Interpublic Group of Companies Inc.

David M. Thomas is the Chairman and CEO of IMS Health (NYSE:RX). He joined Interpublic's Board of Directors in November of 2004. Mr. Thomas joined IMS in 2000 and is responsible for all of its operations around the world. IMS, based in Fairfield, CT, provides critical information, analysis and services that drive decisions and shape strategies for pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. IMS works with these companies to optimize their portfolios, ensuring successful launches, managing brands and improving the effectiveness of sales teams. Before joining IMS, Thomas was General Manager, IBM Global Industries, responsible for sales and support of IBM's top enterprise customers worldwide. Before that, he held progressively responsible executive positions with IBM including General Manager, North America, General Manager, Asia Pacific and President, National Distribution Division. He began his career with IBM in 1972 as a marketing representative. Mr. Thomas also serves on the boards of directors of Fortune Brands, The MONY Group and The TriZetto Group, Inc., and is an Advisory Board member of EZGOV, Inc.

Jocelyn Carter-Miller is President of TechEdVentures, a community empowerment firm that educates and inspires children, families, and the broader community through the development and management of charter schools, community-based programs, and other enterprises. Using state-of-the-art business strategies, technology resources and creative partnerships, TechEdVentures provides operations management, program development, marketing, training, and community relationship building to develop the enterprises that promote community and economic renewal. TechEdVentures enterprises include Smart School Charter Middle School, Smart School Institute of Technology and Commerce (high school), Eagle Charter Academy , Community Learning Center , First Tee of Lauderhill (golf and character-building program) and Rapid Refill Ink. Prior to joining TechEdVentures, Jocelyn was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Office Depot, Inc., where she managed marketing efforts across its retail, contract, catalog and e-commerce businesses. Formerly, Jocelyn served as Motorola Corporate Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer; Vice President of Latin American and Caribbean Operations, and Director of European, Middle East and African Operations for the Motorola International Networks Division; and Vice President of Marketing and Product Development for Mattel. Jocelyn has co-authored with Melissa Giovagnoli the book Networlding: Building Relationships and Opportunities for Success, published by Jossey-Bass Publishers. Jocelyn has an MBA degree from the University of Chicago , a BS in Accounting from the University of Illinois and is a CPA. She serves on the Board of Directors of Principal Financial Group, Inc. and non-profit organizations. Jocelyn is married to Edward Miller, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of TechEdVentures, and has two daughters, Alexis and Kimberly.

Christopher F. Carroll is Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. Mr. Carroll joined Interpublic with comprehensive experience in SEC reporting and financial statement presentation, revenue recognition, Sarbanes Oxley implementation and compliance, forecasting and budgeting, and merger and acquisition accounting. Most recently, Mr. Carroll was Controller of the McCann WorldGroup. Prior to joining McCann in 2005, Chris served as Chief Accounting Officer at Eyetech Pharmaceuticals where he was responsible for all aspects of the financial organization including the controllership function, regulatory reporting (SEC) and financial press releases, factory and cost accounting, accounting policy, tax accounting and compliance, budgeting and forecasting, the internal audit function and commercial product distribution. Prior to Eyetech, Mr. Carroll was the Chief Accounting Officer at MIM Corporation, the Chief Accountant and Controller of Avaya Communications, and Financial Vice President at Lucent Technologies. Before his tenure at Avaya, he spent 10 years in public accounting at the New York offices of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), specializing in technology and communications. While at PwC, Mr. Carroll was the lead senior manager on some of the firm's largest accounts and participated in over 40 business acquisitions, ranging in size from $20 million to $40 billion, and managed over 25 separate engagements. Mr. Carroll is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Institute of Internal Auditors , and the New York State Society of CPAs. He earned his Bachelor of Science with honors in accounting and business law from the Saint Frances College in New York .

Frank is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. In his role as CFO, Frank has direct management responsibility for all areas of Global Finance, Information Technology and Investor Relations. Frank joined Interpublic with extensive experience in the media and entertainment industry, having played leadership roles at Columbia House, which was owned by the Blackstone Group, as well as The Seagram Company Ltd. owners of Universal Studios, Universal Music Group, and the Universal Theme Parks. In addition, he spent more than a decade at Price Waterhouse, becoming a partner in the Entertainment and Media practice of the firm in 1996. Prior to joining IPG, Frank was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Columbia House Company, a direct marketer of entertainment content. Frank joined Columbia House in 2002 following the successful leveraged buyout by the Blackstone Group. At Columbia House, he worked with the CEO to drive all major strategic and operational management decisions, including the company's ultimate sale to Bertelsmann. From 2001 to 2002, Frank served as Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Financial Officer for Vivendi Universal, a $40 billion media company which was formed after the global merger of Vivendi and Seagram. While at Seagram, which he joined in 1996, Frank had a number of executive roles including International Treasurer, Corporate Controller, and ultimately, Senior Vice President of Finance. From 1983 to 1996, Frank held various positions at Price Waterhouse. While at the firm, he managed a number of multinational clients in media and entertainment as well as consumer products industries.

Heide Gardner was named Director of Diversity in November of 2003 and promoted to Vice President, Diversity Management in December 2004. She was elected to the post of Senior Vice President – Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer in 2007. The first African American and person of color to serve as an officer of Interpublic Group (IPG), she is responsible for collaborating with senior management to develop new global inclusion management strategies and multicultural marketing programs for IPG and its worldwide family of leading agency brands which employ 44,000 employees. Through her office, the company is working to maximize professional development opportunities for women and people of color, to deploy world class education and training on diversity and inclusion management practices, and to better leverage relationships with diverse business partners and external organizations. Prior to joining Interpublic Group, Heide was a senior vice president of the American Advertising Federation (AAF) and the founding Executive Director of The AAF Mosaic Center on Multiculturalism. During her tenure, Heide was responsible for the development and implementation of innovative programs to promote diversity and a more methodical, strategic approach to brand building among multicultural consumers. She also worked to build bridges across industry segments, uniting many of advertising's most influential leaders to create a groundbreaking set of paradigms for leveraging diversity, The Mosaic Principles . Heide also launched AAF's Most Promising Minority Students Program, which is an enduring major hiring pipeline for agencies, clients and media companies. She has been recognized as a facilitator of President Clinton's Executive Order that included a provision to encourage business opportunities for diverse companies and media in federal government advertising contracts. In her past life, Heide's portfolio of experience spanned a variety of roles in marketing services, lobbying and community affairs for companies including Advo-System, Coca-Cola Enterprises -- the world's largest soft drink bottler, Colgate-Palmolive, Pepsi-Cola North America, NationsBank (now Bank of America) and others. Heide received many honors during her career and was one of the first inductees for the Ebony Outstanding Women in Marketing and Communications award in 2000. She was also recognized by Working Mother Magazine as a mother of the year, in Mothers We Love of 2000 -- the same year J.K. Rowling was selected. Most recently she was recognized as a Woman of Distinction by the New York Council of Girl Scouts in 2006. Many of Heide's most satisfying and educational experiences have come from service to others. She received great rewards from her contributions to the concept and launch for the nationally acclaimed non-for-profit athletic and educational organization, the Midnight Basketball League . Heide has worked with the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and other organizations over the years and currently serves on the boards of the AAF Foundation, the Association of American Advertising Agencies Foundation and the New York Council of Girl Scouts.

Jonathan B. Burleigh is Senior Vice President, Finance and Development of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. He has responsibility for corporate development, including all internal and external M&A activity, as well as budgets, planning and global shared services operations. Mr. Burleigh joined Interpublic in 2002 as CFO of the Interpublic Sports and Entertainment Group. He joined the holding company in 2004 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Prior to joining Interpublic, Mr. Burleigh was an investment banker at firms including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Mr. Burleigh has an MBA from Harvard Business School and is a graduate of Middlebury College.

Tom Dowling is Senior Vice President, Chief Risk Officer of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. In addition to enterprise-wide risk analysis, Dowling has responsibility for Internal Audit, Insurance and Compliance including Sarbanes-Oxley requirements. Prior to Interpublic, he was employed by Avon Products, Inc., having served in various financial roles in such areas as Corporate Tax, Financial Planning, Corporate Reporting and Accounting, Internal Audit, Risk Management and Y2K Project Leader. Prior to working with Avon, Dowling was with Pricewaterhouse. He is an MBA, CPA and a member of the AICPA, NYSSCPA’s and the IIA. Dowling is Volunteer Chairman, Gifts In Kind International, the largest product philanthropy organization.

