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Mr Avedick B. Poladian Avedick B. Poladian, Chairman of the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee, became a member of the Board of Public Storage in February 2010. Mr. Poladian has been Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Lowe Enterprises, Inc., a director of Occidental Petroleum Corp since 2008, a diversified national real estate company active in commercial, residential and hospitality property investment, management and development since 2007. He was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for Lowe from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Poladian was with Arthur Andersen from 1974 to 2002 and is a certified public accountant (inactive). He is also a director and member of the Audit Committee of Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Western Asset Funds (Western Asset Income Fund, Western Asset Premier Bond Fund and Western Asset Funds, Inc.) and was a director of California Pizza Kitchen from 2004 to 2008. He is also a director of the YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles and a former Trustee of Loyola Marymount University.
Mr Carlos M. Gutierrez Mr Carlos M. Gutierrez is an independent director of Time Warner Inc since October 31, 2013. He is a director at MetLife Inc since March 2013. He is Vice Chairman of the Institutional Clients Group and a member of the Senior Strategic Advisory Group at Citigroup Inc. He joined Citigroup in January 2011 from communications and public affairs consulting firm APCO Worldwide Inc., where he was appointed Chairman of the Global Political Strategies division in 2010.He is a director of Occidental Petroleum Corp since July 2009. He served as U.S. Secretary of Commerce in the administration of President George W. Bush from February 2005 to January 2009. Prior to his government service, Secretary Gutierrez was with Kellogg Company for 30 years. He became Kellogg’s Chief Executive Officer in 1999 and was named Chairman of the Board from 2000 to 2005. He previously served as a Director of Corning Incorporated, United Technologies Corporation and Lighting Science Group Corp., where he served on the Audit Committee. In addition to serving as a trustee of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and a National Trustee to the University of Miami Board of Trustees, Secretary Gutierrez is a non-resident scholar at the University of Miami’s Institute for Cuban and Cuban-American Studies and a member of the board of ImmigrationWorks USA, an organization dedicated to achieving comprehensive immigration reform.
Mr John E. Feick Mr John E. Feick is the chairman and a significant stockholder of Matrix Solutions Inc., a provider of environmental remediation and reclamation services. Until 2011, he was Chairman and a significant stockholder of Kemex Engineering Services, Ltd., which offers engineering and design services to the petrochemical, refining and gas processing industries. He is a director of Occidental Petroleum Corp since 1998. From 1984 to 1994, Mr Feick was President and Chief Operating Officer of Novacor Chemicals, a subsidiary of Nova Corporation. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oak Point Energy Ltd., an oil sands exploration and development company. He also serves as a director of Veresen Inc., where he is a member of the Compensation Committee and the Environmental, Health and Safety Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Graham Construction.
Mr E. Spencer Abraham Effective as of January 10, 2012, the Board of Directors of GenOn Energy, Inc. appointed Secretary Spencer Abraham as director of the company. Spencer Abraham served as a U.S. Senator from Michigan from 1995 to 2001 and served as Secretary of Energy from 2001 to 2005. Since 2005, Abraham has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Abraham Group, an international strategic consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. Abraham graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from Michigan State University in 1973 and received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1978. He currently serves on the board of Occidental Petroleum Corp since May 6, 2005.
Mr Stephen I. Chazen Mr Stephen I. Chazen became President and Chief Executive Officer of Occidental Petroleum Corporation in May 2011. Mr Chazen is a director at Occidental Petroleum Corporation since May 2010. Mr Chazen served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2010 to 2011 and as President and Chief Financial Officer from 2007 to 2010. Prior to being named President and Chief Financial Officer, Mr Chazen was Chief Financial Officer and Senior Executive Vice President from 2004 to 2007, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President-Corporate Development from 1999 to 2004, and Executive Vice President-Corporate Development from 1994 to 1999. Prior to joining Occidental, Mr Chazen was a Managing Director in Corporate Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions at Merrill Lynch. Mr Chazen is a Director of the American Petroleum Institute and serves on the Boards of Aquarium of the Pacific and Catalina Island Conservatory. He has been a member of the Boards of Directors of Lyondell Chemical Company, Premcor Inc. and Washington Mutual, Inc. Mr Chazen holds a Ph.D. in Geology from Michigan State University, a master’s degree in Finance from the University of Houston and a bachelor’s degree in Geology from Rutgers College.
Ms Joan Spero Joan E. Spero, 71, is an adjunct senior research scholar at Columbia Universitys School of International and Public Affairs. She is a member of IBMs Audit Committee. She is a former visiting fellow at the Foundation Center. Ms. Spero served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations for Economic and Social Affairs from 1980 to 1981. From 1981 to 1993, she held several positions with American Express Company, the last being executive vice president, corporate affairs and communications. From 1993 to 1996, Ms. Spero served as U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, and from 1997 through 2008, she was president of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. She is a director of Citigroup Inc. and International Paper Company. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a trustee (emeritus) of Columbia University, a former trustee of the Brookings Institution, and a trustee of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and the International Center for Transitional Justice. Additionally, during the past five years, she served as a member of the supervisory board of ING Group. Ms. Spero became an IBM director in 2004.
