Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| GNB Management L.L.C. |
CIO & Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Senior Vice President & Chief Risk Officer |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer |
Current |
Ross J. Kari, 50. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Bancorp since November 2008. Previously, Mr. Kari was CFO of Safeco Corp. since June 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Kari was the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco since March 2002.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Executive Vice President, Secretary & General Counsel |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Wells Fargo Bank |
Executive Vice President & Region President, Nebraska |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Senior Vice President & Treasurer |
Current |
| Huntington Bancshares, Inc. |
executive vice president |
Former |
| Loyola College in Maryland |
Chartered Financial Analyst |
Former |
| First National Bank of Chicago |
|
Former |
| R-G Crown Bank, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
master's degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Taft Broadcasting Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Taft Broadcasting Co. |
Current |
| Fine Arts Fund |
Trustee |
Current |
| Cincinnati Association |
Chairman |
Current |
| Cincinnati Arts Association |
Chairman |
Current |
| Cinergy Corp. |
Director |
Current |
| The Union Central Life Insurance Company |
Director |
Current |
| Southern Star Group, Ltd. |
Director |
Current |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Tribune Company |
Director |
Current |
| Tribune Company |
Audit Committee Member |
Current |
| Taft Broadcasting Company |
President |
Former |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
Compensation Committee |
Former |
| Taft Broadcasting Company |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Director |
Former |
| Cincinnati Association |
Board Member |
Former |
| UNIFI Mutual Holding Company |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Virginia School of Law |
Law Degree |
Former |
| Yale University |
Bachelor’S Degree |
Former |
| University of Virginia School of Law |
law degree |
Former |
Gary R. Heminger is executive vice president - Downstream of Marathon Oil Corporation and serves as a member of Marathon's Executive Committee. He joined the Company in 1975 and was appointed to his current position in July 2005. In addition to this role, Mr. Heminger is president of Marathon Petroleum Company LLC (MPC), (formerly Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC (MAP)), a wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon. He assumed responsibility as president of MPC in September 2001. In January 2001, he was named MAP executive vice president, Supply, Transportation and Marketing. He was named senior vice president, Business Development in 1999 and was named vice president of Business Development for MAP upon its formation in January 1998. Mr. Heminger assumed the position of manager, Business Development & Joint Interest of Marathon Oil Company in November 1996. From 1995 to 1996 he served as president of Marathon Pipe Line Company. In 1991, he was named vice president of Emro Marketing's Western Division. Emro was the predecessor of Speedway SuperAmerica LLC. Mr. Heminger's more than 34 years with Marathon include experience in a variety of groups and functions. In addition to five years in various financial and administrative roles, he spent three years in London, United Kingdom, as audit supervisor of the Brae Project. He worked with Emro Marketing for eight years in several marketing and commercial roles. Mr. Heminger, a Tiffin, Ohio, native, earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Tiffin University in 1976 while already employed by Marathon Oil Company in Findlay, Ohio. He earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Dayton, Ohio, in 1982. A graduate of the Wharton Executive Management Program, Mr. Heminger is chairman of the Board of Trustees of Tiffin University. He is past chairman of both the American Petroleum Institute (API) Downstream Committee and Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, and a member of the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies. He also serves on the board of directors of Fifth Third Bancorp.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Marathon Oil Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Marathon, Inc. |
Corporate Officers |
Current |
| Tiffin University |
Chairman, Board of Trustees |
Current |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Marathon Pipe Line LLC |
President |
Former |
| Speedway Superamerica LLC |
Vice President, Western Division |
Former |
| Marathon Oil Corporation |
Manager, Business Development & Joint Interest |
Former |
| Marathon Petroleum Company LLC |
President |
Former |
| American Petroleum Institute |
Chairman |
Former |
| Tiffin University |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Dayton |
MBA |
Former |
| Speedway Superamerica LLC |
Team Member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Juccce |
Back to Top Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Juccce Honorary Committee Member |
Current |
| Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions |
Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy |
Current |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Duke Energy Corporation |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Presidential Forum On Renewable Energy |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| The Edison Foundation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Institute of Nuclear Power Operations |
Board Member |
Current |
| Mycigna |
Director |
Current |
| CIGNA Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Applied Materials, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Psi Energy, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Cinergy Corp. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Cinergy Corp. |
President |
Former |
| Psi Energy, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Enron Corp. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
Deputy General Counsel |
Former |
| Public Service Commission |
|
Former |
| Edison Electric Institute |
Chairman |
Former |
| Cinergy Corp. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Psi Energy, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Cinergy Corp. |
Director |
Former |
| Psi Energy, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Duke Realty Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| University of Kentucky |
J.D. degrees |
Former |
| Indiana State University |
Doctor of Law degree |
Former |
| University of Kentucky |
Bachelor of Business Administration |
Former |
| Emory University |
|
Former |