Barry Linsky is Executive Vice President, Emeritus of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. A 30-year veteran of Interpublic and its companies, Linsky currently serves in an "at large" capacity, working with management on a wide range of strategic initiatives. In his previous role as head of Interpublic’s Planning and Business Development group, his responsibilities included managing the parent company's planning process for its worldwide networks, working with the operating companies to develop synergies and share best practices and guiding client compensation negotiations. He also supervised Interpublic's Center for Marketing Intelligence, a marketing data retrieval and analysis unit that serves its agencies and clients. Prior to joining the parent company, Linsky was Executive Vice President-Director of Account Management at Interpublic's Lowe and Partners (formerly the Marschalk Company); his responsibilities there included management (professionally and financially) of a number of the advertising agency's consumer products clients, including Braun, Gillette, Johnson & Johnson and Sterling Drug. Linsky began his career in client-side marketing management, rising through positions of increasing responsibility with Lever Brothers Company, Bristol-Myers and Squibb Beech-Nut. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration. He lives in New York City with his wife Jane, a retired editor for The New York Times.

Philippe Krakowsky is Executive Vice President, Strategy and Corporate Relations for The Interpublic Group (NYSE:IPG), a leading global provider of marketing services. In this capacity, he works with the company’s CEO to define strategy for the group and with agency management to implement key strategic initiatives. During recent years, he has played a significant role in: the merger of Draft and FCB to produce a new agency model based on a combination of accountability and creativity; the successful evolution of IPG’s aligned media operations; oversight of developing digital and emerging media capabilities; as well as on multi-agency client opportunities. He also oversees communications for IPG and helps to lead our diversity and inclusion activities, including serving as an executive sponsor of employee resource groups and a member of the company’s Corporate Diversity Council. Krakowsky has extensive experience devising strategies and building brands, particularly in the professional services arena. Prior to joining IPG, he played a leading role in articulating and differentiating the Young & Rubicam brand to a broad range of audiences – employees, clients, prospects, the financial community and the media – in the period leading up to and following Y&R’s transformation from a private to a public company. Previously, he led the positioning and all communications efforts for BBDO when that agency carved out the niche it still enjoys as advertising’s premier global creative network. Philippe started his career as an entrepreneur in the technology industry and moved into advertising at the heralded New York creative boutique Levine, Huntley, Schmidt and Beaver, where he worked to market both the agency and its clients’ businesses. In 1999, he was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s “Hall of Achievement,” the premier United States industry honor for marketing services professionals under age 40.

Stephen Gatfield is Executive Vice President, Strategy and Network Operations of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. Steve came to Interpublic in 2004 and in March 2006 was appointed Chief Executive Officer, Lowe Worldwide, where he leads the Global Management Team. Gatfield is a strategist and innovator who understands where marketing communications is headed His in-depth knowledge of international markets, particularly in Asia, coupled with his proven ability to manage creative agencies and global networks makes him unique in the industry. In addition to spearheading the Lowe network, he works with Interpublic's management team to plan and implement a streamlined international operating structure for the holding company. Steve also played an integral role in creating MAP (Marketing Accountability Partnership), an Interpublic unit that enhances the company's focus on marketing accountability and ROI. Prior to joining Interpublic in 2004, Gatfield was at Leo Burnett Worldwide where, since 2001, he had been Chief Operating Officer. He was widely lauded for leading the absorption of the former D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles into the international network of Publicis, which was accomplished with minimal client and talent attrition. During Gatfield's tenure as COO for all of Leo Burnett's international operations, the network was widely recognized with industry honors including Asia Pacific Network of the Year in 2002, IberoAmerica Network in 2003, Best Eastern European Network in 2003, as well as numerous agency of the year accolades. From 1997-2000, Gatfield was Regional Managing Director for the Asia Pacific region of Leo Burnett Worldwide. Gatfield has also enjoyed considerable success establishing new models of doing business in the industry. He led Leo Burnett through two successful joint ventures with Dentsu: Beacon, a unique offering combining Leo Burnett, D'Arcy and Saatchi in Japan with a division of Dentsu as well as Orchard, a second Burnett agency in the vital Indian market, also developed jointly with Dentsu. In South Africa, Gatfield pioneered a radical empowerment business model with Lobedu Leo Burnett, which is now cited as one of the best examples of effective empowerment partnerships in South Africa. A 20-year veteran of the industry, Gatfield spent nearly his entire career with the Burnett organization in the United States , United Kingdom and Asia. For three years in the mid-1980s, he served as a Planning Director for Saatchi & Saatchi London.

