Hershey Foods Corp.

William Christ is a retired Senior Executive Vice President and COO/CFO of Hershey Foods and served four years in the United States Air Force, earning the rank of Captain. He has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and an M.A. in Business from the Pennsylvania State University. In addition, he attended both the International Management Development Institute and the International Management Institute in Switzerland. He was also honored with the Alumni Fellow of The Pennsylvania State University in 1991.

Don Mock has over 18 years experience as a training designer, trainer and consultant. He spent over eight years in the training department of a Fortune 200 company doing a variety of training throughout the organization. Since 1980, Don has been working with people to help them utilize more of their potential. Don specializes in management/supervisory and leadership training as well as "Low Ropes" an outdoor adventure based team building training and has worked with a wide variety of organizations such as Amp, Inc., Air Products, Hershey Foods, Bell Atlantic, Cellular One, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Colgate Palmolive (Mexico) and Land O'Lakes. From large companies and governmental agencies to small business, Don s work has taken him throughout the United States and overseas. Don s strengths lie in his experience and enthusiasm as well in his ability to relate his experience to a wide variety of audiences to make learning fun. A practitioner of adult experiential learning techniques, Don encourages participants to discover fundamentals of learning for themselves and to apply this knowledge in the workplace, causing long-lasting, bottom line results. Don is an adjunct instructor for Penn State s Master In Training and Development Program and is actively involved in the American Society for Training and Development s (ASTD) "Train the Trainer Workshops". He is also a Certified Technical Trainer (CTT) for the Chauncey Group in Princeton, NJ and delivers the customized "Service Excellence" program to Bell Atlantic for ThinkIT. Don completed his undergraduate work at Wilkes University and earned his masters degree from Marywood College. Don has been certified by a variety of training vendors including DDI, The Forum Corporation, Blanchard Training and Development and Learning International.

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ARNOLD G. LANGBO, age 71, retired in 2000 as Chairman of Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, a producer of cereal and convenience foods. He held that position from January 1992 and also served as Chief Executive Officer from January 1992 until May 1999. He is a director of Johnson & Johnson, Whirlpool Corporation and Weyerhaeuser Company. A Hershey director since 2007, he chairs the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee. He was elected by the holders of the Common Stock voting separately as a class.

Mr. Strauss served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unilever United States, Inc., a primary business group of Unilever, the international food and home and personal care organization ("Unilever"), from May 2000 until his retirement in December 2004. Mr. Strauss is a member of the Board of Directors of Aegis Group plc and The Hershey Company.

LEROY S. ZIMMERMAN, age 73, is Senior Counsel, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a national full service law firm. He has held that position since January 2002. He is a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the Governance Committee and the Executive Committee.

ROBERT F. CAVANAUGH, age 49, is Managing Director of DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners, Los Angeles, California, a subsidiary of Credit Suisse and a leading global investment banking firm. He has held that position since October 1999. He is a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2003, he is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee.