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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 on the Board
of Chesapeake Energy Corporation
and Fortress America Acquisition
Corporation.
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 general partner of
Valero L.P.
Dr. Susan Kaufman Purcell is the
Director of the Center for Hemispheric
Policy at the University of Miami.
This center examines the relationship
between the U.S. and Latin
America with respect to economic
development, trade, healthcare and
politics. Previously, Dr. Purcell served
as Vice President of the Americas
Society and Vice President of the
Council of the Americas.
Jerry Choate is retired from Allstate
Corporation, where he served as
Chairman of the Board and Chief
Executive Officer from 1995 through
the end of 1998. Currently, Mr. Choate
serves as a director of Amgen, Inc.,
H&R Block and Van Kampen Mutual
Funds.
Bill Klesse is CEO and Chairman of the
Board of Valero Energy Corporation.
He was elected Chairman of the Board
in January 2007, and was named CEO
and Vice Chairman of the Board at the
end of 2005. Previously, Mr. Klesse
served as Valero’s Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer,
and held other leadership positions
with Valero, Ultramar Diamond
Shamrock and Diamond Shamrock
Corporation since 1969.
Dr. Ron Calgaard serves as Chairman
of the Ray Ellison Grandchildren
Trust, and as a director of The Trust
Company, N.A. Previously, he served
as Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of Austin, Calvert & Flavin,
Inc. in San Antonio. Prior to that, he
was 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.
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
management during his tenure there.
Bob Marbut is Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer of Argyle
Communications, Inc. and Chairman
of 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
Brands Corporation and Hearst-
Argyle Television, Inc. Previously, Mr.
Marbut led Hearst-Argyle Television,
Inc.; Argyle Television, Inc.; Argyle
Television Holding, Inc.; and Harte-
Hanks Communications, 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 predecessor of the company. Mr.
Engelhardt is also a director of The
Williams Companies, Inc., and is
Chairman of The Federal Reserve Bank
of St. Louis.
Ruben Escobedo, a Certified Public
Accountant, has had his own certified
public accounting firm, Ruben
Escobedo & Company, CPAs, in San
Antonio since its formation in 1977.
He also serves as a director of Cullen/
Frost Bankers, Inc.
Our Board of Directors
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