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Mr Kenneth C. Frazier KENNETH C. FRAZIER, He has been a Director of Exxon Mobil Corporation since May 2009 , December 2011 — Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co., Inc. January 2011 — President and Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Co., Inc. May 2010 — President, Merck & Co., Inc. — responsible for the Company’s three largest worldwide divisions — Global Human Health, Merck Manufacturing Division and Merck Research Laboratories. November 2009 — Executive Vice President and President, Global Human Health, Merck & Co., Inc. — responsible for the Company’s marketing and sales organizations worldwide, including the global pharmaceutical and vaccine franchises. August 2007 — Executive Vice President and President, Global Human Health, Merck & Co., Inc. — responsible for the Company’s marketing and sales organizations worldwide, including the global pharmaceutical and vaccine franchises. November 2006 — Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Merck & Co., Inc. — responsible for legal and public affairs functions and The Merck Company Foundation (a not-for-profit charitable organization affiliated with the Company).
Mr Michael Jay Boskin Michael J. Boskin, 65, has served as a Director since April 1994, as a member of the F&A Committee since July 1994 and Vice Chair of the F&A Committee since August 2005, and as a member of the Governance Committee since July 1994. He is the Tully M. Friedman Professor of Economics and Hoover Institution Senior Fellow at Stanford University, where he has been on the faculty since 1971. He is Chief Executive Officer and President of Boskin & Co., Inc., a consulting firm. He was Chairman of the President’s Council of Economic Advisers from February 1989 until January 1993. Dr. Boskin also currently serves as a director of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
Mr Rex Tillerson Rex W. Tillerson, Principal Occupation: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Exxon Mobil Corporation. Business Experience: Mr. Tillerson was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of ExxonMobil in 2006; President and Director in 2004; and, Senior Vice President in 2001. Mr. Tillerson has held a variety of management positions in domestic and foreign operations since joining the Exxon organization in 1975, including President, Exxon Yemen Inc. and Esso Exploration and Production Khorat Inc.; Vice President, Exxon Ventures (CIS) Inc.; President, Exxon Neftegas Limited; and Executive Vice President, ExxonMobil Development Company. Current Public Company Directorships: None.
Mr William George William W. George, 69, Director Since: December 2002, Mr. George served as a Director of Exxon Mobil Corporation since May 25, 2005 until May 27. 2015 Career Highlights: Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School (January 2004 – Present). Medtronic, Inc., a medical technology company. Chairman (April 1996 – April 2002). Chief Executive Officer (May 1991 – May 2001). President and Chief Operating Officer (1989 – 1991). Executive Vice President, Honeywell International Inc., a diversified technology and manufacturing company (1978 – 1989). President, Litton Microwave Cooking; Vice President, Litton Industries, a diversified manufacturing company (1969 – 1978). Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement: Former Professor of Leadership and Governance, International Institute for Management Development. Former Visiting Professor of Technology Management, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Former Executive-in-Residence, Yale School of Management. Board member, World Economic Forum USA. Board member, Guthrie Theater. Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Mr James Copeland James E. Copeland, Jr. served as a Global Scholar at the Robinson School of Business at Georgia State University from 2003 to 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Copeland served as the Chief Executive Officer of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP, a public accounting firm, and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, its global parent, from 1999 to May 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Copeland served in various positions at Deloitte & Touche and its predecessors from 1967. Mr. Copeland has served as a director since July 2006 and is also a director of ConocoPhillips and Equifax, Inc. Previously, Mr. Copeland served as a director of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. from July 2003 until April 2008.
