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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (ITEM 1 ON THE PROXY CARD)
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Drew Faust
Age: 67
Director Since: 2012
Current Staples Board Committees
- Nominating and Corporate Governance
Skills and Experience
- Corporate Governance
- Leadership and Management
- International Operations
- IT Management and Security
- Risk Oversight
- Strategy
Selected Other Positions
- Director, Harvard Management Company
- Director, Broad Institute
- Director, Ragon Institute
Education
- M. A. and P.H.D., American Civilization,
University of Pennsylvania
- B.A., History, Bryn Mawr College, magna
cum laude with honors
Career Highlights
Dr. Faust is the 28th President of Harvard University. Leading up to her appointment as President in 2007, Dr. Faust served
as the Founding Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study charged with integrating the former Radcliffe College
into Harvard University following the merger in 1999. Before Harvard, Dr. Faust served as the Annenberg Professor of
History at the University of Pennsylvania, where she was a member of the faculty for 25 years. As President of Harvard,
Dr. Faust is responsible for all aspects of Harvard’s academic and administrative activities, which include operations and
research and teaching activities across the globe, and oversees a $4.4 billion annual operating budget. During her tenure,
she restructured the system of university governance, and has expanded financial aid to improve access to Harvard College
for students of all economic backgrounds and advocated for increased federal funding for scientific research. Dr. Faust has
broadened Harvard’s international reach, raised the profile of the arts on campus, enhanced Harvard’s focus on climate
change and sustainability, launched edX, the online learning partnership with MIT, and promoted collaboration across
academic disciplines and administrative units as she guided the university through a period of significant financial challenges.
Dr. Faust also serves on the board of Harvard Management Company, which is responsible for investing Harvard’s
endowment ($36.4 billion in 2014, the largest endowment in higher education in the United States) and related financial
assets to produce long term results to support the education and research goals of the university. In her capacity as Harvard
President, Dr. Faust also serves as a member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) and the Ragon Institute of Harvard, MIT and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH).
Paul-Henri Ferrand
Age: 51
Director Since: Nominee
Current Staples Board Committees
- n/a
Skills and Experience
- Consumer and Business Sales
- Ecommerce/Marketing
- International Operations
- IT Management and Security
- Strategy
Education
- École Nationale Supérieure des
Télécommunications (ENST)
- Lycée du Parc
Career Highlights
Mr. Ferrand has served as Vice President and Sector Lead, U.S. Services and Distribution Sector, of Google, Inc., a global
provider of internet related services and products, since May 2014. In his role as the head of Google’s largest customer
sector ($4 billion), Mr. Ferrand leads performance-based advertising sales and related analytics, with teams in the following
sub-sectors: B2B technology, industrial, social media and information services, local and federal government and education.
He also leads targeted teams working on small company performance solutions as well as operations support teams in
India. Before joining Google, Mr. Ferrand was President, Dell North America, at Dell, Inc., a global technology company, from
August 2012 to March 2014, where he was responsible for leading Dell’s business across all of North America, covering all
segments (consumer and business). During this time, he restructured the North American unit, returning it to growth and top
position in key markets. Mr. Ferrand previously held other positions at Dell, including Global Vice President & GM, Software
and Peripherals from September 2011 to August 2012, President Dell Asia-Pacific-Japan from July 2010 to September
2011, Chief Marketing Officer, Dell Consumer, Small and Medium Business from January 2009 to September 2011, and
President Dell APACs from March 2004 to December 2008. Before Dell, Mr. Ferrand served in various management positions
at Nokia, Alcatel-Lucent and AT&T.