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Mr Fred Langhammer Fred Langhammer, 68, has served as a Director since December 2009. Mr. Langhammer is Chairman, Global Affairs of Estée Lauder. He joined Estée Lauder in 1975 and held a variety of executive roles, including Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2004 and President and Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Langhammer serves on the Board of the Walt Disney Company. Mr. Langhammer served on the Board of AIG from 2006 to 2008 and on the Board of Shinsei Bank from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Langhammer is also a senior fellow of the Foreign Policy Association. In June 2004, Mr. Langhammer received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2001, Mr. Langhammer received the Marco Polo Award from the China Foundation for International Exchanges in Beijing. Mr. Langhammer also received the Foreign Policy Association's Global Social Responsibility Award on behalf of Estée Lauder and was honored by the International Center in New York.
Mr Aylwin Lewis Aylwin B. Lewis, 57, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Potbelly Sandwich Works since June 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Lewis was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sears Holdings Corporation, a nationwide retailer, from September 2005 to February 2008. Prior to being named Chief Executive Officer of Sears, Mr. Lewis was President of Sears Holdings and Chief Executive Officer of KMart and Sears Retail following Sears’ acquisition of KMart Holding Corporation in March 2005. Prior to that acquisition, Mr. Lewis had been President and Chief Executive Officer of KMart since October 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Lewis was Chief Multibranding and Operating Officer of YUM! Brands, Inc., a franchisor and licensor of quick service restaurants including KFC, Long John Silvers, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and A&W, from 2003 until October 2004, Chief Operating Officer of YUM! Brands from 2000 until 2003 and Chief Operating Officer of Pizza Hut from 1996. Mr. Lewis served on the Board of Directors of Sears Holding Corp. from 2005 through 2008 and on the Board of Directors of Kmart from 2004 through 2008. Mr. Lewis has been a Director of the Company since 2004.
Ms Janice M. Babiak Ms Janice M. Babiak is a director at Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc since April 9, 2012. Ms Babiak is a former Partner of Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) and held a variety of roles with the firm in the United States and the United Kingdom between 1982 and 2009. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Certified Information Security Manager. She also is a Chartered Accountant in Great Britain and serves as a Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. After joining the firm’s audit practice in 1982, she helped found E&Y’s technology security and risk services practice in 1996 and its global climate change and sustainability services practice in 2008. Ms Babiak served as Managing Partner of E&Y’s Regulatory & Public Policy practice in the Northern Europe, Middle East and, India and Africa (NEMIA) region and as a Board Member for the NEMIA region from July 2006 to July 2008, and as Global Leader of E&Y’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice from July 2008 to December 2009. Ms Babiak has served as a non-executive director of Logica plc, a publicly-traded technology company headquartered in the United Kingdom, since January 2010, and serves as chair of its Audit Committee. On April 9, 2012, the Board of Directors of Walgreen Co. upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, elected Jan Babiak to the Board of Directors effective immediately.
Mr David J. Brailer Mr David J. Brailer, M.D., Ph.D., is an independent director of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc since October 2010. He is a chairman of Health Evolution Partners, a private equity firm focused on the healthcare industry, since 2006. Dr Brailer served as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology within the Department of Health and Human Services of the U.S. federal government from May 2004 to April 2006. He was a Senior Fellow at the Health Technology Center from 2002 to 2004. Previously, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a director of CareScience, Inc., a provider of care management services and Internet-based healthcare solutions, from 1992 to 2002. Prior to that, he was Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Care Systems at The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ms Ginger L. Graham Ms Ginger L. Graham is an independent director at Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc since May 1, 2010. She has served as Faculty at Harvard Business School since October 2009 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Two Trees Consulting, a healthcare and executive leadership consulting firm, since November 2007. Ms Graham was Chief Executive Officer of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from September 2003 to March 2007, and served as Amylin's President from September 2003 to June 2006. From 1994 to 2003, Ms Graham held various positions with Guidant Corporation, including Group Chairman, Office of the President, President of the Vascular Intervention Group, and Vice President. From 1979 to 1994, Ms Graham held various positions with Eli Lilly and Company, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Ms Graham currently serves as a director of Walgreen Co. and a number of privately held companies. In addition, Ms Graham served as a director of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from November 1995 to May 2009, and as a director of Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from February 2002 to January 2004. Ms Graham holds a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Arkansas and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Mr Steven Davis Mr. Steven A. Davis, also known as Steve, served as Chairman of the Board of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. since September 2006; Chief Executive Officer of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. since May 2006; President, Long John Silver’s and A&W All-American Food Restaurants (Yum! Brands) from 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President, Concept Development, Pizza Hut, Inc. (Yum! Brands) from 2000 to 2002,He has been a Director of Marathon Petroleum Corporation and Marathon Petroleum Company LP since July 30, 2013
Mr William C. Foote Mr William C. Foote is a chairman of the Board of USG Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of building materials, from April 1996 until his planned retirement in December 2011. Mr Foote served USG Corporation as Chief Executive Officer from January 1996 to December 2010 and as President from September 1999 to January 2006. He is a director at Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc since 1997. He also serves as a director of Kohler Co., Chairman of the Board of The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, a trustee of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, and a life trustee of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare in Chicago.
