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Adam Aron,53, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of World Leisure Partners, Inc., a leisure
related consultancy, since 2006. From 1996 through 2006, Mr. Aron served as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Vail Resorts, Inc. (an owner and operator of ski resorts and hotels). Mr. Aron is also a director of FTD
Group, Inc., Rewards Network, Inc. and Marathon Acquisition Corp. Mr. Aron has been a director of the Company
since August 2006.
Charlene Barshefsky, 57, has been Senior International Partner at the law firm of WilmerHale,
Washington, D.C. since September 2001. From March 1997 to January 2001, Ambassador Barshefsky was the
United States Trade Representative, the chief trade negotiator and principal trade policy maker for the United States
and a member of the President’s Cabinet. Ambassador Barshefsky is a director of The Estee Lauder Companies,
Inc., American Express Company and Intel Corporation. Ambassador Barshefsky also serves on the Board of
Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations. She has been a Director of the Company, and was a Trustee of the
Trust, since October 2001.
Lizanne Galbreath, 49, has been Managing Partner of Galbreath & Company, a real estate investment firm,
since 1999. From April 1997 to 1999, Ms. Galbreath was Managing Director of LaSalle Partners/Jones Lang
LaSalle where she also served as a Director. From 1984 to 1997, Ms. Galbreath served as a Managing Director then
Chairman and CEO of The Galbreath Company, the predecessor entity of Galbreath & Company. Ms. Galbreath has
been a director of the Company, and was a Trustee of the Trust, since May 2005.
Eric Hippeau, 56, has been Managing Partner of Softbank Capital, a technology venture capital firm, since
March 2000. Mr. Hippeau served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ziff-Davis Inc., an integrated media
and marketing company, from 1993 to March 2000 and held various other positions with Ziff-Davis from 1989 to
1993. Mr. Hippeau is a director of Yahoo! Inc. Mr. Hippeau has been a Director of the Company, and was a Trustee
of the Trust, since April 1999.
Stephen R. Quazzo, 48, is the Chief Executive Officer and has been the Managing Director and co-founder of
Transwestern Investment Company, L.L.C., a real estate principal investment firm, since March 1996. From April
1991 to March 1996, Mr. Quazzo was President of Equity Institutional Investors, Inc., a subsidiary of Equity Group
Investments, Inc. Mr. Quazzo has been a Director of the Company since April 1999, and was a Trustee of the Trust,
since August 1995.
Thomas O. Ryder, 63, retired as Chairman of the Board of The Reader’s Digest Association, Inc. in January
2007, a position he had held since January 1, 2006. Mr. Ryder was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of that company from April 1998 through December 31, 2005. Mr. Ryder was President, American Express
Travel Related Services International, a division of American Express Company, which provides travel, financial
and network services, from October 1995 to April 1998. In addition, he is a director of Amazon.com, Inc. and Virgin
Mobile USA, Inc. Mr. Ryder has been a Director of the Company, and was a Trustee of the Trust since April 2001.
Kneeland C. Youngblood, 52, has been a managing partner of Pharos Capital Group, L.L.C., a private equity
fund focused on technology companies, business service companies and health care companies, since January 1998.
From July 1985 to December 1997, he was in private medical practice. He is Chairman of the Board of the American
Beacon Funds, a mutual fund company managed by AMR Investments, an investment affiliate of American
Airlines. Mr. Youngblood is also a director of Burger King Holdings, Inc. and Gap, Inc. Mr. Youngblood has been a
Director of the Company, and was a Trustee of the Trust, since April 2001.
The Board unanimously recommends a vote FOR election of these nominees.
Board Meetings and Committees
The Board of Directors held 16 meetings during 2007. In addition to meetings of the full Board, Directors
attended meetings of individual Board committees. Each Director attended at least 75% of the total number of
meetings of the full Board and committees on which he or she serves.
The Board has established Audit, Compensation and Option, Corporate Governance and Nominating, and
Capital Committees, the principal functions of which are described below.
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