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Ms Susan L. Lindquist Ms Susan Lindquist is a board Mebmer at Johnson and Johnson, 62, joined the Board of Directors in 2004 and is a member of the Science & Technology Advisory Committee and the Public Policy Advisory Committee. She is a member of the Whitehead Institute, a non-profit, independent research and educational institution, a Professor of Biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. Dr. Lindquist served as Director of the Whitehead Institute from 2001 to 2004. Previously she was affiliated with the University of Chicago where she was the Albert D. Lasker Professor of Medical Sciences in the Department of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology. Dr. Lindquist was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1996, the National Academy of Sciences in 1997, the American Philosophical Society in 2003 and the Institute of Medicine in 2006. She received the Novartis/Drew Award for Biomedical Research in 2000, the Dickson Prize in Medicine in 2002, the Sigma Xi William Procter Prize for Academic Achievement in 2006, the Nevada Silver Medal for Scientific Achievement in 2007, the Genetics Society of America Medal and the Centennial Medal of the Harvard University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 2008. In 2010, she received the Mendel Medal from the Genetics Society (UK), The Delbrück Medal from Bayer Schering, and the National Medal of Science (USA). She is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Institut für Molekulare Biotechnologie GmbH. Dr. Lindquist is also a Co-Founder of FoldRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of Pfizer Inc.
Ms Mary Sue Coleman Ms Mary Sue Coleman is Independent Director at Johnson and Johnson, has been a member of the Meredith Corporation Board of Directors since 1997 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee. Dr. Coleman assumed responsibility as the President of the University of Michigan with its 53,000 students in August 2002. She holds academic appointments as Professor of Chemistry in the College of Literature, Sciences and the Arts and Professor of Chemistry in the College of Medicine. Dr. Coleman is a member of the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson. Dr. Coleman joined the Board of Directors in 2003 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Science, Technology & Sustainability Committee.
Mr Christopher Dodds Mr. Dodds, age 55, has served as a senior advisor at The Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, since 2008. He also serves on the board of directors of Charles Schwab Bank, Investment Technology Group, Inc., an institutional securities brokerage firm, and Avalon Advisors, LLC, a wealth management firm. From 1986 to 2007, Mr. Dodds held several key positions at The Charles Schwab Corporation, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr Javier Teruel Mr. Javier G. Teruel is Independent Director of Starbucks Corporation, since September 2005. Mr. Teruel served as Vice Chairman of Colgate-Palmolive Company, a consumer products company, from July 2004 to April 2007, when he retired. Prior to being appointed Vice Chairman, Mr. Teruel served as Colgate-Palmolive’s Executive Vice President responsible for Asia, Central Europe, Africa and Hill’s Pet Nutrition. After joining Colgate in Mexico in 1971, Mr. Teruel served as Vice President of Body Care in Global Business Development in New York and President and General Manager of Colgate-Mexico. He also served as President of Colgate-Europe, and as Chief Growth Officer responsible for the company’s growth functions. Mr. Teruel currently serves as a Partner of Spectron Desarrollo, SC, an impact investment and consulting firm and as Chairman of Alta Growth Capital, a private equity firm. He previously served on the Boards of Directors of The Pepsi Bottling Group, Inc. and Corporaciòn Geo S.A.B. de C.V. He currently serves on the Boards of Directors of J.C. Penney Company, Inc. and the Nielsen Company B.V.
Mr C. Martin Harris Mr C. Martin Harris, M.D. is a member of board of directors at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc since March 2012. He has been the Chief Information Officer and Chairman of the Information Technology Division of Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio and also serves as a staff physician for Cleveland Clinic Hospital, since June 1996. Since 2000, Dr. Harris has been the Executive Director of e-Cleveland Clinic, a series of e-health clinical programs offered over the Internet. Dr. Harris is currently the Chairman of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a not-for-profit organization focused on providing global leadership in the optimal use of information technology and management systems for the betterment of healthcare. Dr. Harris received his undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He also holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration in Healthcare Management from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Harris is a Director for Invacare Corporation (NYSE: IVC), a global leader of home and long-term care medical products.
Mr Frank Mergenthaler Mr Frank Mergenthaler was elected a director of Express Scripts in January 2009. He is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., an advertising and marketing services company, and has served in this capacity since July 2005. From April 2002 to July 2005, Mr. Mergenthaler was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Columbia House Company, a direct marketer of entertainment content.