Mr James C. Day Mr James C. Day is the retired Chairman of the Board and former Chief Executive Officer and President of Noble Corporation, one of the world’s largest offshore drilling companies. Currently he is a director at EOG Resources Inc since July 2008. He served as Chairman of the board of directors of Noble from 1992 to 2007, as its Chief Executive Officer from 1984 to 2006, and as President from 1984 to 1999 and again from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Day began his career at Noble after his graduation from Phillips University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. In 2007, he was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Oklahoma. From 1993 to 2006, Mr. Day served as a director for Global Industries, Ltd., a publicly-traded provider of offshore marine construction services. He is a former chairman of the International Association of Drilling Contractors and the National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA). Mr. Day currently serves as a director of ONEOK, Inc., the general partner of one of largest publicly-traded master limited partnerships and among the largest natural gas distributors in the world, and EOG Resources, Inc., an independent oil and gas company with reserves in the United States as well as in Canada, Trinidad, the United Kingdom, and China. He is an honorary director of the American Petroleum Institute, which awarded him the Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement, the Institute’s highest award. In addition, Mr. Day is a trustee of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc., and is founder, director, and President of The James C. and Teresa K. Day Foundation. He serves on the boards of numerous other civic, business, and not-for-profit organizations.
Mr William R. Thomas Mr William R. Thomas has been appointed as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of EOG Resources Inc since Jan 2014. He is also board member at National Oilwell Varco Inc since November 2015. He was elected Senior Vice President and General Manager of EOG's Fort Worth, Texas, office in June 2004, Executive Vice President and General Manager of EOG's Fort Worth, Texas, office in February 2007 and Senior Executive Vice President, Exploitation in February 2011. He subsequently served as Senior Executive Vice President, Exploration from July 2011 to September 2011, as President from September 2011 to July 2013 and as President and Chief Executive Officer from July 2013 to December 2013. Mr Thomas joined a predecessor of EOG in January 1979. Mr Thomas is EOG's principal executive officer.
Mr H. Leighton Steward Mr H. Leighton Steward is a director at EOG Resources Inc since 2004. Mr Steward has extensive experience in the oil and gas exploration and production industry, having served in various senior management roles with The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company, a publicly traded oil and gas exploration and production company, including President, Chief Operating Officer and, from 1989 until its acquisition by Burlington Resources, Inc. in 1997, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr Steward subsequently served as Vice Chairman of Burlington Resources, a publicly traded oil and gas exploration, production and development company, until his retirement in 2000. Mr Steward is former Chairman of the U.S. Oil and Gas Association and the Natural Gas Supply Association, and is currently an honorary director of the American Petroleum Institute. Mr Steward is also currently an author-partner of Sugar Busters, LLC, a provider of seminars, books and products related to helping people follow a healthy and nutritious lifestyle, and Chairman of the non-profit corporations Plants Need CO2 and CO2 Is Green, providers of information related to carbon dioxide’s impact on the global climate and the plant and animal kingdoms.
Mr Frank G. Wisner Mr Frank G. Wisner is the independent director at EOG Resources Inc since 1997. Mr Wisner served as Vice Chairman, External Affairs of American International Group, Inc., a publicly traded international insurance and financial services company (“AIG”), from 1997 until his retirement in March 2009. Mr Wisner has served in the roles of International Affairs Adviser and Foreign Affairs Advisor with Squire Patton Boggs, a multinational law firm (formerly, Patton Boggs LLP), since 2009. Mr Wisner has served as a director of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., a publicly traded residential furniture company, where he serves as a member of the Nominations Committee. Mr Wisner is also a director of AIG Property Casualty Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG and a leading U.S. and international property and casualty and general insurer. In addition, he serves on the board of AIG Property Casualty International, LLC, a subsidiary of AIG, and on the advisory board of Ergo, a provider of intelligence, political and economic risk analysis, market opportunities, competitive assessments and strategy consulting to investment firms, Fortune 500 companies, law firms and governments.
