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Mr Robert E. Denham Robert E. Denham in a independent director in chevron Corp since 2004, he has been a director since December 2007. Mr. Denham is a partner in the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, having rejoined the firm as a partner in 1998 to advise clients on strategic and financial issues, after serving as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Salomon Inc. Mr. Denham joined Salomon in late August 1991 as General Counsel of Salomon and its subsidiary, Salomon Brothers, and became Chairman and CEO of Salomon in June 1992. Prior to joining Salomon, Mr. Denham had been at Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP for twenty years, including five years as managing partner. Mr. Denham graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received a master’s degree in Government from Harvard University in 1968 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1971, where he graduated magna cum laude and was a Case and Developments Editor of the Harvard Law Review. Mr. Denham is a member of the California, American and Los Angeles County Bar Associations. Mr. Denham serves on the board of directors of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chairman) and the Russell Sage Foundation and is a trustee of the Good Samaritan Hospital of Los Angeles (Vice Chairman). He is also a public member of the Professional Ethics Executive Committee of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Denham presently serves on the boards of the Chevron Corporation, Fomento Economico Mexicano, S.A. de CV (FEMSA), The New York Times and UGL Limited. Mr. Denham previously served on the board of Wesco Financial Corporation.
John S. Watson Mr. Watson, age 55, has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Chevron since January 1, 2010. Prior Positions Held: Mr. Watson was previously Vice Chairman of the Board of Chevron from 2009 until 2010. He was Executive Vice President of Strategy and Development from 2008 until 2009. From 2005 until 2007, he was President of Chevron International Exploration and Production, and from 2001 until 2005, he was Chief Financial Officer. In 1998, he was named Vice President with responsibility for strategic planning. Mr. Watson joined Chevron Corporation in 1980. Other Directorships, Trusteeships and Memberships: Chairman, American Petroleum Institute; American Society of Corporate Executives; The Business Council; Business Roundtable; JPMorgan International Council; National Petroleum Council; University of California at Davis Chancellor’s Board of Advisors.
Mr Ronald Allen Williams Mr Ronald Allen Williams is Independent Director at Johnson and Johnson, Williams served as Chairman and CEO of RW2 Enterprises, LLC since May 2011. Prior to that he served as Chairman of Aetna Inc. from 2006 to 2011, having previously served as CEO from 2006 to 2010, President from 2002 to 2007 and Executive Vice President and Chief of Health Operations from 2001 to 2002. After retiring in 2011, he provided consulting services to Aetna until 2012. Prior to joining Aetna, He was a Member of the Office of the Chairman at WellPoint Health Networks Inc. where he served as Group President and President of the company’s Blue Cross of California subsidiary. Mr. Williams joined WellPoint’s predecessor firm Blue Cross of California in 1987. Previously, He was co-founder of Vista Health Corp. and Group Marketing Executive at Control Data Corp. Mr. Williams also serves on the Boards of American Express Co, Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. as well as Boeing Co where he also serves as a Member of the Compensation Committee, the Governance, Organization and Nominating Committee and the Special Programs Committee. He is a Member of Deutsche Bank’s Americas Advisory Board, and was appointed by U.S. President Barack Obama to be Member of the President’s Management Advisory Board. In addition, he serves as Operating Advisor to Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC, and as a Chairman of CD&R portfolio company PharMEDium Corporation. Mr. Williams is also serves on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s North America Executive Board, is a Member of the Business Council, and Vice Chairman of the Conference Board of Trustees. He also serves on the Boards of Save the Children and the National Academy Foundation, and is a Member of the Peterson Center on Healthcare Advisory Board, RAND Health Advisory Board, and the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Commission on Political Reform. Mr. Williams holds a BA in Psychology from Roosevelt University in 1970.