Ms Mary Cranston Ms. Cranston was the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Pillsbury from January 1999 until April 2006, and continued to serve as Chair of Pillsbury until December 2006. Ms. Cranston has been practicing complex litigation, including antitrust, telecommunications and securities litigation since 1975, and she is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Member of the Boards of GrafTech International, Ltd., International Rectifier, Juniper Networks and Visa, Inc.
Mr James Plummer James D. Plummer has been a director of Intel since 2005. He was a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Stanford since 1978 to 1999 and Dean of Engineering from 1999 to 2014. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His research and teaching at Stanford focused on nanoscale silicon devices and technology. He is also a director of International Rectifier Corporation and Cadence Design Systems Inc.
Mr J. Thomas Presby Mr J. Thomas Presby, Chair, Audit Committee; Nominating & Governance Committee; Project Development Risk Committee, was elected a director of First Solar in August 2006. Mr. Presby retired in 2002 from a 30-year career with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. At Deloitte, Mr. Presby held numerous positions in the United States and abroad, including the posts of deputy chairman and chief operating officer. Mr. Presby serves as a director, the audit committee chair and a member of the governance committee of World Fuel Services, Inc. Mr. Presby also serves as a director and the audit committee chair of INVESCO Ltd. and Tiffany & Co., and as a director, audit committee chair and member of the acquisition committee and the corporate governance and nominating committee of Examworks Group, Inc. Mr. Presby has previously served as a director of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., TurboChef Technologies, Inc., PracticeWorks and GreenPoint Financial Corp. Mr. Presby is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an NACD Certificate of Director Education. Mr. Presby holds a BSEE from Rutgers University and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
Mr Paul H. Stebbins Mr Paul H. Stebbins, Audit Committee; Compensation Committee; Nominating & Governance Committee; Project Development Risk Committee, was elected a director of First Solar in December 2006. Mr. Stebbins has served as executive chairman of World Fuel Services Corporation since January 2012. Previously, Mr. Stebbins served as the chairman and chief executive officer of World Fuel since July 2002 and has served as a director of World Fuel since June 1995. Between July 2000 and 2002, Mr. Stebbins also served as president and chief operating officer of World Fuel. In 1985, Mr. Stebbins co-founded Trans-Tec Services, a global marine fuel service company acquired by World Fuel in 1995. Mr. Stebbins is a member of the Business Roundtable, an influential association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies.
Mr Greg Creed Mr Greg Creed, 57, is director of Yum Brands Inc since November 2014, then he became Chief Executive Officer of Yum! Brands on January 1, 2015 . He also is Chief Executive Officer of Taco Bell. He has served in this position since February 2011. Prior to this position, Mr. Creed served as President and Chief Concept Officer of Taco Bell, a position he held beginning in December 2006. Mr. Creed served as Chief Operating Officer of YUM from December 2005 to November 2006.
Mr S. James Nelson Mr S. James Nelson has served as a director of General Partner of Genesis Energy Lp since March 1, 2010, and serves as chairperson of our conflicts committee and as a member of the audit committee. Mr Nelson is a member of board of directors at W and T Offshore Inc since January 23, 2006. In 2004, Mr Nelson retired after 15 years of service from Cal Dive International, Inc. (now known as Helix Energy Solutions Group, Inc.), a marine contractor and operator of offshore oil and natural gas properties and production facilities, where he was a founding shareholder, the Chief Financial Officer from 1990 to 2000, Vice Chairman from 2000 to 2004, and a director. Mr Nelson is also a director of three other public companies: W&T Offshore, Inc., Oil States International, Inc. and ION Geophysical (formerly Input/Output, Inc.). Mr Nelson also serves on the audit committee of the board of directors of each such company. In addition, from 2005 through the company’s sale in 2008, Mr Nelson was a member of the board of directors of Quintana Maritime LLC where he was also chairman of the audit committee and a member of the compensation committee.
Ms Constance J. Horner Ms Constance J. Horner is a member of board of directors at Prudential Financial Inc since January 2001. Constance is a Guest Scholar from 1993 until 2005 at the Brookings Institution, an organization devoted to nonpartisan research, education and publication in economics, government, foreign policy and the social sciences. Commissioner of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights from 1993 to 1998. Served at the White House as Assistant to President George H. W. Bush and as Director of Presidential Personnel from 1991 to 1993. Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, from 1989 to 1991. Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management from 1985 to 1989. Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration, and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Prudential Foundation. She served as Lead Independent Director at Pfizer Inc from February 23, 2007 to December 13, 2010.