Ms Nancy M. Schlichting Ms Nancy M. Schlichting is an independent director at Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc since October 2006. She is a president and chief executive officer of the Henry Ford Health System (since June 2003). Ms Schlichting was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Henry Ford Health System from June 1999 to June 2003, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Ford Hospital from August 2001 to June 2003. She also serves as a director of the American Hospital Association and of the Kresge Foundation, where she chairs the board’s compensation committee.
Mr Gregory Wasson Mr. Wasson is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., the first global pharmacy-led health and wellbeing enterprise. From 2009 through 2014 he was Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walgreen Co. A registered pharmacist, he joined Walgreen in 1980 and served in a number of positions of responsibility, including President of Walgreens Health Initiatives, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, and President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Wasson has served on the board of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. since July 2015 and, in the past five years, he has served on the boards of Walgreen Co. and AmerisourceBergen Corporation.Mr. Wasson provides the Board with valuable global operational and management experience, as well as extensive knowledge of the retail and healthcare industries. His tenure as CEO of a large publicly-held company provides the Board with additional in-depth perspective in organizational management.Mr. Wasson has served as a Director of Verizon since 2013. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Human Resources Committee.
Ms Marissa Ann Mayer Ms. Mayer is Vice President of Local and Maps for Google Inc. (“Google”), an internet company, a position she has held since 2010 and Cief Executive Officer at Yahoo!. In this role, Ms. Mayer leads the product management and engineering efforts of Google’s local, mobile, and location-based products including Google Maps, Google Maps for Mobile, Local Search, Google Earth, and Street View. Prior to assuming her current role with Google, Ms. Mayer served as Google’s Vice President, Search Products and User Experience, beginning in 2005. Ms. Mayer has served in a variety of other capacities since first joining Google as its first female engineer in 1999, and has been responsible for launching hundreds of products and features during that time. Concurrently with her work at Google, Ms. Mayer has taught introductory computer programming classes at Stanford University. Ms. Mayer holds a bachelor’s degree in symbolic systems and a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University. Ms. Mayer serves on the boards of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Ballet, the New York City Ballet, and the Smithsonian Cooper – Hewitt, National Design Museum. Ms. Mayer is standing for election to the Board for the first time at the 2012 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. She serves as Independent Director at WalMart Stores Inc.
Mr Arne Morris Sorenson Mr. Sorenson became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on March 31, 2012. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since May 2009. Mr. Sorenson joined Marriott in 1996 as Senior Vice President of Business Development and was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1998 and assumed the additional title of President, Continental European Lodging, in January 2003. Prior to joining Marriott, he was a Partner in the law firm of Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C. Mr. Sorenson served on the board of directors of WalMart Stores Inc till 3 may 2013, He also serves on the board of regents of Luther College. Mr. Sorenson was appointed to the Board of Directors in February 2011.
Mr Gregory Boyd Penner Mr Greg Penner is a member of board of directors at Baidu Inc since July 2004. Mr Penner is a general partner of Madrone Capital Partners, an investment firm based in Menlo Park, California. From 2002 to 2004, he was the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Wal-Mart Japan, and was a director of The Seiyu, Ltd., a Japanese retailer from 2002 to 2008 when the company was acquired by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. From 2000 to 2002, Mr Penner was responsible for the business development, legal and finance affairs of Walmart.com, Wal-Mart’s Internet business based in California. Prior to joining Wal-Mart, Mr Penner was a general partner at Peninsula Capital, an early stage venture capital fund. In addition to Baidu, Mr Penner also serves as a director of Wal-Mart Stores, & now is the chairman of the board of Wal- Mart. , the Hyatt Hotels Corporation, where he is a member of the finance committee, Cuil, Inc., a privately held Internet search engine developer and 99Bill Corporation, based in Shanghai, China. Mr Penner received a bachelor’s degree in international economics from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and an M.B.A. degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mr James W. Breyer James W. Breyer has been a Director of the Company since 2011 and serves as a member of the Compensation and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Breyer has been a Partner of Accel Partners, a venture capital firm, since 1987 and is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Breyer Capital, a global diversified investment firm. Mr. Breyer is also a co-founder and has been co-lead on the strategic investment committee since inception of the IDG-Accel China Funds. Mr. Breyer had been independent Director of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. from 1 January 2001 till 31 December 2013. Mr. Breyer has served as a Director of Dell Inc. where he is the Chairman of its Finance Committee. Since 2005 till 11 may 2013 Mr. Breyer has served as a Director of Facebook where he is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Since 2004, Mr. Breyer has served as a Director of Brightcove. Mr. Breyer serves as a Director of several privately-held companies including Legendary Pictures and served as a Director of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. from 2006 to 2009 and a Director of RealNetworks, Inc. from 1995 to 2008.