Ms Susan Carol Schwab Ms Susan Carol Schwab is a Strategic Advisor in Mayer Brown’s Government & Global Trade practice and offers cross practice and cross office counsel to Mayer Brown’s clients on a wide range of issues and policies. In addition to her professorship at the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland, where previously she had served as Dean from 1995 till 2003, and as a CEO and President of the University System of Maryland Foundation from June 2004 till October 2005. From 2005 till 2009 she served as US Trade Representative and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative in the George W. Bush administration from October 2005 till June 2006. She also sits on several Corporate Boards; as she serves on the Boards of Caterpillar Inc., FedEx Corporation, Marriott International, Boeing Co, the Aspen Strategy Group, and on the Board of Advisors of Miller Buckfire. In addition, she is a Member of the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee at Boeing Co. She began her career in the USTR’s office as a Trade Negotiator for Agriculture issues. After two years, she headed to Tokyo where she served as a Trade Policy Officer at the American Embassy. She later spent 8 years working for Sen. John Danforth, first as Chief Economist and Legislative Assistant for International Trade and then as Legislative Director. In 1989 she became the Director General of the US & Foreign Commercial Service at the US Department of Commerce. Following that, she worked as a Senior Executive at a major US company negotiating deals to access the Chinese market. Ms Schwab formerly served as Director of Corporate Business Development at Motorola, Inc. She is also a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. Ms Schwab holds a BA degree in Political Economy from Williams College and Master in Development Policy from Stanford University, as well as PhD in Public Administration and International Business from George Washington University.
Mr Arthur D. Collins Mr Arthur D. Collins is Independent Director of Boeing Co since 2007.He also serves as Indepentent Direwctor at Alcoa Inc since 2010. He has served as Senior Advisor to Oak Hill Capital Partners (private equity) since April 2009, and as He has been a Director of U.S. Bancorp, since 1996 and serves as its Lead Director. Previously, Mr Collins served as Chairman of Medtronic, Inc. (medical device and technology) from April 2002 to August 2008. At Medtronic, he was also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from April 2002 to August 2007, President and Chief Executive Officer from May 2001 to April 2002, President and Chief Operating Officer from August 1996 to April 2001, Chief Operating Officer from January 1994 to August 1996, and Executive Vice President of Medtronic and President of Medtronic International from June 1992 to January 1994. He was Corporate Vice President of Abbott Laboratories (health care products) from October 1989 to May 1992 and Divisional Vice President of Abbott from May 1984 to October 1989, he joined Abbott in 1978 after spending four years with Booz, Allen & Hamilton, a major management consulting firm, from 1974 till 1978. In addition to his public company board memberships, Mr. Collins currently serves on the Board of privately held Cargill, Incorporated, and also serves on the boards of Alcoa Inc. Mr Collins is Chair of the Compensation Committee at Boeing Co and a member of the Governance, Organization and Nominating Committee, as well as being the Chair of the Human Resources Committee at Cargill. Mr. Collins holds Master degree in Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1973, as well as Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Doctor of Laws Honorary degree from Miami University in 1969.
Mr Kenneth M. Duberstein Mr. Kenneth M. Duberstein has served as Chairman and CEO of The Duberstein Group since 1989. Previously he served as Chief of Staff to President Ronald Reagan in 1988 and 1989. He also served as Deputy Chief of Staff as well as Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs. Prior to joining the Administration, he was Vice President and Director of Business-Government Relations of the Committee for Economic Development. He returned to the private sector between his White House assignments as Vice President of Timmons & Company Inc. Mr. Duberstein also serves on many Boards, including the Boeing Co as Lead Independent Director, Mack-Cali Realty Corporation, The Travelers Companies, Inc. Dell Inc. Conoco-Phillips, Fannie Mae, Promontory Interfinancial Network, and St. Paul Companies. In addition, Mr. Duberstein serves as well on a wide range of commissions, task forces, and cultural, educational and volunteer boards, including the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Brookings Institution, Harvard University/Kennedy School's Institute of Politics Senior Advisory Committee, the National Endowment for Democracy, the American Security Project, and other entities. He is also a lifetime Trustee of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Duberstein is also Lead Director, Chair of the Governance, Organization and Nominating Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr Duberstein started his Public Service on Capitol Hill as an Assistant to Senator Jacob K. Javits in 1966. Between 1970 and 1981, he worked in the General Services Administration, and then he joined the Department of Labor in 1976 as Deputy Under Secretary and then Director of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs at the U.S. General Services Administration. Mr. Duberstein graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in 1965 and from The American University in 1966, as well as receiving an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Franklin and Marshall in 1989.
