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6
W. Steve Albrecht
Age: ............... 69
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 Nominating and Corporate
Governance 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 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.