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Charlene Barshefsky, 58, has been Senior International Partner at the law firm of WilmerHale, LLP,
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 and is a Trustee of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. She has
been a Director of the Company, and was a Trustee of the Trust, since October 2001.
Thomas E. Clarke, 57, has been President of New Business Ventures of Nike, Inc., a designer, developer and
marketer of footwear, apparel and accessory products, since 2001. Dr. Clarke joined Nike, Inc. in 1980. He was
appointed Divisional Vice President in charge of marketing in 1987, Corporate Vice President in 1990, and served
as President and Chief Operating Officer from 1994 to 2000. Dr. Clarke previously held various positions with Nike,
Inc. primarily in research, design, development and marketing. Dr. Clarke is also a director of Newell Rubbermaid,
a global marketer of consumer and commercial products. Dr. Clarke has been a Director of the Company since
April, 2008.
Clayton C. Daley, Jr.,57,has spent his entire professional career with Procter & Gamble, joining the company
in 1974, and has held a number of key accounting and finance positions including Comptroller, U.S. Operations for
Procter & Gamble USA; Vice President and Comptroller of Procter & Gamble International and Vice President and
Treasurer. Mr. Daley was appointed to his current position as Chief Financial Officer, Procter & Gamble in 1998 and
was elected Vice Chair in 2007. Mr. Daley is a director of Boys Scouts of America, Dan Beard Council, and Nucor
Corporation. Mr. Daley has been a Director of the Company since November 2008.
Lizanne Galbreath, 51, 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 Chief Executive Officer 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, 57, 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, 49, 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, 64, 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
Chairman of the Board of 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, 53, is a founding 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 former Chairman of the Board of the
American Beacon Funds, a mutual fund company managed by AMR Investments, an investment affiliate of
American Airlines. He is also a director of Burger King Holdings, Inc., Gap, Inc., and Energy Future Holdings
(formerly TXU Corp.). Mr. Youngblood has been a Director of the Company, and was a Trustee of the Trust, since
April 2001.
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