Mr Walter James McNerney W. James McNerney, Jr., 65 is Chairman of The Boeing Company, an aerospace company and manufacturer of commercial airplanes and defense, space and security systems. He is a member of IBM’s Executive Compensation and Management Resources Committee. Mr. McNerney joined Boeing in his current role in 2005. Beginning in 1982, he served in management positions at General Electric Company, including as president and chief executive officer of GE Aircraft Engines from 1997 to 2000. From 2001 to 2005, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of 3M Company. Mr. McNerney is chairman of the President’s Export Council. He is also Presiding Director of Procter & Gamble Company. Mr. McNerney became an IBM director in 2009.
Ms Linda Zarda Cook Ms. Cook served as Executive Director of Royal Dutch Shell plc (oil, gas and petroleum) from August 2004 to December 2009 with executive responsibilities for global natural gas, trading and technology. She also served as a member of the Royal Dutch Shell board of directors. Previously, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Shell Canada Limited from August 2003 to August 2004. She served as Chief Executive Officer for Shell Gas & Power from January 2000 to July 2003. Ms. Cook also serves on the boards of KBR, Inc. and Marathon Oil Corporation. She is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and the Board of Trustees for the University of Kansas Endowment Association. She served as Independent Non-Executive Director at Boeing Co from 1 January 2003 till 27 April 2015. She is Director at The Bank of New York Mellon since December 2016
Mr James Albaugh Mr. Albaugh is currently president and chief executive officer of Boeing’s Commercial Airplanes business unit and a member of the company’s Executive Council. He is an Independent Director at American Airlines Group Inc since 2013. Prior to his current position, Mr. Albaugh was president and chief executive officer of Boeing’s Integrated Defense Systems business unit from July 2002 to September 2009. Prior to that time, Mr. Albaugh, who joined Boeing in 1975, held various executive positions, including president and chief executive of Space and Communications and president of Space Transportation. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the Royal Aeronautical Society, an elected member of the International Academy of Aeronautics, the Aerospace Industries Association Board of Governors Executive Committee and other professional organizations.
Mr Edward Michael Liddy Mr. Edward Michael Liddy is an Independent Director of AbbVie Inc. Mr. Liddy has been a partner in the private equity investment firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, LLC since January 2010, having also been a partner at such firm from April to September 2008. From September 2008 to August 2009, Mr. Liddy was the interim chairman and chief executive officer of American International Group, Inc. (AIG). He served at AIG at the request of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. From January 1999 to April 2008, Mr. Liddy served as chairman of the board of the Allstate Corporation. He served as chief executive officer of Allstate from January 1999 to December 2006, President from January 1995 to May 2005, and chief operating officer from August 1994 to January 1999. Mr. Liddy currently serves on the board of directors of Abbott Laboratories, 3M Company, and The Boeing Company as Independent Director. In addition, Mr. Liddy formerly served on the board of The Boeing Company from 2007 to 2008.
Ms Melanie Healey Ms. Healey is former Group President and Advisor to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Procter & Gamble Company, one of the world’s leading providers of branded consumer packaged goods. Prior to assuming that role, she served as Group President of North America from 2009 to 2015. During her tenure at Procter & Gamble beginning in 1990, Ms. Healey held a number of positions of responsibility, including Group President, Global Feminine and Health Care, and President, Global Feminine Care & Adult Care. Ms. Healey provides the Board with valuable strategic, branding, distribution and operating experience on a global scale obtained over her 32-year career in the consumer goods industry in three multinational companies (Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson and S.C. Johnson & Sons). Her deep experience in marketing, including her 18 years outside the United States, provides the Board with strategic and operational leadership and critical insights into brand building and consumer marketing trends globally. Ms. Healy has served as a Director of Verizon since 2011. She is a member of the Human Resources Committee and the Finance Committee.