Mr Stacey Mobley Stacey J. Mobley, 66, retired in June 2008 as senior vice president, chief administrative officer and general counsel of DuPont, a global science company, and a member of DuPont’s Office of the Chief Executive. Mr. Mobley was with DuPont for 35 years and had senior management responsibility for legal and governmental affairs. Since November 2008, Mr. Mobley has served as senior counsel, Dickstein Shapiro LLP, a multi-service law firm. He is a director of Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd. and serves on the board of trustees of Howard University. He previously served as a director of Hewitt Associates Inc. (through October 2010) and Wilmington Trust Company (through April 2010). Director since July 7, 2008.
Ms Carol L Roberts Ms Carol L Roberts is senior vice president and chief financial officer since November 2011. Ms. Roberts previously served as senior vice president – industrial packaging from 2008 to 2011 and senior vice president – IP packaging solutions from 2005 to 2008. Ms. Roberts joined International Paper in 1981. Ms Carol is also Director at Alcoa Inc. Ms Roberts’ career spans engineering, manufacturing, business management, human resources and finance, bringing a strong set of cross-functional experiences to the Board.
Mr J. Steven Whisler J. Steven Whisler, 57, is the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Phelps Dodge Corporation, a mining and manufacturing company, where he served in many roles from 1981 until being named Chief Executive Officer in 2000. During his tenure at Phelps Dodge, Mr. Whisler was instrumental in the implementation of its “Zero and Beyond” safety program designed to eliminate workplace injuries and its “Quest for Zero” process-improvement program designed to, among other things, eliminate environmental waste while enhancing product quality. Mr. Whisler currently serves on the boards of directors of Brunswick Corporation and International Paper Co. He also served as director of US Airways Group, Inc. from 2005 until 2011, and Burlington Northern Santa Fe from 1995 until its acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway in 2010, He has been a Director of CSX Corp., since May 2011
Mr John V. Faraci John V. Faraci has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Paper (paper, packaging and distribution) since 2003. Earlier in 2003, he was elected President and a director of International Paper, and previously served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with additional corporate responsibility for the company’s former majority-owned New Zealand subsidiary, Carter Holt Harvey. He joined International Paper in 1974. He serves as Chairman of the US-Brazil CEO Forum. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Forest & Paper Association and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Enterprise Institute. He is an Independent Director at ConocoPhillips since 2015. He is also a member of the Moscow School of Management – SKOLKOVO Advisory Board and the Denison University Board of Trustees. Mr. Faraci is 62 and Independent Director at United Technologies Corp since 2005.
Mr Douglas Tough Mr Doug Tough is Baord Member at Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC. He also serves as Board of Directors of Molson Coors Brewing Company appointed Douglas Tough (age 62) to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, as of February 23, 2012. Tough is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. Tough assumed the role of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IFF in March of 2010 and has served as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since October 2008. Tough previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Ansell Limited Prior to joining Ansell, Tough had a 17-year career with Cadbury Schweppes Plc. where he held a variety of positions including President of Cadbury Beverages International from 1992-1996 and President, Africa, India, Middle East and Europe Division from 1996-2000. From 2000-2003, he was President and CEO of Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. Tough began his career with The Procter & Gamble Company in 1974. He holds an MBA from the University of Western Ontario and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Kentucky.
Mr J Cook Michael Cook, 69, has served as a director since November 2002 at Comcast , Mr. Cook is a director of International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc. He also is Chairman of the Accountability Advisory Panel to the Controller General of the United States, an emeritus member of the Advisory Council of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”), a member of the PCAOB’s Standing Advisory Committee and a member of the Accounting Hall of Fame. In addition, Mr. Cook is Chairman of the Board of the Comeback America Initiative and a Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Catalyst. Mr. Cook was named one of the Outstanding Directors in America by Directors’ Alert in 2002 and has been a past member of the National Association of Corporate Directors’ Blue Ribbon Commissions on Corporate Governance and Audit Committees. Mr. Cook had been a director of Eli Lilly and Company until April 2009.
Mr Marijn Dekkers Mr Marijn Dekkers is an independent director of General Electric Company since June 08, 2012 . He began his professional career in 1985 as a scientist at the corporate research center of General Electric in the United States, gaining experience in various units of the company before joining AlliedSignal (subsequently Honeywell International Inc.) in 1995. In 2000, Mr. Dekkers became chief operating officer and subsequently president and chief executive officer of Thermo Electron Corporation, the worlds leading manufacturer of laboratory instruments (later renamed Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. following the acquisition of laboratory supplier Fisher Scientific). He joined Bayer, a global healthcare, crop science and material science company, on January 1, 2010, first serving as interim chief executive officer of Bayer Healthcare and since October 2010 serving as chairman of Bayers management group. Mr. Dekkers is vice president of the German Chemical Industry Association, Frankfurt, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of German Industry, Berlin. He also served as a director at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and Biogen Idec Inc. during the last five years. He received his undergraduate degree in chemistry from the Radboud University of Nijmegen (Netherlands) and his PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Eindhoven (Netherlands).
