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Director
Since Position with the Company and Recent Business Experience
Ted W. Hall ..............
Age 59
2007 • Member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Compensation
Committee
• General Partner, Long Meadow Ranch and President, Long Meadow
Ranch Winery (food and wine) since 1994
• Managing Director, Mayacamas Associates (consulting) since 2000
• Director, Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (entertainment products)
• Leader and Operating Manager, McKinsey & Company
(consulting), 1972 – 2000
• Member of Shareholder Committee (McKinsey’s board of directors),
McKinsey & Company, 1988 – 2000
Michael R. Lynch .........
Age 56
2000 • Chairman of the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee
and member of the Audit and Finance Committee
• Senior Managing Director, GSC Group (investment advisor) since
2006
• Advisory Board Member, GSC Partners (investment advisor),
2005 – 2006
• Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co. (investment banking),
1996 – 2005
Richard T. Robertson ......
Age 62
2000 • Member of the Audit and Finance Committee and Compensation
Committee
• Senior Advisor, Warner Bros. Television Group (entertainment)
since 2006
• President, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution
(entertainment), 1989 – 2006
David B. Zenoff ..........
Age 70
2005 • Member of the Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee
• President, David B. Zenoff and Associates, Inc. (consulting) since
1973
• Director of Depomed, Inc. (specialty pharmaceuticals)
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE “FOR” THE
ELECTION OF ALL OF THE DIRECTORS LISTED ABOVE.
What is our Director Emeritus program, and when was it initiated?
In 2003, we initiated our Director Emeritus program for directors who have, in the opinion of the Board,
provided long and meritorious service as members of the Board. Individuals who accept appointment to the
position of Director Emeritus agree to provide advisory and consulting services on such business matters as the
Board may determine. These individuals may attend meetings of the Board, but do not vote on Board matters.
Information Regarding Directors Emeriti
The following table sets forth information, as of April 23, 2008, with respect to each Director Emeritus.
Director Emeritus
Director
Emeritus
Since Position with the Company and Business Experience
Charles E. Williams .......
Age 92
2003 • Director, 1973 – 2003
• Vice Chairman, 1986 – 2003
• Founder
James A. McMahan .......
Age 85
2003 • Director, 1979 – 2003
• Chief Executive Officer of McMahan Furniture Stores
(furniture), 1947 – 1999
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