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JAMES B. HYLER, JR., age 61, is retired Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of First
Citizens Bank. He was a former auditor with Ernst & Young for ten years prior to becoming Chief Financial
Officer and then President of First Citizens Bank. Mr. Hyler has served as a director of the Company
since 2008. He is a member of the Board’s Audit and Corporate Performance Committee and the Finance
Committee.
WILLIAM D. JOHNSON, age 55, is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Progress
Energy. He served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Progress Energy from January 2005 to
October 2007. In that role, Mr. Johnson oversaw the generation and delivery of electricity by PEC and PEF.
Mr. Johnson has been with Progress Energy (previously CP&L) in a number of roles since 1992, including
Group President for Energy Delivery, President and Chief Executive Officer for Progress Energy Service
Company, LLC and General Counsel and Secretary for Progress Energy. Before joining Progress Energy,
Mr. Johnson was a partner with the Raleigh, North Carolina, law office of Hunton & Williams LLP, where
he specialized in the representation of utilities. He has served as a director of the Company since 2007.
ROBERT W. JONES, age 58, is a Senior Advisor of Morgan Stanley, a global provider of
financial services to companies, governments and investors. Mr. Jones has held various positions with
Morgan Stanley since 1974, most recently serving as Managing Director and Vice Chairman of Investment
Banking. He has served as a director of the Company since 2007. Mr. Jones is a member of the Board’s
Finance Committee and the Organization and Compensation Committee.
W. STEVEN JONES, age 57, is Dean (Emeritus) and Professor of Strategy and Organizational
Behavior at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Mr. Jones is a former CEO and Managing Director of Suncorp-Metway Ltd. in Brisbane, Queensland,
Australia, which provides banking, insurance and investing services. He has served as a director of the
Company since 2005 and also serves as a director of Premiere Global Services. Mr. Jones is a member of
the Board’s Nuclear Project Oversight Committee, the Operations and Nuclear Oversight Committee and
the Organization and Compensation Committee.
E. MARIE MCKEE, age 58, is Senior Vice President of Corning Incorporated, a manufacturer
of components for high-technology systems for consumer electronics, mobile emissions controls,
telecommunications and life sciences. She has served as a director of the Company and its predecessors
since 1999. Ms. McKee is Chair of the Board’s Organization and Compensation Committee and a member
of the Executive Committee, the Governance Committee, the Nuclear Project Oversight Committee and the
Operations and Nuclear Oversight Committee.
JOHN H. MULLIN, III, age 67, is Chairman of Ridgeway Farm, LLC, a limited liability company
engaged in farming and timber management. He is a former Managing Director of Dillon, Read & Co., an
investment banking firm. He has served as a director of the Company and its predecessors since 1999 and
also serves as a director of Hess Corporation and Sonoco Products Company. Mr. Mullin is the Board’s
Lead Director and Chair of the Board’s Governance Committee. He is a member of the Board’s Executive
Committee, the Finance Committee and the Organization and Compensation Committee.
CHARLES W. PRYOR, JR., age 64, is Chairman of Urenco Investments, Inc., a global provider
of value added services and technology to the nuclear generation industry worldwide. He also has served
as President of Urenco Investments Inc. since 2004. Dr. Pryor served as President and CEO of the Utilities
Business Group of British Nuclear Fuels from 2002 to 2004. He has served as a director of the Company
since 2007 and also serves as a director of DTE Energy. Dr. Pryor is Chair of the Board’s Nuclear
Project Oversight Committee and a member of the Audit and Corporate Performance Committee and the
Operations and Nuclear Oversight Committee.