Mr William R. Johnson Mr William R. Johnson is an independent director of United Parcel Service Inc since February 2009. Also he is a chairman, President and chief executive officer of Heinz (2000-present); also serves as a director of Emerson Electric Company and United Parcel Service, Inc. Since joining Heinz in 1982, Mr Johnson has held a number of leadership positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer, Senior Vice President, General Manager—New Businesses, and Vice President—Marketing for Ketchup, Foodservice, and Sauces. During his tenure, Mr Johnson has also managed diverse international businesses in the Asia/Pacific area, including Australia, New Zealand, China, Thailand, and South Korea. In 2006, he received the inaugural Global Visionary Award from Helen Keller International for Heinz’s micronutrient campaign, which is designed to combat iron deficiency anemia. He also received the Marco Polo Award, considered to be the highest honor bestowed by the Chinese government on foreign business leaders, for Heinz’s support of the development of the Chinese food industry. Mr Johnson is a director of Grocery Manufacturers of America. In addition to his leadership skills as Chief Executive Officer, Mr Johnson brings to the Board a unique and well-developed understanding of our industry and the opportunities within the industry to drive shareholder value. With over 30 years of experience, Mr Johnson has a deep understanding of all aspects of Heinz’s global business. He contributes to the Board his strategic vision for growth, business strategy and strategic planning skills, global business skills, marketing acumen, and a consumer focus. In addition, Mr Johnson’s experience on other publicly-traded company boards and exposure to different industries provide the Board with insights regarding governance, finance, compensation, and other key matters. He is a Director at PepsiCo.
Mr Randall Stephenson RANDALL L. STEPHENSON, age 54 is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of AT&T Inc. and has served in this capacity since June 2007. Mr. Stephenson has held a variety of high-level finance, operational, and marketing positions with AT&T, including serving as Chief Operating Officer from 2004 until his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2007 and as Chief Financial Officer from 2001 to 2004. He began his career with the Company in 1982. Mr. Stephenson received his B.S. in accounting from Central State University (now known as the University of Central Oklahoma) and earned his Master of Accountancy degree from the University of Oklahoma. He is the Chairperson of the Executive Committee. He has been a Director of AT&T since 2005. Mr. Stephenson is a Director of Emerson Electric Co.
Mr William G. Kaelin The Board of Directors of Eli Lilly and Company elected William G. Kaelin, Jr., M.D., as a new member, effective June 4, 2012. Dr. Kaelin, 54, is a Professor in the Department of Medicine at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Senior Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Associate Director, Basic Science, at the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. Dr. Kaelin received his medical degree from Duke University in 1982 and was a house officer in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He went on to become a medical oncology clinical fellow at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and a postdoctoral fellow in the laboratory of Dr. David Livingston. He became an independent investigator at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in 1992 as a James S. McDonnell Scholar and became a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator in 1998. Dr. Kaelin is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Sciences and has served on numerous boards and committees, including the American Association for Cancer Research’s Board of Directors and the National Cancer Institute Board of Scientific Advisors. He has received many awards for his work, including the Canada Gairdner International Prize, the AACR-Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Prize for Cancer Research, and the Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Most recently, he was named co-recipient of the Scientific Grand Prize 2012 of the Lefoulon-Delalande Foundation.
Ms Katherine Baicker Ms Katherine Baicker is a director at Eli Lilly & Co since December 12, 2011. She has been a professor of health economics at the Department of Health Policy and Management, School of Public Health, since 2007. From 2005 to 2007, she served as a Senate-confirmed member of the Council of Economic Advisers. From 1998 to 2005, Dr Baicker was assistant professor and associate professor of economics at Dartmouth College. In 2001 and 2002 she also served as an economist to the Council of Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President, and in 2003 was a visiting assistant professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Dr Baicker is a commissioner of the Medicare Payment Advisory Board and serves on the Panel of Health Advisers to the Congressional Budget Office. She is a member of the editorial boards of Health Affairs and the Journal of Health Economics, chair of the board of directors of AcademyHealth, editor of the Forum for Health Economics and Policy, and associate editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives. She is an elected member of the Institute of Medicine. Dr Baicker has been serving under interim election since December 2011.
Mr Ralph Alvarez Mr Ralph Alvarez is a director at Eli Lilly & Co since April 1, 2009. Mr Ralph served as president and chief operating officer of McDonald’s Corporation from August 2006 until December 2009. Previously, he served as president of McDonald’s North America, with responsibility for all the McDonald’s restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. Prior to that, he was president of McDonald’s USA. Mr Alvarez joined McDonald’s in 1994 and held a variety of leadership roles throughout his career, including chief operations officer and president of the central division, both with McDonald’s USA, and president of McDonald’s Mexico. Prior to joining McDonald’s, he held leadership positions at Burger King Corporation and Wendy’s International, Inc. He also serves on the President’s Council, the School of Business Administration Board of Overseers, and the International Advisory Board of the University of Miami. He was previously a member of the boards of McDonald’s Corporation and KeyCorp.
