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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BOB PROFUSEK is a partner in the Jones Day law firm and
heads their Mergers and Acquisitions department. Mr. Profusek
also serves as a director of CTS Corporation. Previously, he served
as Executive Vice President of Omnicom Group Inc., and as a
director of the managing partner of Valero L.P., a publicly traded
limited partnership in which Valero Energy Corporation has an
equity ownership interest.
DR. RON CALGAARD serves as Chairman of the Ray Ellison
Grandchildren Trust, and as a director of The Trust Company,
N.A. He recently retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of Austin, Calvert & Flavin, Inc. in San Antonio. Previously, he
held the position of President of Trinity University in San Antonio
from 1979 until his retirement in 1999, at which time he was
appointed President Emeritus of the University.
JERRY CHOATE is retired from Allstate Corporation, where he
served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from
1995 through 1998. Currently, Mr. Choate serves as a director of
Amgen, Inc. and Van Kampen Mutual Funds.
BILL KLESSE was elected Chief Executive Officer and Vice
Chairman of the Board of Valero Energy Corporation upon Bill
Greehey’s retirement as Chief Executive Officer at the end of 2005.
Previously, Mr. Klesse served as Executive Vice President and Chief
Operating Officer, and held other leadership positions with Valero
and Ultramar Diamond Shamrock. He is also a director of the
managing general partner of Valero L.P., a publicly traded limited
partnership in which Valero Energy Corporation has an equity
ownership interest.
GLENN BIGGS is President of Biggs & Co., which is engaged
in developmental projects and financial planning, and he serves as
Chairman of the Board of Hester Asset Management Corp. and
Southwestern Bancorp. Previously, he served as Chairman of the
Board of City Public Service, San Antonio’s gas and electric utility
company.
BILL GREEHEY is Chairman of the Board of Valero Energy
Corporation. He served as Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer of Valero Energy Corporation and its predeces-
sors from 1974 until he retired as Chief Executive Officer at the
end of 2005. Mr. Greehey is also Chairman of the Board of the
managing partner of Valero L.P., a publicly traded limited partner-
ship in which Valero Energy Corporation has an equity ownership
interest.
BILL BRADFORD is the retired Chairman of the Board of
Halliburton Company. Prior to the Halliburton-Dresser merger, he
was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Dresser
Industries, Inc., and he held various positions in production and man-
agement during his tenure there. Mr. Bradford is also a director of
Kerr-McGee Corporation.
DR. SUSAN KAUFMAN PURCELL is the Director of the
Center for Hemispheric Policy at the University of Miami. Previously,
she served as Vice President of the Americas Society and as Vice
President of the Council of the Americas. Dr. Purcell also serves as a
director of The Brazil Fund, Inc. and the Scudder New Asia Fund, Inc.
IRL ENGELHARDT is Chairman of the Board of Peabody Energy
Corporation. He served as Peabody’s Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer from 1993 through 2005 when he retired as Chief Executive
Officer. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer of a pre-
decessor of the company. Mr. Engelhardt is also a director of The
Williams Companies, Inc. and is Deputy Chairman of The Federal
Reserve Bank of St. Louis.
BOB MARBUT is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of Argyle Communications, Inc. and SecTecGLOBAL, Inc.
He also serves as Executive Chairman of Electronics Line 3000 Ltd.,
and as Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Argyle Security
Acquisition Corporation. He is a director of Tupperware Corporation
and Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc. Previously, Mr. Marbut held
top leadership positions with Hearst-Argyle Television, Inc.; Argyle
Television, Inc.; Argyle Television Holding, Inc.; and Harte-Hanks
Communications, Inc.
SENATOR DON NICKLES retired in 2005 as U.S. Senator
from Oklahoma after 24 years. As a U.S. Senator, he served as
Assistant Republican Leader, Chairman of the Republican Senatorial
Committee, Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee and
Chairman of the Budget Committee. He also served on the Finance
and Energy and Natural Resources committees. Upon his retirement,
he formed and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The
Nickles Group. He also serves as a director of Chesapeake Energy
Corporation and Fortress America Acquisition Corporation.
RUBEN ESCOBEDO has had his own certified public account-
ing firm, Ruben Escobedo & Company, CPAs, in San Antonio since
its formation in 1977. He also serves as a director of Cullen/Frost
Bankers, Inc.
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