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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
TYSON FOODS, INC. 2000 ANNUAL REPORT
DON TYSON, 70, senior
chairman of the board of
directors, served as chair-
man of the board until April
1995 when he was named
senior chairman. Mr. Tyson
served as chief executive
officer until March 1991 and has been a
member of the board since 1952.1
JOE STARR, 67, a private
investor, served as a vice
president of Tyson until
1996. Mr. Starr has been
a member of the board
since 1969.
NEELY CASSADY, 72, is
chairman of the board and
president of Cassady Invest-
ments, Inc. and served as
a senator in the Arkansas
General Assembly from 1983
to 1996. Mr. Cassady has
been a member of the board since 1974.2,3,4
FRED VORSANGER, 72,
is a private business con-
sultant, manager of Bud
Walton Arena and vice pres-
ident emeritus of finance
and administration at the
University of Arkansas.
Mr. Vorsanger has been a member of the
board since 1977.2,3,4
LELAND TOLLETT, 63,
served as chairman of the
board and chief executive
officer from 1995 to 1998. A
Tyson team member since
1959, Mr. Tollett was presi-
dent and chief executive
officer from 1991 to 1995. He has been a
member of the board since 1984.1
JOHN TYSON, 47, was
named chairman of the
board of directors in 1998
and assumed responsibili-
ties as president and chief
executive officer in April 2000.
He had served as vice chair-
man since 1997. Previously he was president
of the beef and pork division and director
of governmental, media and public relations.
Mr. Tyson has been a member of the board
since 1984.1
SHELBY MASSEY, 67, is a
farmer and a private inves-
tor. He served as senior vice
chairman of the board of
directors from 1985 to 1988
and has been a member of
the board since 1985.3,4
BARBARA TYSON, 51, is
vice president of the Com-
pany. She has served in
related capacities since
1988. Ms. Tyson has been
a member of the board
since 1988.
LLOYD HACKLEY, 60, is
president and chief executive
officer of Lloyd V. Hackley
and Associates, Inc. He
was president of the North
Carolina Community College
System from 1995 to 1997
and was chancellor and a tenured professor of
political science at Fayetteville State University,
Fayetteville, N.C., from 1988 to 1995. Mr. Hackley
has been a member of the board since 1992.2,4
DONALD WRAY, 63, retired
as president in March 2000
after 39 years with the Com-
pany. He served as president
and chief operating officer
from 1995 to 1999 after serv-
ing as chief operating officer
since 1991. Mr. Wray has been a member of the
board since 1994.
GERALD JOHNSTON, 58,
a private investor, was
executive vice president
of finance for Tyson from
1981 to 1996 when he
stepped down and became
a consultant to the Company.
Mr. Johnston has been a member of the
board since 1996.
JIM KEVER, 48, is a director
of Quintiles Transnational
and has served as CEO of
Envoy Corporation, a subsid-
iary of Quintiles, since Envoy
was acquired by Quintiles in
March 1999. He served as
president and Co-CEO of Envoy from August
1995 until March 1999 and as a director from
Envoy’s incorporation in August 1994 until
March 1999. Mr. Kever has been a member of
the board since 1999.2
DAVID JONES, 51, has
been chairman of the
board and chief executive
officer of Rayovac Corp.
since 1996. Before joining
Rayovac, Mr. Jones served
as president, CEO and chair-
man of Thermoscan, Inc. and as president,
CEO and chairman of the Regina Company.
He was previously with Electrolux Corporation
and General Electric Co. Mr. Jones was elected
to the board in August 2000. 2
BARBARA ALLEN, 48, is
president and COO of Pala-
din Resources. Previously
Ms. Allen was president of
corporate supplier solutions
for Corporate Express. She
was with Quaker Oats Co.
for 23 years where she held several senior posi-
tions including executive vice president of
international foods, vice president of corporate
strategic planning, president of the frozen
foods division and vice president of mar-
keting. Ms. Allen was elected to the board in
November 2000.
1Executive Committee
2Audit Committee
3Compensation Committee
4Special Committee
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