James P. Hackett is president and chief executive officer and director of Steelcase Inc., the global leader in the office furniture industry. Steelcase delivers a better work experience to its customers by providing products, services and insights into the ways people work. Its portfolio includes architecture, furniture and technology products. The company and its subsidiaries serve their customers through a network of over 600 independent dealers and have approximately 13,500 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2008 revenue was $3.4 billion. Jim oversees all operations of Steelcase Inc., including domestic and international operations. Jim was named president and chief executive officer of Steelcase Inc. in December 1994. Previously, Jim served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Steelcase North America, a position he was named to in August 1994. In April 1994, Jim was named executive vice president of Steelcase Ventures. He was responsible for the design and development of products for non-contract furniture industry customers in addition to developing new company opportunities. In August 1993, Jim was named president of Turnstone, a Steelcase company created exclusively to meet the office furnishing needs of small businesses and home offices. The Turnstone model, designed to service new ways in which people do their work, was unique in the contract furniture industry. In 1990, Jim was named Steelcase's senior vice president of Sales and Marketing. He joined Steelcase in 1981 and held a variety of sales and marketing positions in the company, including regional manager in Houston, Texas, in 1984 and director of national accounts from 1986 to 1990. Before joining Steelcase, Jim held sales and management positions at Procter & Gamble in Detroit, Michigan, from 1977 to 1981. Jim serves on the board of directors for Northwestern Mutual Life in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Fifth Third Bancorp in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a member of the boards of advisors to the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and the Life Sciences Institute at the University of Michigan. Additionally, he is a past president of the Institute of Design Board of Overseers at the Illinois Institute of Technology. Jim graduated from the University of Michigan with a bachelor's degree in general studies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Steelcase Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Current |
| Steelcase Inc. |
Executive Officer |
Former |
| Right Place, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Turnstone |
President |
Former |
| Illinois Institute of Technology |
President |
Former |
| Steelcase Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Steelcase Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing |
Former |
| Procter & Gamble |
|
Former |
| Phil Bender |
|
Former |
| R-G Crown Bank, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of California at Los Angeles School of Law |
juris doctor degree |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
Bachelor's Degree In General Studies |
Former |
| Michigan State University |
bachelor of arts degree in pre-law |
Former |
Director since 1968. Chairman and, until 2008, chief executive officer and, until 2006, president of Cincinnati Financial Corporation. Chairman until 2006 and since 2008 of The Cincinnati Insurance Company; president and chief executive officer until 2006. Director of John J. & Thomas R. Schiff & Co. Inc., a privately owned independent insurance agency; Fifth Third Bancorp; and The Standard Register Company; all Cincinnati-area companies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Cincinnati Financial Corporation |
Chairman |
Current |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cinergy Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
MARSHA C. WILLIAMS has served as a Supervisory Director of the Company since 1997. She is a member of
the Audit Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and the Organization and Compensation Committee.
Ms. Williams currently serves as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Orbitz Worldwide, a position
she has held since 2007. From 2002 to 2007, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Equity Office Properties Trust, a public real estate investment trust. She served as Chief Administrative Officer of
Crate & Barrel from 1998 to 2002, and as Treasurer of Amoco Corporation from 1993 to 1998. Ms. Williams is a
director of Davis Funds, Modine Manufacturing Company, Inc. and Fifth Third Bancorp.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. |
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Selected Funds |
Board Director |
Current |
| Modine Manufacturing Company |
Board Director |
Current |
| Davis Funds |
Board Director |
Current |
| Euromarket Designs, Inc. |
Cao |
Former |
| Equity Office Properties Trust |
CFO & Executive Vice President |
Former |
| First National Bank of Chicago |
Vice President and Head, Retailing Companies Division |
Former |
| Carson Pirie Scott & Co. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Amoco Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Amoco Corporation |
Treasurer |
Former |
| Carson Pirie Scott & Co. |
Treasurer |
Former |
| University of Chicago Graduate School of Business |
Masters Degree |
Former |
| Wellesley College |
Bachelor’S Degree |
Former |
| Euromarket Designs, Inc. |
Real Estate and Operations Committee Member |
Former |
| Euromarket Designs, Inc. |
member |
Former |
Mitchel Livingston is vice president for Student Affairs and Services and professor
of Educational Studies at the University of Cincinnati. He joined UC in 1994 after
serving as vice president for Student Affairs at the University at Albany, SUNY,
and Dean of Students at Ohio State University.
Earning his Ph. D. in Higher Education Administration at Michigan State
University, he received his master and bachelor degrees in Education from
Southern Illinois University.
Dr. Livingston’s commitment to public higher education is evidenced by the
following achievements:
• thirty-five years administrative experience
• fourteen years teaching experience
• tenure as full professor
• leadership for multi-million fundraising initiatives
• national consultant implementing a model for developing just campus
communities and in the areas of multi-culturalism, community building and
organizational behavior
• keynote speaker for national educational and professional organizations
• service on five corporate and community boards
o Fifth Third Bancorp
o Fine Arts Fund Board
o CET
o Holocaust & Humanity Education
o BRIDGES for a Just Community, Board Chair
Dr. Livingston received a number of honors and awards, including the Governor’s
Educator of the Year award, State of New York; Dr. Martin Luther King award for
distinguished community service and Award for Excellence in Administration,
University at Albany; Educator of the Year award, Anti-Defamation League,
Albany, New York; and national spokesperson for INROADS, Inc. from 2004-06.
Livingston is married with twin sons working in the Cincinnati area.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| University of Cincinnati |
Vice President for Student Affairs |
Current |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Traylor Brothers, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Lfpl |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Crusade |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| West End School |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Fifth Third Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
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