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Board of Directors
Don Tyson, 78, retired as Senior Chairman
of the Board in 2001. He served as Senior
Chairman from 1995 until 2001. Mr. Tyson has
been a member of the Board since 1952. 3
John Tyson, 55, is Chairman of the Board of the
Company, having held his current title since
May 2006. He served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Offi cer from 2001 until May 2006, as
Chairman, President and CEO from 2000 to 2001,
as Chairman from 1998 to 2000 and in other
executive capacities prior to 1998. Mr. Tyson
has been a member of the Board since 1984.
3
Barbara A. Tyson, 59, was a Vice President of
the Company from 1988 until 2002. Ms. Tyson
has been a member of the Board since 1988.
Lloyd V. Hackley, 68, is President and Chief
Executive Offi cer of Lloyd V. Hackley and
Associates, Inc., which provides programs
for the development of ethics and character,
and has served in that capacity since 1997.
He served as the Interim Chancellor of
Fayetteville (North Carolina) State University
from July 2007 to June 2008. Dr. Hackley
served as Interim Chancellor of North Carolina
Agricultural and Technical State University
from June 2006 to July 2007. Dr. Hackley is
also a director of Branch Banking and Trust
Corporation, headquartered in Winston-
Salem, North Carolina. Dr. Hackley has been
a member of the Board since 1992. 2, 4
Jim Kever, 56, is the Founding Partner of
Voyent Partners, LLC, an investment
partnership. Previously, Mr. Kever served as
a director of Quintiles Transnational and
had served as CEO of Envoy Corporation, a
subsidiary of Quintiles. Mr. Kever has been
a member of the Board since 1999. 1, 3, 4, 5
Richard L. Bond, 61, is President and Chief
Executive Offi cer of the Company, having
held his current title since May 2006.
Mr. Bond served as President and Chief
Operating Offi cer from 2003 to May 2006,
as Co-Chief Operating Offi cer and Group
President, Fresh Meats and Retail of the
Company from 2001 to 2003 and as President
and COO of IBP, inc. from 1997 until the merger
of IBP into the Company. He was a director of
IBP from 1995 to 2001. Mr. Bond has been
a member of the Board since 2001.
Jo Ann R. Smith, 69, is President of Smith
Associates, an agricultural marketing business.
Previously, Ms. Smith served as Assistant
Secretary for Marketing and Inspection
Services for the U.S. Department of
Agriculture. She is a former President of
the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and
has chaired the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion
and Research Board. She was a director of
IBP from 1993 to 2001. Ms. Smith has been a
member of the Board since 2001. 1, 4, 5
Albert C. Zapanta, 67, is President and CEO
of the United States-Mexico Chamber of
Commerce. Mr. Zapanta is a decorated veteran
of the Vietnam War. He is Chairman of the
Reserve Forces Policy Board, an independent
policy adviser to the Secretary of Defense.
He is also Chairman of the Board of the U.S.-
Mexico Cultural and Educational Foundation.
Mr. Zapanta has been a member of the Board
since 2004. 2, 4, 5
Kevin M. McNamara, 52, is Executive Vice
President, Chief Financial Offi cer and Treasurer
of HealthSpring, Inc. He has been in his current
position since 2005. He previously served
as CFO of HCCA International, Inc. and as
CEO and director of Private Business, Inc.
Mr. McNamara has been a member of the
Board since 2007. 1, 2
Brad T. Sauer, 49, is Executive Vice President
of 3M Health Care Business. He has been
with 3M since 1981 and currently is responsible
for the company’s worldwide healthcare
business. He served in a variety of other
positions including Executive Vice President
of the Electro Communications Business,
President and Managing Director of 3M Korea
and New Business Development Director of
the Commercial Graphics Division. Mr. Sauer
has been a member of the Board since
September 2008. 1, 2
1 Audit Committee: Jim Kever, Chairman
2 Compensation Committee: Kevin M. McNamara,
Chairman
3 Executive Committee
4 Governance Committee: Lloyd V. Hackley,
Chairman
5 Nominating Committee: Jo Ann R. Smith,
Chairwoman
Don Tyson
Barbara A. Tyson
John Tyson
Lloyd V. Hackley
Jim Kever
Jo Ann R. Smith
Richard L. Bond
Kevin M. McNamara
Albert C. Zapanta
Brad T. Sauer