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W. Steve Albrecht
Age: ............... 68
Director Since: ....... 2012 (Also served as a director of the Company from 2003 until 2009)
Committees: ......... Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee; Member of the Safety and
Compliance Committee; Audit Committee Financial Expert
Principal Occupation: . . . Professor at Brigham Young University
Experience: .......... Mr. Albrecht, a certified public accountant, certified internal auditor, and
certified fraud examiner, joined the faculty of Brigham Young University in
1977, after teaching at the University of Illinois and Stanford University. At
Brigham Young University, he served as director of the School of
Accountancy (from 1990 to 1999) and as associate dean of the Marriott
School (from 1999 to 2008). He served as the President of the Japan Tokyo
Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from July 2009
to July 2012. Mr. Albrecht has also served as the President of the American
Accounting Association, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and
Beta Alpha Psi. He has also served as a member of the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (also known as
‘‘COSO’’); the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Committee, an
advisory committee to the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the
‘‘FASB’’) and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (the
‘‘GASB’’); and the Financial Accounting Foundation that oversees the FASB
and GASB. Mr. Albrecht has consulted with many major corporations and
other organizations and has been an expert witness in over 35 major
financial statement fraud cases.
The Board recognizes Mr. Albrecht’s valuable contribution as a director of
the Company from 2003 through 2009 and since his re-election in 2012,
including his service as the Chairman of the Audit and Finance Committee.
The Board nominated Mr. Albrecht because of his exceptional academic
and professional record, his many achievements, awards and other forms of
recognition in the accounting profession, his extensive training in accounting
practices and fraud detection, and his outstanding past service on the
Board.
Other Directorships: .... Mr. Albrecht currently serves as a director of Red Hat, Inc. and Cypress
Semiconductor.
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