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January 2004. Ambassador Barshefsky is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a Trustee of the
Howard Hughes Medical Institute and a member of the Global Advisory Board of Moelis & Company. In the
past 5 years Ambassador Barshefsky also served as a director of Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and of the Council
on Foreign Relations. She has been a director of the Company since October 2001.
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considered these qualifications, her significant
public policy experience, her governance experience as a result of having served on a number of other public
company boards of directors and board committees, and her tenure with the Company in making the
determination that Ambassador Barshefsky should be a nominee for director of the Company.
Thomas E. Clarke, 60, 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 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, primarily in research, design, development and marketing. Dr. Clarke has also been a director of
Newell Rubbermaid Inc., a global marketer of consumer and commercial products, since 2003. Dr. Clarke has
been a director of the Company since April 2008.
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considered these qualifications, his expertise in
brand marketing, and his tenure with the Company in making the determination that Dr. Clarke should be a
nominee for director of the Company.
Clayton C. Daley, Jr.,60,spent his entire professional career with The Procter & Gamble Company, a
global consumer packaged goods company, joining the company in 1974, and has held a number of key
accounting and finance positions including Chief Financial Officer and Vice Chair for Procter & Gamble;
Comptroller, U.S. Operations for Procter & Gamble USA; Vice President and Comptroller of Procter & Gamble
International and Vice President and Treasurer. Mr. Daley retired from Procter & Gamble in October 2009.
Mr. Daley has also been a director of Nucor Corporation since 2001 and Foster Wheeler, AG since 2009. In the
past 5 years, Mr. Daley served as a director of Boy Scouts of America. In addition, Mr. Daley is Senior Advisor
to TPG Capital. Mr. Daley has been a director of the Company since November 2008.
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considered these qualifications, his experience in
corporate strategy and planning for a global consumer products company, his financial expertise, and his tenure
with the Company in making the determination that Mr. Daley should be a nominee for director of the Company.
Lizanne Galbreath, 54, 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, a real estate services and investment management firm, where she also served as a director. From 1984
to 1997, Ms. Galbreath served as a Managing Director, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Galbreath
Company, the predecessor entity of Galbreath & Company. Ms. Galbreath has been a director of the Company
since May 2005.
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee considered these qualifications, her expertise in real
estate, and her tenure with the Company in making the determination that Ms. Galbreath should be a nominee for
director of the Company.
Eric Hippeau, 60, has been a Partner with Lerer Ventures, a venture capital fund, since June 2011. From
2009 to 2011 he was the Chief Executive Officer of The Huffington Post, a news website. From 2000 to 2009, he
was a Managing Partner of Softbank Capital, a technology venture capital firm. 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. In the past 5 years, Mr. Hippeau served
as a director of Yahoo! Inc. Mr. Hippeau has been a director of the Company since April 1999.
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