David Weiss is Senior Vice President, Business Development of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. David joined Interpublic's advertising agency, McCann-Erickson New York, in August 1986 as Group Account Director on the L'Oreal account. Four years later he took on worldwide responsibilities for Gillette. Later he added J&J and U.S. Airways to his responsibilities. In 1992, he assumed responsibility for a special three-year General Motors Corporate program. In August of 1997, he joined the Interpublic Group as VP, Director of Planning and Business Development. Currently, as Senior Vice President Business Development he has a wide range of responsibilities. He developed and manages the company's Client DataBank reporting and analytics platform, has management oversight of the Interpublic Center for Marketing Intelligence and developed and manages the company's Organic Growth Initiative. He also heads Interpublic's growth function that includes developing new models for Interpublic to bring its broad array of resources to clients, agency compensation planning and negotiation and utilizing company resources to support business development. Prior to joining McCann, David was President of Ingalls Advertising in Boston, MA, from 1984 through 1986 when it was bought by Omnicom. Before joining Ingalls, he was at Ogilvy & Mather where his responsibilities included the General Foods, Publisher's Clearing House, Seagram & Sons and the Pepperidge Farm accounts. Weiss was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. He received both his BS and MBA at the Ohio State University. He is active in local political affairs and held the elected position of Village Trustee for 13 years. He has two grown daughters and currently lives on Long Island with his wife Beverly.

Ellen T. Johnson is Senior Vice President and Treasurer of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. She assumed this position in September 2004. In this role, Johnson is charged with managing liquidity for the company, structuring the company's credit facilities, as well as overseeing its relationships with banks and rating agencies. Johnson joined Interpublic in 2000 as Assistant Treasurer, International, and has held a variety of senior finance positions at the corporation, primarily in the Treasury Department. In May 2004 Johnson was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of The Partnership, a division of Interpublic which includes Lowe Worldwide and Draft, where she oversaw all financial aspects of the agencies. Prior to joining Interpublic, Johnson held various corporate finance roles at Revlon, ultimately as Assistant Treasurer, International. In that capacity, she had responsibility for all treasury functions in Europe. Johnson also played a key role in negotiating Revlon's credit facilities and in the financing and re-financing activities that helped re-capitalize the company in the late 1990's. Preceding her work at Revlon, Johnson was a Senior Accountant at Coopers & Lybrand. She is a CPA who holds an Executive MBA in Finance from New York University 's Stern School of Business, and a Bachelor's Degree from the State University at Albany.

Frank Guglielmo is Senior Vice President, Leadership and Organizational Development of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. He has more than 15 years of experience leading efforts to build individual and organizational capabilities. Prior to joining Interpublic, Frank was Managing Director at Park Consulting focusing on leadership development, assessment and succession management. Frank has also been Director, Management and Organizational Development at Altria Corporate Services Inc. and Vice President, Branch Management Selection and Development at Prudential Securities. In both of these roles Frank was accountable for leading efforts in management selection and development, high potential development and succession management. He began his career as a Senior Consultant at Applied Research Corp., a consulting firm specializing in management assessment and development. Frank holds both an MS and Ph.D. in organizational psychology. He has conducted training programs and organizational interventions in many countries in Europe and Latin America as well as the U.S. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Human Resource Management and the Metropolitan New York Association for Applied Psychology.

Jerry Leshne is Senior Vice President, Investor Relations of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. Mr. Leshne joined Interpublic in 2004 as Vice President, Financial Planning and Analysis and Investor Relations. Prior to joining the company, Leshne was Head of Fixed Income Management of Rockefeller & Co., responsible for fixed income investment strategy, trading and client communication. Before Rockefeller, he was Vice President, Investor Relations, of Dow Jones & Company. Prior to joining Dow Jones, Leshne worked for Sears, Roebuck and Co. in a broad range of financial management responsibilities, including corporate finance, treasury, divisional CFO, and investor relations. Mr. Leshne is a member of the CFA Institute and the New York Society of Security Analysts. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago, an M.A. in Economics from the University of Michigan, and the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Richard J. Haray is Senior Vice President, Corporate Services of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. Mr. Haray oversees real estate and insurance, which are vital to managing Interpublic's overall expense structure. He has played a key role in centralizing this function and getting Interpublic on a path that will lead to better service and significant cost savings. In October 2005, Haray took on the additional responsibility of corporate-wide procurement efforts, including travel. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Haray was a Vice President and Lease Counsel of Rockefeller Center Management Corporation. Prior to Rockefeller Group, he held positions at both Shearman and Sterling and Willke Farr & Gallagher as a Real Estate Associate. Mr. Haray received his B.A. from St. John's University and his J.D. Degree from St. John's University School of Law.

Peter Leinroth is Senior Vice President, Managing Director of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG), one of the world's leading organizations of advertising agencies and marketing services companies. Peter works with large multinational clients -- who typically do business with many different IPG companies crossing capabilities and geographies -- to deliver overall IPG resources as effectively as possible for those clients. With a background in both client management and agency operations, Peter has a proven track record of working with clients to build highly innovative business models in rapidly changing environments. Before he began his current role in 2008, Peter was the Chief Operating Officer and then Chief Client Officer at Lowe Worldwide, an IPG subsidiary, which he joined in 1995. While at Lowe, Peter worked closely with companies such as Johnson & Johnson, InBev and Nestle helping them build their brands within an evolving media landscape. Peter also has 10 years of experience as a senior account leader at J. Walter Thompson both in the U.S. and in Europe, where he worked with clients like Kellogg and Unilever. He started his career as an Account Executive at Grey Advertising in New York, working with Kraft. He received his BA and MA degrees from The University of Chicago.

Michael P. McGee joined us in 1990. He became Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1993. In November 1998, Mr. McGee was elected Executive Vice President. As of June 30, 2003, he was also Chairman of Nihon Inter Electronics Corporation, a publicly-held Japanese corporation.

David A. Bell, 64, has been a Director of Warnaco since April 2003. Since March 16, 2006, Mr. Bell has served as Chairman Emeritus of The Interpublic Group of Companies (''Interpublic''), a provider of advertising, specialized marketing and communication services. Previously, he served as Interpublic's Co-Chairman from January 2005 until March 15, 2006, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from February 2003 to January 2005 and Vice Chairman from June 2001 to February 2003. From March 1999 to 2001, Mr. Bell served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of True North Communications, Inc., a provider of advertising and marketing communication services. From 1992 to March 1999, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bozell Worldwide. Mr. Bell serves on the Board of Directors of Primedia, Inc. and DHB Industries Inc. Mr. Bell is currently an operating advisor of Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P., Chairman of PRO-AD PAC (the advertising industry's political action committee), and is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of The National Forest Foundation and Co-Chairman of the Advertising Council Advisory Group.