Mr William Geoffrey Beattie Mr William Geoffrey Beattie is an Independent Director for General Electric Company since June 12, 2009. . He served as a partner in the Toronto law firm Torys LLP before joining The Woodbridge Company Limited, where he served as president from 1998 through November 2012. The Woodbridge Company Limited is a privately held investment holding company for the Thomson family of Canada and the majority shareholder of Thomson Reuters, where Mr. Beattie has served as deputy chairman and director since 1998. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of Royal Bank of Canada (where he serves as the chairman of the Risk Committee) and Maple Leaf Foods Inc. In addition to his public company board memberships, Mr. Beattie is a director of The Globe and Mail and a trustee of the University Health Network in Toronto. He received a law degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Mr James Tisch Mr James Tisch received a degree from Cornell University and an MBA from the Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1998, he has been the president and chief executive officer of Loews Corporation, one of the largest diversified corporations in the United States with subsidiaries involved in commercial property-casualty insurance, offshore drilling, interstate natural gas transmission, natural gas exploration and production, and luxury lodging. He also serves as a director of Loews, and Loewss subsidiary CNA Financial. In addition, he is chairman of Loewss subsidiary Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. Mr. Tisch serves as chairman of nonprofit WNET, parent of WNET Channel 13 and WLIW Channel 21. He also sits on the boards of the New York Public Library, Mount Sinai Medical Center, and the Partnership for New York City, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Mr. Tisch also was formerly a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Mr James Mulva Mr James Mulva received a BBA and an MBA in finance from the University of Texas. He served as president and chief executive officer of ConocoPhillips from 2002 to 2004; and president, chief executive officer and chairman from 2004 until his retirement in May 2012, after the split of ConocoPhillips into two independent energy companies. Previously, Mr. Mulva served in various roles at Phillips Petroleum Company, including chief financial officer, chairman and chief executive officer. He also serves as a director of General Motors Company. Mr. Mulva served as chairman of the American Petroleum Institute in 2005 and 2006 and is a member of the board of visitors for the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Mr Robert Swieringa Mr Robert Swieringa is an independent director and member of audit committee at General Electric since 2002.He taught accounting at Stanfords Graduate School of Business and at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University before serving as a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) from 1986 to 1996. He was then an accounting professor at Yales School of Management from 1996 to 1997 and was the ninth dean of Cornells Johnson Graduate School of Management from 1997 to 2007. Dr. Swieringa has been a professor of accounting at the Johnson Graduate School of Management since 1997. He is a member of the American Accounting Association (AAA), the board of managers of the Partners Group Private Equity Fund, and the board of trustees of Augustana College. Dr. Swieringa is a past president of the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section of the AAA and a past chair of the Graduate Management Admissions Council. He received a BA in economics from Augustana College, an MBA in accounting and economics from the University of Denver and a PhD in accounting and complex organizations from the University of Illinois.
Mr Douglas Warner Mr Douglas Warner joined Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, a wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (formerly J.P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated). He was elected president and a director of the bank and its parent in 1990, serving as chairman and chief executive officer from 1995 to 2000, when he became chairman of the board of JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Chase Manhattan Bank and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company until his retirement in 2001. Mr. Warner is chairman of the board of managers and the board of overseers of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, chairman of the Yale Investment Committee and a trustee of Yale University. Mr. Warner also served as a director at Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., Motorola Inc. and Motorola Solutions Inc. during the last five years.
Mr James Ireland Cash Mr James Ireland Cash is Independent Director at General Electric, Mr Cash joined the faculty of Harvard Business School in 1976, where he served as chairman of the MBA program from 1992 to 1995, and served as chairman of Harvard Business Publishing from 1998 until 2003. He retired from the Harvard Business School faculty in 2003. Dr. Cash is also a director of The Chubb Corporation. He serves as a trustee of the Bert King Foundation, on the board of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Foundation, on the Advisory Council for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, and as senior advisor to Highland Capital Partners. Dr. Cash also served as a director at Microsoft, Inc. and Phase Forward, Inc. during the last five years. He serves as Lead Independent Director at WalMart Stores Inc.
Ms Susan Hockfield Ms Susan Hockfield served as a director since July 2012. Dr. Hockfield has been President Emerita of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since July 2012 and Professor of Neuroscience at MIT since 2004. She was President of MIT from December 2004 to July 2012. Dr. Hockfield joined the faculty of Yale University in 1985 and served as Provost from 2002 to 2004 and dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences from 1998 to 2002. Dr. Hockfield was a member of the scientific staff of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory from 1980 to 1985 and a National Institutes of Health (NIH) postdoctoral fellow at the University of California at San Francisco in 1980. Dr. Hockfield has been a director of the General Electric Company since December 2006 and a trustee of the Carnegie Corporation of New York since September 2006. Dr. Hockfield holds honorary degrees from several U.S. and international universities and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Hockfield holds a B.A. degree in biology from the University of Rochester and a Ph.D. degree in Anatomy from the Georgetown University School of Medicine.