Mr Rodney Slater Mr. Slater is a Partner at the law firm Squire Patton Boggs LLP, practicing in the areas of transportation, infrastructure and public policy, a position he has held since 2001. Previously, Mr. Slater served as the U.S. Secretary of Transportation from 1997 to 2001 and as the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from 1993 to 1997. Mr. Slater has served as a director of Kansas City Southern since 2001 and Transurban Group since 2009. In the past five years, Mr. Slater has also served as a director of Delta Air Lines, Inc., ICx Technologies, Inc. and Atkins plc.Mr. Slater has substantial regulatory and public policy experience at the federal and state levels. Mr. Slater provides the Board with valuable insights on public policy issues and leadership on matters involving multiple stakeholders. He also provides the Board with perspectives on strategic partnerships and legal issues facing the Company. Mr. Slater has served as a Director of Verizon since 2010. He is a member of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee and the Human Resources Committee.
Mr Robert W Lane Mr Robert W Lane is an Independent Director of General Electric Company since June 10, 2005. He is also Board member of Verizon Communications Inc since 2013. Mr Lane joined Deere & Company in 1982 following a career in global banking, and served Deere in leadership positions in its global construction equipment and agricultural divisions as well as at Deere Credit, Inc. He also served as Deeres chief financial officer and president, as chief executive officer from 2000 to 2009, and as chairman of the board from 2000 until his retirement in February 2010. Mr. Lane is a director of Northern Trust Corporation, a member of the supervisory board of BMW AG and a member of the board of trustees of the University of Chicago.Robert is a graduate of Wheaton College and he holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Mr Clarence Otis Mr Clarence Otis is Board Member at Verizon Communications Inc since 2013. He was the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Darden Restaurants, Inc., the largest company-owned and operated full-service restaurant company in the world. He served as CEO of Darden Restaurants from 2004 to 2014 and as Chairman from 2005 to 2014. Since joining Darden in 1995 as Vice President and Treasurer, Mr Otis served in a number of positions of responsibility, including Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and President of Smokey Bones Barbeque & Grill, a restaurant concept formerly owned and operated by Darden. Since 2010, Mr Otis has served as a class B director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He has also served as a director of VF Corporation since 2004. Mr Otis provides the Board with valuable insight into consumer services, retail operations, financial oversight and risk management. His experience over his 20 years at Darden Restaurants provides him with important perspectives on operations, strategy and management of a complex organization and a large-scale workforce. Mr Otis has served as a Director of Verizon since 2006. He is Chair of the Human Resources Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Finance Committee.
Mr Richard Carrion Mr. Carrión has served for over 19 years as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Popular, Inc., a diversified bank holding company, and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico, Popular Inc.’s principal bank subsidiary. Mr. Carrión has served as a class A director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York since 2008. He also served as a director of NYNEX Corporation, one of Verizon’s predecessor companies, from 1995 to 1997.Mr. Carrión provides the Board with financial, operational and strategic expertise developed during his long tenure as Chairman and CEO of Popular, Inc. and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico. This experience, combined with his board service at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, also provides the Board with deep risk management expertise. Mr. Carrión has served as a Director of Verizon since 1997. He is Chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee and the Human Resources Committee.
Ms Martha Frances Keeth Ms. Keeth, 68, was Executive Vice President, Chemicals of Royal Dutch Shell plc, an energy company, from 2005 to 2006. In this role, Ms. Keeth was accountable for Shell’s global chemicals businesses, which produced $36.3 billion in third party revenue in 2006 and operated in 35 countries. During her 37-year career, Ms. Keeth held multiple positions of increasing responsibility at Shell in the finance and tax departments, including serving as Executive Vice President, Finance and Business Systems, Executive Vice President, Customer Fulfillment and Product Business Units and President and Chief Executive Officer of Shell Chemical LP, a U.S. operating company. In addition, from 1996 to 1997, Ms. Keeth was controller and principal accounting officer of Mobil Corporation. Ms. Keeth has served as a director of Verizon since 2006 and is a member of the Audit Committee and the Human Resources Committee. She is also a director of Arrow Electronics, Inc. (since 2004) and Peabody Energy Corporation (since 2009).Also she is director at verizon.
