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Allen B. King
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Chairman of the Board; Retired, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Universal Corporation Mr. King was elected chairman of the company's board of directors in September 2008. He retired as chairman of Universal Corporation, a corporation with operations in leaf tobacco, in August 2008. Mr. King also served as chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Corporation, and chairman and chief executive officer of Universal Leaf Tobacco Company, Inc., international buyers and processors of leaf tobacco, from 2003 to March 2008. Prior to his election as chief executive officer, Mr. King was chief operating officer for more than five years. He has been a director of the company since 2003. His present term will expire in 2010.
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Ronald M. Brill
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Retired, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, The Home Depot, Inc. Mr. Brill served as executive vice president and chief administrative officer of The Home Depot, Inc., a home improvement retailer, from 1995 until 2000 and as a director of the same company from 1987 until 2000. He is a director of Pharmaca Integrative Pharmacy, Inc. He has been a director of the company since 2002. His present term will expire in 2009.
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Carolyn H. Byrd
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, GlobalTech Financial, LLC Ms. Byrd is chairman and chief executive officer of GlobalTech Financial, LLC, a financial services company, since May 2000. She was president of Coca-Cola Financial Corporation from 1997 to 2000. She is a director of AFC Enterprises, Inc. She has been a director of the company since 2001. Her present term will expire in 2011.
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Barbara S. Feigin
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Consultant; Retired, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Director of Strategic Services, Grey Global Group, Inc. Ms. Feigin is a consultant specializing in strategic marketing and branding since 1999. She served as executive vice president, worldwide director of strategic services and a member of the Agency Policy Council of Grey Global Group, Inc. (formerly Grey Advertising, Inc.), the principal business of which is advertising and marketing communications, from 1983 until her retirement in 1999. She is a director of VF Corporation. She has been a director of the company since 1994. Her present term will expire in 2010.
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James F. Hardymon
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Retired, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Textron Inc. Mr. Hardymon retired as chairman of Textron, Inc., a public company that produces aircraft, fastening systems, and industrial components and products, in 1999. Mr. Hardymon joined Textron, Inc. in 1989 as president and chief operating officer. He became chief executive officer in 1992 and assumed the title of chairman in 1993. He is a director of Lexmark International, Inc. and WABCO Holdings Inc. Mr. Hardymon has been a director of the company since 1998. His present term will expire in 2009.
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Lyle G. Heidemann
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President and Chief Executive Officer, True Value Company Mr. Heidemann is president and chief executive officer of True Value Company, a wholesale hardware cooperative, since 2005. He served in various positions with Sears, Roebuck and Co., a retailer of apparel, automotive and home products and services and a predecessor of Sears Holdings Corporation, from 1967 until his retirement at the end of 2003. At Sears, Roebuck and Co., he served as executive vice president of home and off-the-mall stores - hardlines from 1999 to 2003, senior vice president of appliances and electronics from 1998 to 1999, vice president of Sears Brand Central Appliances from 1996 to 1998, and divisional vice president and general manager of lawn & garden and sporting goods from 1992 to 1996. Mr. Heidemann is a director of True Value Company. He has been a director of the company since 2008. His present term will expire in 2011.
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Alan Kane
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Retired, Dean, School of Business and Technology, Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) Mr. Kane served as dean of the School of Business and Technology at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) from 2005 until his retirement in June 2008. From 1997 to 2006, he was professor of retailing at the Columbia Graduate School of Business. Before joining the faculty at Columbia, Mr. Kane spent 28 years in the retailing industry with Federated Department Stores, The May Company, Grossman's Inc. and a privately-held retailer. He is a director of American Eagle Outfitters. He has been a director of the company since 2003. His present term will expire in 2011.