Ms Kathi P. Seifert Ms Kathi P. Seifert served as executive vice president for Kimberly-Clark Corporation until June 2004. She a director at Eli Lilly & Co since 1995. She joined Kimberly-Clark in 1978 and served in several capacities in connection with both the domestic and international consumer-products businesses. Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Ms Seifert held management positions at Procter & Gamble, Beatrice Foods, and Fort Howard Paper Company. She is chairman of Katapult, LLC. Ms Seifert serves on the boards of Supervalu Inc.; Revlon Consumer Products Corporation; Lexmark International, Inc.; Appleton Papers Inc.; the U.S. Fund for UNICEF; and the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center.
Mr Franklyn G. Prendergast Franklyn G. Prendergast is a director at Eli Lilly & Co since April 1995. Dr Prendergast is the Edmond and Marion Guggenheim Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics at Mayo Medical School and the director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Individualized Medicine. He has held several other teaching positions at the Mayo Medical School since 1975.
Ms Karen N. Horn Ms Karen N. Horna served as president of private client services and managing director of Marsh, Inc. from 1999 until her retirement in 2003. Prior to joining Marsh, she was senior managing director and head of international private banking at Bankers Trust Company; chairman and chief executive officer of Bank One, Cleveland, N.A.; a director of Eli Lilly and Company since 1987; president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland; treasurer of Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania; and vice president of First National Bank of Boston. Ms Horn serves as director of T. Rowe Price Mutual Funds; Simon Property Group, Inc.; and Norfolk Southern Corporation and vice chairman of the U.S. Russia Foundation. She previously served on the board of Fannie Mae and Georgia-Pacific Corporation. Ms Horn has been senior managing director of Brock Capital Group since 2004.
Mr John C. Lechleiter On September 11, 2013 Ford Motor Co appointed John C. Lechleiter as the director of the company effective October 1, 2013. Lechleiter is chairman since January 2009, president and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company, a leading global pharmaceutical firm. He was appointed president and CEO in April 2008 and became chairman of Eli Lilly in January 2009. In addition to serving as chairman of his company's board for the past four years, Lechleiter serves on the board of Nike Inc since June 18, 2009, United Way Worldwide, Xavier University, the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership and the Life Sciences Foundation. He also serves as president of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations. Lechleiter earned his bachelor's degree from Xavier University (Cincinnati) and his master's and doctorate degrees from Harvard University.
Mr Alfred G. Gilman Dr. Gilman is the chief scientific officer of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas and regental professor of pharmacology emeritus at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas. Dr. Gilman was on the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Medicine from 1971 to 1981 and was named a professor of pharmacology there in 1977. He previously served as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, dean of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, and professor of pharmacology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He held the Raymond and Ellen Willie Distinguished Chair of Molecular Neuropharmacology; the Nadine and Tom Craddick Distinguished Chair in Medical Science; and the Atticus James Gill, M.D., Chair in Medical Science at the university and was named a regental professor in 1995. He is a director of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc since July 1990. Dr. Gilman was a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1994.
Mr J. Erik Fyrwald Mr J. Erik Fyrwald is president of Ecolab Inc. Prior to the merger of Ecolab and Nalco Company in December 2011, Mr Fyrwald was chairman and chief executive officer of Nalco from 2008 to 2011. He joined Nalco following a 27-year career at DuPont. From 2003 to 2008, Mr Fyrwald served as group vice president of the agriculture and nutrition division at DuPont. Mr Fyrwald is a director at Eli Lilly & Co since November 1, 2005. From 2000 until 2003, he was vice president and general manager of DuPont’s nutrition and health business. At DuPont, he held a broad variety of assignments in a number of divisions covering many industries. He has worked in several locations throughout North America and Asia. Mr Fyrwald serves as a director of the Society of Chemical Industry, the American Chemistry Council, and the Chicago Public Education Fund, and is a trustee of the Field Museum of Chicago.