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Director Qualifications
John C. Pope, 65
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board from 2004 through 2011;
Director since 1997
Chairman of the Board — PFI Group (private
investment firm) since July 1994.
Chairman of the Board — R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Company since 2014; Director of R.R. Donnelley &
Sons Company, or predecessor companies, since 1996.
Director of Kraft Foods Group, Inc., or predecessor
companies, since 2001.
Director of Con-way, Inc., or predecessor companies,
since 2003.
Director of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc. from
1997 to 2012.
Director of Navistar International Corporation from
2012 to 2013.
Prior to his current service on the boards of multiple
major corporations, Mr. Pope served in executive
operational and financial positions at large airline
companies for almost 20 years, providing him with
extensive experience and knowledge of management
of large public companies with large-scale logistical
challenges, high fixed-cost structure and significant
capital requirements. His background, education and
board service also provide him with expertise in
finance and accounting. Mr. Pope has served on the
board of directors for many public companies for
over 30 years.
W. Robert Reum, 72
Non-Executive Chairman of the Board since January 2012;
Director since 2003
Chairman, President and CEO — Amsted Industries
Incorporated (diversified manufacturer for the railroad,
vehicular and construction industries) since March 2001.
Mr. Reum has served as the chief executive of a
private diversified manufacturing company for
14 years. He also served as Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer of The Interlake
Corporation, a public diversified metal products
company, from 1991 to 1999. As a result, he has
extensive management experience within a wide
range of business functions. Mr. Reum also brings
over 20 years of experience serving on the board of
directors for public companies.
David P. Steiner, 54
Chief Executive Officer and Director since 2004;
President since June 2010
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
from April 2003 to March 2004.
Director of TE Connectivity Ltd. (formerly Tyco
Electronics Corporation) since 2007.
Director of FedEx Corporation since 2009.
Mr. Steiner is our President and Chief Executive
Officer and, in that capacity, brings extensive
knowledge of the details of our Company and its
employees, as well as the front-line experiences of
running our Company, to his service as a member of
our Board. Mr. Steiner also brings his experience
serving on the board of directors of other major
public companies.
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