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Don R. Kornstein
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Managing Member, Alpine Advisors LLC Mr. Kornstein is a managing member of Alpine Advisors LLC, a strategic, management and financial consulting firm, since 2002. Mr. Kornstein has also served as chairman of the board of Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation, a full-service commercial operator of fitness centers, since October 2007. At Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation, he was interim chairman of the board from 2006 to October 2007 and chief restructuring officer from May 2007 to October 2007. In July 2007, Bally Total Fitness Holding Corporation and substantially all of its domestic affiliates filed voluntary petitions for relief commencing reorganization cases under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code. Under a pre-packaged Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization, these entities completed the bankruptcy reorganization in October 2007 when it was sold to a private investment firm. Prior to Alpine Advisors LLC, Mr. Kornstein served as chief executive officer, president and a director of Jackpot Enterprises, Inc., an NYSE-listed company engaged in the gaming industry. He was also a senior managing director in the investment banking department of Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Mr. Kornstein has been a director of the company since 2008. His present term will expire in 2010.
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James A. Marcum
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Vice Chairman and Acting President and Chief Executive Officer Mr. Marcum was named acting president and chief executive officer in September 2008. He joined the company as vice chairman in August 2008 and was elected to the board of directors in June 2008. From 2004 to August 2008, Mr. Marcum was an operating partner and operating executive of Tri-Artisan Capital Partners, LLC, a merchant banking firm. From 2007 to August 2008, he also served as chairman and chief strategic officer of Enabl-u Technologies Corp., an early stage interactive training and data management solutions provider; he remains a director of Enabl-u Techonologies Corp. From 2005 to 2006, Mr. Marcum was chief executive officer of Ultimate Electronics, Inc., a consumer electronics retailer specializing in home and car entertainment. From 2001 to 2003, he served in various capacities, including executive vice president and chief financial officer and executive vice president of operations, with Hollywood Entertainment Corporation, a video home entertainment specialty retailer. Mr. Marcum previously served in executive positions with Lids, Inc., a specialty retailers of hats, Stage Stores, Inc., a specialty retailer of branded apparel, and Melville Corporation, a conglomerate of specialty retail chains in the apparel, footwear, drug, health and beauty aids and furniture and accessories sectors. He is a director of Iconix Brand Group, Inc. His present term on the board of directors will expire in 2009.
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J. Patrick Spainhour
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Chief Executive Officer, The ServiceMaster Company Mr. Spainhour is chief executive officer of The ServiceMaster Company, a provider of lawn, housekeeping, pest-control and maintenance services, since May 2006. He also served as chairman of The ServiceMaster Company from 2006 to July 2007. Mr. Spainhour served as chairman and chief executive officer of Ann Taylor Stores Corporation, a specialty retailer of women's apparel, shoes and accessories, from 1996 to 2005. He is a director of Tupperware Brands Corporation. Mr. Spainhour has been a director of the company since 2004. His present term will expire in 2011.
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Ronald L. Turner
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Retired, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ceridian Corporation Mr. Turner served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Ceridian Corporation, an information services company principally operating in human resource, transportation and retail markets, from 2000 until his retirement in 2006. He joined a predecessor company of Ceridian in 1993 and served in a variety of executive roles including executive vice president of operations and chief operating officer. Mr. Turner is a director of The Brink's Company. He has been a director of the company since August 2007. His present term will expire in 2010.
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Elliott Wahle
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rustique Home Furnishings Mr. Wahle is chairman and chief executive officer of Rustique Home Furnishings, a Toronto-based importer and distributor of quality wood furnishing products, since 2004. Mr. Wahle has also served as chairman and co-founder of Generation Capital, Inc., a financial services company, since 2002 and President of Rykom Enterprises, a private investment company, since 2007. From 2002 to 2004, he was president of Babies "R" Us, Inc., a worldwide retailer of toys, baby products and children's apparel. Mr. Wahle previously served in executive positions with Toys "R" Canada and Dylex Limited, an operator of specialty retail stores in Canada, and in player development positions with the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball. Mr. Wahle has been a director of the company since 2008. His present term will expire in 2011.
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Carolyn Y. Woo
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Dean, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame Ms. Woo has been dean of the Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame, since 1997. She is a director of AON Corporation and NISource, Inc. She has been a director of the company since 2001. Her present term will expire in 2010.
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