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Ms Crandall Close Bowles Ms Crandall Close Bowles has been the Chairman Emeritus of the Spring Company since April 2015. She first joined Spring Industries in 1973 as a Financial Analyst. She became the CEO of The Springs Company, a separate entity, in 1982. In 1992, Crandall moved back to Springs Industries as Executive Vice President for Growth and Development and later served as Executive Vice President of Textile Production and the President of Springs’ Bath Fashions Group. She was named CEO in December 1997 and was elected as the company’s Chairman in April 1998 and resigned in 2005. In 2006, she became Co-chairman and co-CEO of Springs Global US, Inc. and Springs Global Participacoes S.A. when Springs Industries merged with a textile firm from Brazil. Ms Crandall retired in 2007. She has been a member of Springs Industries’ Board of Directors since 1978, and she has also been a Member of the Board of Directors of Deere & Company since 1999 and JP Morgan Chase since 2006. Ms Bowles also served as a Director of Sara Lee Corporation from 2008 to 2012 and of Wachovia Corporation and Duke Energy in the 1990s. She serves on the Boards of the Anne Springs Close Greenway, the Carolina Thread Trail, the Springs Close Foundation, the Packard Center for ALS Research, the Wilderness Society and Brookings Institution. In addition, she is on the governing boards of the Packard Center at Johns Hopkins, The University of North Carolina Press, and the Global Research institute of UNC-Chapel Hill. Ms. Bowles also serves as a Trustee of the African Wildlife Foundation and is a Member of the American Textile Manufacturers Institute, The Business Council, The Business Roundtable, the Palmetto Business Forum, and the South Carolina Chapter Excellence in Education Council. Ms Crandall holds a Bachelor degree in Economics from Wellesley College in 1969, as well as a Master degree in Business Administration from Columbia University in 1973.
Mr William C. Weldon Mr. William C. Weldon is a Board Member of JPMorgan Chase & Co, as well as being the Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. he has been a Director of Exxon Mobil Corporation since May 29, 2013. He was Chairman of Johnson & Johnson from April 2002 until his retirement in December 28. He served as Vice Chairman from 2001 and Worldwide Chairman, Pharmaceuticals Group from 1998 until 2001. Mr. Weldon also served in a number of other senior executive positions since joining Johnson & Johnson in 1971. In 1982 he was named manager, ICOM Regional Development Center in Southeast Asia. Mr. Weldon was appointed executive vice president and managing director of Korea McNeil, Ltd., in 1984 and managing director of Ortho-Cilag Pharmaceutical, Ltd., in the U.K. in 1986. In 1989, he was named vice president of sales and marketing at Janssen Pharmaceutica in the U.S., and in 1992 he was appointed president of Ethicon Endo-Surgery. In addition, Mr. Weldon was a director of Johnson & Johnson from 2002 until December 2012. Mr. Weldon is a member of the CEO Roundtable on Cancer, a director of the US-China Business Council, a member of The Business Council, a member of the Healthcare Leadership Council, a member of the Business Roundtable, and a member of the Sullivan Commission on Diversity in the Health Professions Workforce. Mr. Weldon also serves on the Liberty Science Center Chairman’s Advisory Council and as a member of the Board of Trustees for Quinnipiac University. He previously served as Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Mr. Weldon graduated from Quinnipiac University in 1971, and is a Member of the School’s Board of the Trustees.
Mr Lee R. Raymond Mr. Lee R. Raymond is a Board Member of JPMorgan Chase & Co, as well as being the Chairman of Compensation and Management Development Committee. He was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil from 1999 until he retired in December 2005. He had been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Exxon Corporation from 1993 until its merger with Mobil Oil Corporation in 1999, having begun his career in 1963 with Exxon. He was a director of Exxon Mobil Corporation from 1984 till 2005. He is a Director of the Business Council for International Understanding, a Trustee of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, a Trustee of the Mayo Clinic, a Member of the Innovations in Medicine Leadership Council of UT Southwestern Medical Center, a Member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Member and past Chairman of the National Petroleum Council. Mr. Raymond serves on an Advisory Panel to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Mr. Raymond holds a Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin in 1960 and received a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in Chemical Engineering in 1963.
Mr James S. Crown Mr James S. Crown is Board Member of JPMorgan Chase & Co. He joined Henry Crown and Company in 1985 and became President in 2002. Before joining Henry Crown and Company, Mr. Crown was a Vice President of Salomon Brothers Inc from 1983 till 1985 and also served as Vice President of the Capital Markets Service Group since 1983. Mr. Crown has been a Director of General Dynamics Corporation since 1987 and has served as its Lead Director since May 2010. He has also been a Director of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., since 2010. Mr. Crown served as a Director of Sara Lee Corporation from 1998 to 2012. Prior to tht Mr Crown was Board Member of Bank One from 1991 till 2004. Mr Crown is a Trustee of the Aspen Institute, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Museum of Science and Industry, the University of Chicago and the University of Chicago Medical Center. He is also a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Mr. Crown holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Hampshire College in Amherst in 1976 and Law degree from Stanford University Law School in 1980.