Ms Martha Michele Burns Ms. Burns, 56, has been a member of the Board of Directors of Cisco since November 2003. She has served as the Center Fellow and Strategic Advisor to the Stanford Center on Longevity at Stanford University since August 2012. She served as the Chief Executive Officer of the Retirement Policy Center sponsored by Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. from October 2011 to February 2014. From September 2006 to October 2011, Ms. Burns served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mercer LLC, a global leader for human resources and related financial advice and services. She assumed that role after joining Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. in March 2006 as Chief Financial Officer. From May 2004 to January 2006, Ms. Burns served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Restructuring Officer of Mirant Corporation, where she successfully helped restructure and emerge Mirant from bankruptcy. In 1999, Ms. Burns joined Delta Air Lines, Inc. assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer in 2000 and holding that position through April 2004. Delta filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in September 2005. She began her career in 1981 at Arthur Andersen LLP and became a partner in 1991. Ms. Burns also currently serves on the boards of directors of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. She previously served as independent director of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., ending in 2013.
Mr Harold Lee Scott Mr. Scott was Walmart’s independent director from 1 January 1999 till 6 June 2014, and was President and CEO from January 2000 through his retirement from that position on January 31, 2009. He is an Independent Director at Yahoo!. Mr. Scott served as an Executive Officer of Walmart and as the Chairman of the Executive Committee until January 31, 2011, when he retired from our company. Prior to serving as President and CEO of Walmart, he held other positions with Walmart since joining our company in September 1979, including Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer from January 1999 to January 2000, and Executive Vice President and President and CEO, Walmart US from January 1998 to January 1999. Mr. Scott served as a director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from May 2010 to May 2011. Mr. Scott serves as a director of several private companies and on the advisory board of the Tsinghua University School of Economics and Management in Beijing, China. He has been a member of the Board since 1999.
Mr Christopher J. Williams Mr. Williams was independent director at WalMart Stores Inc from 1 January 2004 till 6 June 2014, he became a member of our Board in April 2008. Mr. Williams has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Williams Capital Group, L.P., an investment bank, since 1994, and Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Williams Capital Management, LLC, an investment management firm, since 2002. He holds a bachelors degree from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Dartmouth College Tuck School of Business. Mr. Williams was a director of Caesars from November 2003 to January 2008, and was a member of the Audit Committee. Mr. Williams also serves on the boards of directors for The Partnership for New York City, the National Association of Securities Professionals,. He is Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee and is a member of the 162(m) Plan Committee.
Ms Aida M. Alvarez Ms. Alvarez is the former Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration and was a member of President Clinton’s Cabinet from 1997 to 2001. She was the founding Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (the “OFHEO”) from 1993 to 1997. Ms. Alvarez was a vice president in public finance at First Boston Corporation and Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. prior to 1993. She is Chair of the Latino Community Foundation of San Francisco and has served as a director of UnionBanCal Corporation and Union Bank, N.A. since 2004. Ms. Alvarez has been a member of the Board since 2006 at WalMart Stores Inc.
Ms Linda S. Wolf Linda S. Wolf has served on our Board since November 2006. Ms. Wolf retired as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Leo Burnett Worldwide, a global advertising agency, in April 2005. She had served as Leo Burnett Worldwide’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since January 2001 and as its Chief Executive Officer from July 1996 to December 2000. From March 1992 to June 1996, she was an Executive Vice President responsible for Business Development at Leo Burnett USA. Ms. Wolf is a director of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and a trustee of Janus Funds. She is also a member of the board of trustees of the Field Museum, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Off the Street Club, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and the Partnership for New Communities. Ms. Wolf holds a bachelor’s degree from Ohio Wesleyan University.
Mr Jim C. Walton Mr. Walton is the Chairman and CEO of Arvest Bank Group, Inc., a group of banks operating in the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Mr. Walton also serves as Chairman of Community Publishers, Inc., which operates newspapers in Arkansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Mr. Walton has been a member of the Board since 2005. He is Independent Director at WalMart Stores Inc.
Mr Roger Campbell Corbett Mr. Corbett is the retired CEO and Group Managing Director of Woolworths Limited (“Woolworths”), the largest retail company in Australia, where he served from 1990 to 2006. He is a director of The Reserve Bank of Australia and Chairman of PrimeAg Australia (a major Australian farming enterprise). He is the Chairman of Fairfax Media Limited (a major Australian newspaper, magazine and internet publisher), where he also serves as Chairman of that company’s Nominations Committee and formerly served as Chairman of that company’s Audit and Risk Committee. He also is a director and non-executive Chairman of Mayne Pharma Group Limited, an Australian specialist pharmaceutical company, and a former member of the Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership. He is a former founding director of Outback Stores, a commercial venture supported by the government to provide retail facilities for communities in remote Australia. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the Australian Graduate School of Management for the University of New South Wales, and is also the former Chairman of CIES Food Business Forum (France). Mr. Corbett is also Chairman of the Salvation Army Advisory Board, is Chairman of the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (Randwick & Westmead) Advisory Board, and is a member of the Dean’s Advisory Group of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sydney. Mr. Corbett has been Independent Director at WalMart Stores Inc since 2006.