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Set forth below is certain information relating to the director nominees, including each nominee’s age (as of the
end of fiscal 2011), tenure as a director on the Board, current Board committee memberships, business experience
and principal occupation for the past five or more years, the specific experience, qualifications, attributes or skills
of each nominee that led to the conclusion that the nominee should serve as a director (which are in addition to
the general qualifications discussed in the “Selection of Nominees by the Board” section below), and other public
company directorships held by each nominee during the past five years. Directors are elected to serve until the next
annual meeting of shareholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier
death, resignation or removal.
Current Committee Membership
Name Age Director Since Audit Committee Compensation Committee
Nominating /
Corporate
Governance
Committee (1)
Strategic
Planning
Committee (1)
Jeffrey P. Berger 62 2006 *
James R. Chambers 54 -
Steven S. Fishman 60 2005
Peter J. Hayes 69 2008 *
Brenda J. Lauderback 61 1997 *
Philip E. Mallott 54 2003 ** *
Russell Solt 64 2003 * *
James R. Tener 62 2005 *
Dennis B. Tishkoff 68 1991 ** *
* Committee Member
** Committee Chair
(1) David T. Kollat, who is retiring at the Annual Meeting and is not standing for re-election, currently serves as
the Chair of our Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and our Strategic Planning Committee.
Jeffrey P. Berger is the former Executive Vice President, Global Foodservice, and President and Chief Executive
Officer of Heinz North America Foodservice (manufacturer and marketer of processed food products). The Board
would be well served by the perspective provided by Mr. Berger’s 14 years of experience as a chief executive of a
multibillion dollar company and his qualification as an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined by applicable
SEC rules.
James R. Chambers is the former President of the US Snacks and Confectionery business unit and General
Manager of the Immediate Consumption Channel of Kraft Foods Inc. (food manufacturer). Mr. Chambers also
served as President and CEO of Cadbury Americas (confectionery manufacturer), and as the President and
Chief Executive Officer of Remy Amerique (spirits manufacturer). Prior to Remy, Mr. Chambers served as the
Chief Executive Officer of Paxonix, Inc. (online branding and packaging process solutions business), as the
Chief Executive Officer of Netgrocer.com (online grocery retailer), and as the Group President of Information
Resources, Inc. (global market research provider). Mr. Chambers spent the first 17 years of his career at Nabisco
(food manufacturer), where he held leadership roles in sales, distribution, marketing and information technology,
culminating in the role of President, Refrigerated Foods. Mr. Chambers previously served as a director of B&G
Foods (food manufacturer) for seven years where he chaired the Nominating and Governance Committee and
served on the Compensation Committee. Mr. Chambers’ extensive cross-functional packaged goods industry
experience and 15 year track record in general management make him an excellent candidate to serve on the Board.
Steven S. Fishman is the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Big Lots. Before joining us in
July 2005, Mr. Fishman served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of Rhodes,
Inc. (furniture retailer that filed for bankruptcy on November 4, 2004); the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Frank’s Nursery & Crafts, Inc. (lawn and garden specialty retailer that filed for bankruptcy on September 8, 2004);
and the President and Founder of SSF Resources, Inc. (investment and consulting). Mr. Fishman’s strong leadership