Frank J. Borelli is the retired Chief Financial Officer and Director of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. He joined Marsh & McLennan Companies in 1984 as CFO, was named to the Board of Directors in 1988 and retired from his full-time position with the Company on January 1, 2001. He is now a senior advisor to Stone Point Capital, a former wholly-owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan. In that role he sits on the board of directors of Signal Holdings, Inc., an investee company of Trident, a private equity fund managed by Stone Point Capital. Prior to joining Marsh & McLennan, he was with Airco, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial gases, welding, carbon graphite and medical products. He joined Airco in 1980 as Senior Vice President-Finance and Administration and as a member of the Board of Directors. He also served as Group Vice President of the company's welding and safety products division. He is a Director of The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., Express Scripts, Inc. and Genworth Financial, Inc. He was a Director of United Water Resources for twenty years and a Director of Mid-Ocean Reinsurance Ltd. for five years, and either chairs now or has chaired the audit committee of each of those publicly listed and traded companies. Mr. Borelli is currently Chairman Emeritus of Nyack Hospital ; Trustee of the St. Thomas Aquinas College ; Chairman Emeritus of the New York City Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and a member of the Board of Rockland Paramedics, Inc. He recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Nabisco, Inc. H. John Greeniaus has been President of G-Force Inc. since 1998. He served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Nabisco Inc. from 1987 through 1992 and as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer until his retirement in December 1997. John began his career with Procter & Gamble in Canada and subsequently worked for J. Walter Thompson and PepsiCo. before joining Nabisco in 1977. He has been a director of Interpublic since December 2001 and is also a director of Primedia Inc. In the not-for-profit sector, he is a lifetime Trustee of PBS WNET/Channel 13, and remains active with The Seeing Eye where he served as a Trustee for fourteen years, and as Chairman from December '02 to December '05.

Jill M. Considine has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation since November 1999. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation is a holding company that is the parent of various securities clearing corporations and The Depository Trust Company. The Depository Trust Company is a large securities depository limited purpose trust company and clearing corporation. She has been Chairman and Chief Executive officer of The Depository Trust Company since January 1999. Ms. Considine was President of the New York Clearing House Association from 1993 to 1998. She is a trustee of Atlantic Mutual Insurance Companies. She is also a director of Ambac Financial Group, Inc. Considine has been a director of Interpublic since February 1997.

Leif H. Olsen is Chairman of Leif H. Olsen Investments, Inc., the economic consulting and investment management firm he founded in 1986, after a distinguished 23-year career with Citibank. Initially engaged in economic consulting, the firm began actively managing investments in 1990. Following graduation from the University of Oklahoma in 1951, Mr. Olsen held positions with The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times as an economic and financial writer. In 1956, he moved to official positions, first with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. In 1958, he joined the Wall Street firm M.A. Schapiro & Co., Inc. Mr. Olsen joined Citibank in July 1962, as an Assistant Vice President. He was promoted to Vice President later that year and Senior Vice President and Chief Economist in December 1965. In 1977, he was named Chairman of the Economic Policy Committee. In 1981, he also assumed responsibility for the Information Services Division of Citibank's investment bank. Mr. Olsen was a member of Citibank's Senior Policy Committee and its Asset and Liability Committee for 18 years. Mr. Olsen is a director of Absolute Return Advisors, Ltd. of Manchester, Vermont, a firm with which his company is actively engaged in a number of joint activities. He has been a Director of the Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. since 1972, and a Trustee of the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company and a Director of its affiliates, the Centennial Insurance Company and the Atlantic Reinsurance Company, since 1973. In 1992, Mr. Olsen became a Director of the Bank of New York Hamilton Funds, and a Director of the DeKalb Fund sponsored by Dime Savings and managed by Eastbridge Asset Management. Mr. Olsen was a member of the Tax Advisory Group of the Tax Foundation and was Chairman of its Shadow Committee on the Federal Budget. For many years, along with Alan Greenspan, he was a member of the panel of Economic Advisers to the Congressional Budget Office, a member of the Board of the Institute for Contemporary Studies and a visiting scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. He was also a member of the Technical Consultants to the Business Council. In 1986 and 1987, Mr. Olsen served as a member of the Panel on the Impact of National Securities Controls on International Technology Transfer, sponsored by the National Academies of Science and Engineering in Washington, D.C. In 1987, he was asked by the Reagan Administration to be a nominee for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. However, he was unable to fulfill the residency requirements and the nomination did not move forward. Mr. Olsen is the author of numerous essays on economics published in the popular press and in professional publications. He is a frequent speaker before audiences of domestic and international business and financial managers. He has testified frequently before Congressional Committees on monetary and fiscal policies, and financial market issues. Erik L. Olsen is Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of LHO Investment Advisors. He is responsible for devising and implementing investment strategies for the firm's fixed income and equity portfolio management activities. Mr. Olsen conducts research and analysis functions for the economic consulting activities of LHO and prepares proprietary modeling and investment strategies. Mr. Olsen also worked for Leif H. Olsen Associates on a variety of venture capital activities and provided financial management consulting for several small companies. Prior to joining LHO, Mr. Olsen served in the corporate banking group of First Interstate, Ltd., concentrating in corporate lending and finance. He participated in leveraged buyout activities for Fortune 500 companies and was co-manager of a team that managed an $800 million loan portfolio. Mr. Olsen holds a BA (1978) from Principia College and a Master's Degree in Business Administration (1984) in finance from the University of California, Los Angeles...