Ms Ellen Victoria Futter Ms.Ellen Victoria Futter became President of the American Museum of Natural History in 1993, prior to which she had been President of Barnard College since 1981. The Museum is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions. Her career began at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy where she practiced corporate law. Ms. Futter is a director of Consolidated Edison, Inc. (since 1997) and was previously a director of American International Group Inc. (1999–2008), Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (1999–2005), and Viacom (2006–2007). Ms. Futter graduated from Barnard College in 1971 and earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1974. She is a member of the Board of Overseers and Managers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Ms. Futter is also a director of The American Ditchley Foundation and NYC & Company. She was a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (1988–1993) and served as its Chairman (1992–1993).
Mr Michael J. Cavanagh Mr Michael J. Cavanagh is an independent director of Yum Brands Inc since 2012. He also is Chief Executive Officer of Treasury & Securities Services since June 2010, prior to which he had been Chief Financial Officer.
Ms Virginia Boulet Ms Virginia Boulet is a member of board of directors at W and T Offshore Inc since March 2005. She is currently Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. She has been employed as Special Counsel to Adams and Reese, LLP, a law firm, since 2002. She is also an adjunct professor of law at Loyola University Law School. Prior to 2002, Ms. Boulet was a partner at the law firm Phelps Dunbar, LLP. Ms. Boulet has over 20 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, equity securities offerings, general business matters and counseling clients regarding compliance with federal securities laws and regulations. Ms. Boulet currently serves on the board of directors of CenturyTel, Inc., a telecommunications company. Service on this board has provided her the background and experience of board processes, function, exercise of diligence and oversight of management. In the past, she served as President and Chief Operating Officer of IMDiversity, Inc., an on-line recruiting company. Ms. Boulet received a B.A. in Medieval History from Yale University, and a J.D., cum laude, from Tulane University Law School. With her public company board experience and recruiting experience as president of a recruiting company, Ms. Boulet is well suited to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee functions of identifying and evaluating individuals qualified to become board members and evaluating our corporate governance policies. Her legal background also provides her with a high level of technical expertise in reviewing transactions and agreements and addressing the myriad legal issues presented to the Board.
Mr Jesse Greene JESSE J. GREENE, JR., 68, is currently an instructor at Columbia Business School in New York City where he teaches corporate governance, risk management and other business topics at the graduate and executive education levels. He was formerly Vice President of Financial Management and Chief Financial Risk Officer of International Business Machines Corporation (computer and office equipment). Other current directorships: none. Other directorships within the last five years: none. Mr. Greene has been a director of the Company since 2011.
Mr Juan Gallardo JUAN GALLARDO, 65, is currently Chairman and was formerly CEO of Grupo Embotelladoras Unidas S.A.B. de C.V. (beverages and bottling). Other current directorships: Lafarge SA. Other directorships within the last five years: Grupo Mexico, S.A. de C.V. Mr. Gallardo has been a director of the Company since 1998.
Mr Edward Rust EDWARD B. RUST, JR., 62, is currently Chairman, CEO and President of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (insurance). He is also President and CEO of State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, State Farm Life Insurance Company and other principal State Farm affiliates as well as Trustee and President of State Farm Mutual Fund Trust and State Farm Variable Product Trust. Other current directorships: Helmerich & Payne, Inc. and The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Other directorships within the last five years: none. Mr. Rust has been a director of the Company since 2003.
Mr Edward Rapp Mr. Edward J. Rapp is an Independent Director of AbbVie Inc. Mr. Rapp was appointed in late 2014 as the Caterpillar Inc. group president for resource industries. He previously served at Caterpillar as group president based in Singapore in 2013 and 2014 and as the chief financial officer from 2010 to 2013, and he was named a group president in 2007. Mr. Rapp is presently a board member for FM Global and Junior Achievement USA. He is currently a member of the University of Missouri College of Business Strategic Development Board and a board member of the U.S.-China Business Council.
Mr Douglas R. Oberhelman DOUGLAS R. OBERHELMAN, 60, is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc. Prior to his current position, Mr. Oberhelman served as Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer-Elect and as a Group President of Caterpillar Inc. Other current directorships: Eli Lilly and Company. Other directorships within the last five years: Ameren Corporation. Mr. Oberhelman has been a director of the Company since 2010. He has been a Director of Exxon Mobil Corporation since May 27, 2015.
