of Gap Inc. (clothing)
Adrian T. Dillon ..........
Age 54
2005 • Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee
• Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration, and Chief
Financial Officer, Agilent Technologies, Inc. (technology testing and
analysis solutions) since 2001
Anthony A. Greener .......
Age 67
2007 • Member of the Compensation Committee and the Nominations and
Corporate Governance Committee
• Chairman, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (education)
since 2002
• Deputy Chairman, British Telecommunications plc
(telecommunications), 2000 – 2006
• Director, WNS (Holdings) Limited (outsourcing services)
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