Ms Ann Berzin On March 12, 2012, upon completion of merger, the Board appointed Ann C. Berzin as director of the company. Ms. Berzin has been a private investor since 2001. From 1992 to 2001, she served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Financial Guaranty Insurance Company, an insurer of municipal bonds and structured finance obligations. Ms. Berzin is a director of Ingersoll-Rand plc and Kindred Healthcare, Inc.
Mr James A. Skinner Mr James A. Skinner is a director at Hewlett-Packard Co since July 15, 2013. He is a chairman at Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc since July 12, 2012. He is a vice chairman (since January 2003) and chief executive officer (since November 2004) of McDonald’s Corporation. Mr Skinner has served as a director of McDonald’s Corporation since 2004 and Illinois Tool Works Inc., where he chairs the board’s compensation committee, since 2005. He is a trustee of the Ronald McDonald House Charities.
Ms Christine King Ms Christine King is a director at Skyworks Solutions Inc since January 2014. Ms King has been a Director since October 20, 2008 and has been Chief Executive Officer and President of SMSC since October 20, 2008. Prior to that Ms King served as Chief Executive Officer and President of AMI Semiconductor, Inc. from September 2001 until March 2008. Ms King currently is a director of Idaho Power Company. She previously served as a director of AMI Semiconductor, Inc. from 2003 until its acquisition by ON Semiconductor Corporation in March 2008, as a director of ON Semiconductor Corporation from March 2008 until she left that position after joining SMSC in October 2008, as a director of Analog Devices, Inc. from 2003 to 2008 and as a director of Atheros Communications from April 2008 until its acquisition in May 2011.
Mr Bruce D. Broussard Mr Bruce D. Broussard is a director of Humana Inc since January 2013. Mr Broussard was elected President in December 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Mr Broussard was Chief Executive Officer of McKesson Specialty/US Oncology, Inc. US Oncology was purchased by McKesson in December 2010. At US Oncology, Mr Broussard served in a number of senior executive roles, including Chief Financial Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board.
Mr William E. Mitchell Mr William E. Mitchell has served as a Class I Director since May 31, 2011 and shall hold office for an initial term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2014. He is a director of Humana Inc since April 23, 2009. Mr Mitchell is also a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr Mitchell is the managing partner of Sequel Capital Management, LLC, a private equity firm that he founded. Mr Mitchell served as the chairman of the board of directors of Arrow Electronics, Inc from May 2006 until December 2009, and also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Arrow Electronics, Inc. from February 2003 to May 1, 2009. Prior to that, Mr Mitchell was Executive Vice President of Solectron Global Services from 1999 to 2003 and was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sequel, Inc. from 1995 to 1999 until its acquisition by Solectron. Mr Mitchell serves on the board of directors of Brown-Forman Corporation, Humana Inc. and Rogers Corporation. Mr Mitchell served on the board of directors of National Semiconductor until it was acquired by Texas Instruments in 2011. Mr Mitchell received his bachelor’s degree in engineering from Princeton University and his master’s degree in engineering from the University of Michigan.
Ms Marissa T. Peterson On July 26, 2011, the Board of Directors of the Company unanimously elected Marissa Peterson to serve as a Class II director of Oclaro Inc. She has been a Director at Humana Inc., since August 2008. Ms Peterson will serve as a member of the Compensation Committee and of the Audit Committee of the Board. Ms Peterson was formerly Executive Vice President, Worldwide Operations, Services & Customer Advocacy for Sun Microsystems Inc. in Santa Clara, California, until her retirement in 2005 after 17 years with the company. Ms Peterson currently serves on the board of directors for Ansell Limited, and the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford and previously served on the board of directors of SUPERVALU INC. and the board of trustees of Kettering University. She also runs an executive coaching practice focused on helping grow and develop leaders in the high-technology space.
Mr David B. Nash Mr David B. Nash, M.D., M.B.A. was appointed to the Board of Endo Health Solutions Inc in March 2011 and is a member of Endo’s Compensation Committee. Also he is a director of Humana Inc since January 1, 2010. He is the founding dean of the Jefferson School of Population Health, located on the campus of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, having taken that position in 2008. Previously, Dr. Nash was the Chairman of the Department of Health Policy of the Jefferson Medical College from 2003 to 2008. Dr. Nash is internationally recognized for his work in outcomes management, medical staff development and quality-of-care improvement; his publications have appeared in more than 100 articles in major journals. Dr. Nash serves on the Board of Directors and is a member of the Audit Committee of Humana Inc., one of the nation’s largest publicly traded health and supplemental benefits companies. Dr. Nash also has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Catholic Healthcare Partners in Cincinnati, Ohio.