Mr John Baker John D. Baker II served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from February 6, 2008 until September 30, 2010. He was elected as a director in 1986. From February 1996 to November 16, 2007, Mr. Baker served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Florida Rock Industries, Inc.
Ms Debra J. Kelly-Ennis Ms Debra J. Kelly-Ennis is an independent director of Altria Group Inc since February 26, 2013. Debra has been a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc since 2012. She was President and Chief Executive Officer of Diageo Canada, Inc., a subsidiary of Diageo plc, a global spirits, wine and beer company, from 2008 to June 2012. From 2005 to 2008, she was Chief Marketing Officer for Diageo North America Inc., another subsidiary of Diageo plc. Ms. Kelly-Ennis has also held marketing, sales and general management positions with leading companies such as RJR/Nabisco, Inc., The Coca-Cola Company, General Motors Corporation and Grand Metropolitan PLC. She has been honored as one of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada in 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2009 and was named Leading Chief Executive Officer in 2010 by the Toronto Human Resources Professional Association. She has been a director of Pulte Group, Inc. since September 1997.
Mr Randall Weisenburger Randall J. Weisenburger, age 54, has been a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc since 2009. Mr. Weisenburger has been the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Omnicom Group Inc., a Fortune-250 global advertising, marketing and corporate communications company, since 1998. Mr. Weisenburger has been a director of Valero Energy Corporation since January 2011.
Mr Calvin Darden Mr Calvin Darden is Chairman of Darden Development Group LLC, a real estate development company, a position he has held on a full-time basis since November 2009. From February 2006 to November 2009, he was Chairman of The Atlanta Beltline, Inc., an urban revitalization project for the City of Atlanta. Calvin is an independent director at Target Corp since 2003. He previously served as Senior Vice President of U.S. Operations of United Parcel Service of America, Inc., an express carrier and package delivery company, until his retirement in February 2005. He is a director of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. and Cardinal Health Corp.
Ms Carrie Cox Ms Carrie Cox, as CEO and a director of Humacyte, Inc. (2010-present), an independent director of Texas Instruments Inc since September 16, 2004, executive vice president and president of Global Pharmaceuticals at Schering-Plough Corporation (2003-2009) and executive vice president and president of Global Prescription Business at Pharmacia Corporation (1997-2003), has gained first-hand experience in managing large, multinational organizations focused on medical-related markets (which are of relevance to the company), with responsibility for those organizations’ financial performance and significant capital and R&D investments. Is also a director of Cardinal Health, Inc. (2009-present) and Celgene Corporation (2009-present).
Mr Jeffrey Henderson Mr. Henderson has served as Chief Financial Officer since May 2005 after joining the Company as an Executive Vice President in April 2005. Prior to joining Cardinal Health in April 2005, Henderson was President and General Manager of Eli Lilly Canada Inc., and previously Vice President and Corporate Controller of Eli Lilly & Co. Henderson joined Lilly in 1998 as Vice President and Corporate Treasurer. Previously he held positions at General Motors Corp., including executive and managerial posts in Great Britain, Singapore, New York and Canada. He received his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Kettering University in Flint, Mich., and his master's degree in business administration from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.
Mr Adebayo Ogunlesi Adebayo (Bayo) O. Ogunlesi, 58, has served as a Director since 2011 (and as a Director of our predecessor KEH since 2004). He is an Independent Director at Goldman Sachs Group Inc since 2014. Since 2006, Mr. Ogunlesi has been Chairman and Managing Partner of Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a private equity firm that invests in infrastructure assets in the energy, transport and water sectors, in both OECD and select emerging market countries. Mr. Ogunlesi previously served as Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Client Officer of Credit Suisse's Investment Banking Division with senior responsibility for Credit Suisse's corporate and sovereign investment banking clients. From 2002 to 2004, he was Head of Credit Suisse's Global Investment Banking Department. Mr. Ogunlesi is a Director of Callaway Golf Company and non-executive chairman of the Africa Finance Corporation. Mr. Ogunlesi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Politics, Philosophy and Economics with First Class Honors from Oxford University, a Juris Doctor (magna cum laude) from Harvard Law School and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. From 1980 to 1981, he served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable Thurgood Marshall, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court.
Mr John Cushman Mr. Cushman, 71, has served as a Director of the Company since April 2003 and is Chair of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee. He has served as Chairman or Co-Chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. since it merged with Cushman Realty Corporation in 2001. Mr Cushman owns stake in Universal Builders Supply. Mr. Cushman co-founded Cushman Realty Corporation in 1978 and also served as its Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cushman also serves as Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cushman Winery Corporation, which is the owner of Zaca Mesa Winery, and which he co-founded in 1972. Mr. Cushman is a 1963 graduate of Colgate University where he also earned an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters in 2008, and he completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University in 1977.