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from Bocconi University in Milan, Italy and a P.M.D. from Harvard Business School. Mr. Geisser brings to the board of directors his
extensive experience regarding the management of companies, as well as his financial expertise.
George C. McNamee has served as a director since August 1999. Currently a private investor, Mr. McNamee served as a
managing partner of FA Technology Ventures, an information and energy technology venture capital firm, from 2000 until 2012. He
serves as chairman of the board of directors of Plug Power Inc., a leading fuel cell developer, and is a director of several private
companies, a Sterling Fellow of Yale and a Trustee of the Albany Academies and The American Friends of Eton College. Mr.
McNamee previously served on the board of directors of Broadpoint (now Gleacher) Securities as well as serving from 1984 to 2007
as chairman of its predecessor First Albany Companies and was also a board member of the New York Stock Exchange Inc., MapInfo,
Home Shopping Network and the Meta Group. He received his B.A. from Yale University. Mr. McNamee brings to the board of
directors his extensive experience regarding the management of public and private companies, as well as his financial expertise.
Paul J. Kern, Gen. U.S. Army (ret.) has served as a director since May 2006. Gen. Kern has served as a senior counselor to The
Cohen Group, an international strategic business consulting firm, since January 2005. Gen. Kern also served as president and chief
operating officer of AM General LLC from August 2008 until January 2010. From 1963 to 2004, Gen. Kern served in the U.S. Army
and, from October 2001 to November 2004, as Commanding General of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. Prior to his command in
the U.S. Army Materiel Command, he served as the military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics
and Technology. Gen. Kern also serves on the board of directors of Exelis Corporation, LGS Innovations and Covant LLC and is a
former director of EDO Corporation, Anteon International Corporation and ITT Corporation. He holds a B.S. from the United States
Military Academy at West Point, an M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Michigan and an M.S. in Mechanical
Engineering from the University of Michigan. Gen. Kern brings to the board of directors his extensive experience in the military and
defense industry. Gen. Kern's term will expire at the annual meeting, and he will not stand for reelection.
Paul L. Sagan has served as a director since February 2010. He is an executive in residence (XIR) at General Catalyst Partners,
a venture capital firm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is also vice chairman of Akamai Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:
AKAM), and previously served as the company’s chief executive officer from April 2005 until January 2013, and as its president
beginning in May 1999. Mr. Sagan became a member of Akamai’s board of directors in January 2005. Akamai is the leading cloud
platform for helping enterprises provide secure, high-performing user experiences on any device, anywhere, on the Internet. From July
1997 to August 1998, Mr. Sagan was senior advisor to the World Economic Forum, a Geneva, Switzerland-based organization that
provides a collaborative framework to leaders to address global issues. Previously, Mr. Sagan held senior positions at Time Warner
Cable and Time Inc., affiliates of Time Warner Inc., and CBS, Inc. Mr. Sagan also serves on the board of directors of EMC
Corporation, VMWare, L2, Inc. and Datto, Inc., and is a former director of Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and Digitas, Inc. Mr. Sagan
brings to the board of directors his extensive experience with complex global organizations, combined with his operational and
corporate governance expertise.
Michelle V. Stacy has served as a director since August 2014. As the former president of Keurig, Inc. and former vice president
and general manager with Gillette/P&G, Ms. Stacy brings to the board of directors a wealth of experience leading consumer
businesses and building global brands. During her five-year tenure at Keurig Inc., a division of Keurig Green Mountain, the company's
revenue grew from $493 million in FY2008 to $4.3 billion for FY2013. Ms. Stacy sits on the Board of Directors of Tervis Tumbler
Company, Young Innovations Inc. and the nonprofit French Cultural Center; is a Director Advisor to The Cambridge Group (an AC
Nielson Company); and is a professional speaker on leadership, innovation and growth. She received her M.S. in Management from J.
L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management - Northwestern University, her B.S. from Dartmouth College, and is bilingual in French
and English.
Our executive officers are elected by the board of directors on an annual basis and serve until their successors have been duly
elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal.
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