Mary J. Steele Guilfoile is the Chairman of MG Advisors, Inc., a privately-owned financial services merger and acquisition advisory and consulting services firm. Mary's professional history includes 22 years on Wall Street, and another 9 years with professional service firms focused on Wall Street. A dozen of those years were spent with JP Morgan Chase and its predecessor companies, Chase Manhattan Corporation and Chemical Banking Corporation, as Executive Vice President and Corporate Treasurer, Chief Administrative Officer for its Investment Bank and various merger integration, executive management and strategic planning positions. Prior to her recent tenure (2000 2002) with JPMorgan, Mary spent five years with the private investment and merger and acquisition advisory firm, The Beacon Group, as an owner/partner, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. She continues as a partner of the investment arm of that firm. Early in her career, Mary was with Coopers & Lybrand, now PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Booz Allen & Hamilton, a strategic consulting firm based in New York . She has maintained her CPA license throughout her career. In 1991, Mary was named to the Board of Trustees of Boston College where she currently serves on the Finance and Audit Committee. She has previously served on the Development Committee and the Executive Campaign Committee. Mary was a co-chair on the Boston College Wall Street Council as well as the Task Force on Women and Boston College and is a founding member of The Council for Women of Boston College. Since 1999, Mary has coordinated BC Connections, a mentoring program for undergraduate female Boston College students. In September of 2001, Mary was presented with the Award for Excellence in Commerce by the Boston College Alumni Association. Mary has been a member of the Board of Directors of Valley National Bancorp, a $12+ billion asset regional bank holding company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, since December 2003. She is Chairman of the Anti-Money Laundering and Bank Secrecy Act Compliance committee, and is a member of five other committees including the Investment, Wealth Management & Insurance Services Subsidiaries, Insurance, Pension/Savings & Investment Trustees, and Risk Management Committees. Mary was also a member of the Board of Directors of VIASYS Healthcare Inc., a global, research-based medical technology company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, from November 2001 until February 2005. She was the Chairman of the Audit Committee and served as a member of the Compensation Committee and other special committees of the VIASYS Healthcare board during her tenure.

Kerr is chairman of the board of Meredith Corporation. He was elected chairman in January 1998, having served as president and CEO from January 1, 1997 until June 30, 2006. In 1994, Kerr was named president and COO of Meredith, responsible for overseeing the day-to-day business of the company's operating groups. At that time, Kerr was also appointed as a member of the Meredith Board of Directors and a member of the Board's executive committee. Prior to that, Kerr served as president of the Meredith Magazine Group and executive vice president of the company, where he was responsible for the strategic direction and day-to-day management of all magazine operations. Prior to joining Meredith in September of 1991, Kerr was a vice president of The New York Times Company and president of its magazine group, a position he held since 1984. Kerr has also held posts with Dillon, Read & Co., and McKinsey and Company. A native of Seattle, Kerr is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Washington. He earned a degree in modern history as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, and an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Kerr also serves on the Boards of The Principal Financial Group, Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc. and Arbitron, Inc.

Former Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, International Flavors and Fragrances, Inc. Richard A. Goldstein became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Flavors and Frangrances Inc. in June 2000. He served as Business Group President of Unilever North American Foods from 1996 to June 2000 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Unilever United States, Inc. from 1989 to 1996. Prior to that time, Goldstein served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Unilever Canada Limited from 1984 to 1989. Goldstein has been a director of Interpublic since 2001. He is also a director of Legacy Hotels, of Fiduciary Trust Company International and Continuum Health Partners.