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Biographical information about this year’s nominees:
Common Stock Director Nominees
Name Age Position, Principal Occupation, Business Experience and Directorships
Joan L. Amble ........ 58 Ms.Amble has been a director since July 2008. From December 2006 until the
closing of our merger with XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. (“XM”) in July
2008, Ms. Amble served as a director of XM. From May 2011 to December
2011, Ms. Amble was the Executive Vice President, Finance for the American
Express Company and also served as Executive Vice President and Corporate
Comptroller from December 2003 until May 2011. Prior to joining American
Express, Ms. Amble served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial
Officer of GE Capital Markets, a service business within GE Capital Services,
Inc., overseeing securitizations, debt placement and syndication, as well as
structured equity transactions. From 1994 to March 2003, Ms. Amble served as
vice president and controller for GE Capital. Ms. Amble also serves as a member
of the board of directors of Brown-Forman Corporation. Ms. Amble also served
as a director at Broadcom during the last five years.
Key Attributes, Experience and Skills:
Ms. Amble has extensive experience in financial reporting, including experience
with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, based, in part, on her
experience at the Financial Accounting Standards Board and General Electric
Company. Ms. Amble also has significant experience in areas of: financial
controls; Sarbanes-Oxley Act compliance; operations; risk management; six
sigma quality; and consumer oriented subscription businesses.
Name Age Position, Principal Occupation, Business Experience and Directorships
Leon D. Black ........ 60 Mr.Black has been a director since June 2001. Mr. Black is the Chairman of the
Board, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Apollo Global Management,
LLC and a Managing Partner of Apollo Management, L.P. which he founded in
1990 to manage investment capital on behalf of a group of institutional investors,
focusing on corporate restructuring, leveraged buyouts, and taking minority
positions in growth oriented companies. From 1977 to 1990, Mr. Black worked
at Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated, where he served as Managing
Director, head of the Mergers & Acquisitions Group and co-head of the
Corporate Finance Department. He serves on the boards of directors of Apollo
Global Management, LLC and the general partner of AP Alternative Assets. Mr.
Black is a trustee of The Museum of Modem Art, Mt. Sinai Hospital, The
Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Asia Society. He is also a member of The
Council on Foreign Relations and The Partnership for New York City. Mr. Black
is also a member of the boards of FasterCures and the Port Authority Task Force.
During the last five years, Mr. Black served as a director of United Rentals and
was a member of the National Advisory Board of JPMorganChase.
Key Attributes, Experience and Skills:
Mr. Black’s experience in corporate finance is well renowned. He has extensive
experience in arranging and structuring financings for enterprises worldwide,
particularly enterprises with credit profiles similar to ours. In addition,
Mr. Black’s experience in the private equity industry brings a long-term strategic
perspective to the board’s deliberations.
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