Mr Donald Nicolaisen Mr. Nicolaisen served as Chief Accountant of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2003 to 2005. Prior to joining the SEC, he was a senior partner at the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mr. Nicolaisen began his career at the firm’s predecessor, Price Waterhouse, in 1967, and held a wide range of management and leadership positions, including serving on the firm’s U.S. and global boards and leading Price Waterhouse’s national office for accounting and SEC services. Since 2006, Mr. Nicolaisen has served as a director of MGIC Investment Corporation, Morgan Stanley, and Zurich Insurance Group.Mr. Nicolaisen’s long career in leadership positions in both the public and private sector provides the Board with substantial expertise in the areas of public accounting, risk management and corporate finance. This experience, combined with his director roles on the boards of other large, complex firms, provides the Board with additional capabilities in the areas of public policy and corporate governance.Mr. Nicolaisen has served as a Director of Verizon since 2005. He is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Corporate Governance and Policy Committee.
Mr Lowell McAdam Mr. Lowell C. McAdam is the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Verizon Communications Inc. Mr. McAdam has served as CEO since 2011 and Chairman since 2012. Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. McAdam served in numerous positions of responsibility, including President and Chief Operating Officer of Verizon Communications Inc., President and CEO of Verizon Wireless, and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Verizon Wireless. Before Verizon Wireless was formed, Mr. McAdam held executive positions with PrimeCo Personal Communications, AirTouch Communications and Pacific Bell. In the past five years, Mr. McAdam has also served as a member of the Verizon Wireless Board of Representatives.
Mr Lakshmi Mittal Mr Lakshmi N Mittal is Director Since: June 2008. Career Highlights: ArcelorMittal S.A., a steel company. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (May 2008 – Present). President and Chief Executive Officer (November 2006 – May 2008). Chief Executive Officer, Mittal Steel Company N.V. (formerly the LNM Group) (1976 – November 2006). Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement: Member, International Business Council of the World Economic Forum. Advisory Board, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Board of Trustees, Cleveland Clinic. Member, Executive Committee, World Steel Association. Executive Board, Indian School of Business. Mr Lakshmi N Mittal is Baord Member at Airbus Group SE.
Mr Jackson Peter Tai Mr Jackson Peter Taia is a director of Eli Lilly & Co since November 1, 2013. Mr Tai has served as a director of NYSE Euronext since April 2010. He is a director at Mastercard Inc since September 2008. Mr Tai served as chief executive officer and vice chairman of DBS Group Holdings Ltd. and DBS Bank Ltd. from June 2002 to December 2007. He joined DBS as chief financial officer in July 1999 and was appointed president and chief operating officer in 2001. Prior to his eight years of service with DBS in Singapore, he served 25 years with J.P. Morgan & Co. as a managing director in the Investment Banking Division, holding management positions in New York, Tokyo and San Francisco. In September 2011, Mr Tai was appointed to the board of Singapore Airlines. Mr Tai has been a director of The Bank of China Ltd. and a member of the Supervisory Board of Royal Philips Electronics N.V. since March 2011. Mr Tai has been a director of privately-held Brookstone Inc. since August 2008 and non-executive chairman since February 2009. Tai has been a director of MasterCard Incorporated since September 2008. Mr Tai is a trustee of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a member of the Harvard Business School Asia Pacific Advisory Board and a member of the Merlin USA Board. Previously, Mr Tai was a director of CapitaLand Ltd. from November 2000 to April 2011 and was a member of the supervisory board of ING Groep NV from April 2008 to January 2011. Mr Tai was also member of the Bloomberg Asia Pacific Advisory Board from 2006 to 2010, non-executive vice chairman of The Islamic Bank of Asia, Limited from 2006 to 2008, and a director of Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. from 2000 to 2006.