BOARD MEMBERSHIP


OVERVIEW

  • Currently eight members; authorized board size of six to fifteen.
  • "Substantial majority" must be "independent." Currently seven of eight are independent.
  • Lead Independent Director: Ronald S. Beard. Written Charter

The Current Board is as follows:

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Samuel H. Armacost
Mr. Armacost, 70, has served as a Director of the Company since April 2003 and is Chair of the Compensation and Management Succession Committee. He is Chairman of SRI International (formerly Stanford Research Institute). Mr. Armacost joined SRI International in 1998. He was Managing Director of Weiss, Peck & Greer LLC (an investment management and venture capital firm) from 1990 to 1998. He was Managing Director of Merrill Lynch Capital Markets from 1987 to 1990. Prior to that he was President and Chief Executive Officer of BankAmerica Corporation from 1981 to 1986. He also served as Chief Financial Officer of BankAmerica Corporation from 1979 to 1981. Currently, Mr. Armacost serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Chevron Corporation, Exponent, Inc., Del Monte Foods Company and Franklin Resources, Inc. Mr. Armacost is a graduate of Denison University and received his MBA from Stanford University in 1964.

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Ronald S. Beard
Mr. Beard, 70, has served as a Director of the Company since June 2001, held the position of Lead Independent Director since August 2002 and was appointed Chairman in August 2005. He is Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Beard is currently a partner in the Zeughauser Group, consultants to the legal industry. Mr. Beard is a retired former Partner of the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. He joined the firm in 1964, served as Chairman of the firm from April 1991 until December 2001, and was also its Managing Partner from April 1991 until mid-1997. Mr. Beard served as the Company’s general outside counsel from 1998 until he joined the Board of Directors. Mr. Beard also serves as a Director of Javo Beverage Company. He received his law degree in 1964 from Yale Law School.

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John C. Cushman, III
Mr. Cushman, 68, has served as a Director of the Company since April 2003. He has been Chairman of Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. since it merged with Cushman Realty Corporation in 2001, which he co-founded in 1978. Mr. Cushman also serves as Director and Chief Executive Officer of Cushman Winery Corporation, which is the owner of Zaca Mesa Winery, and which he co-founded in 1972. He began his career with Cushman & Wakefield, Inc., a commercial real estate firm, from 1963 to 1978. Currently, Mr. Cushman also serves on the boards of D.A. Cushman Realty Corporation, iCRETE, LLC, and Artoc Universal Properties (Cairo, Egypt). Mr. Cushman is a 1963 graduate of Colgate University where he received an Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters in 2008, and he completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University in 1977.  

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George Fellows
Mr. Fellows, 66, is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as well as one of its Directors. He has served in such capacities since August 2005. Prior to joining the Company, during the period 2000 through July 2005, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GF Consulting, a management consulting firm, and served as Senior Advisor to Investcorp International, Inc. and J.P. Morgan Partners, LLC. Previously, Mr. Fellows was a member of senior management of Revlon, Inc. from 1993 to 1999, including his term as President commencing 1995 and Chief Executive Officer commencing 1997. He is a member of the board of directors of VF Corporation (a global apparel company). Mr. Fellows graduated with a B.S. degree from City College of New York, received an MBA from Columbia University, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard University.

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Yotaro Kobayashi
Mr. Kobayashi, 76, has served as a Director of the Company since June 1998.  He is the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., a global developer of xerographic and document-related products.  Mr. Kobayashi joined Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. in 1958, was assigned to Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. in 1963, named President and Chief Executive Officer in 1978 and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1992.  He served as Chairman of the Board from 1999 through March 2006.  Mr. Kobayashi served as Chief Corporate Advisor from March 2006 through March 2009.  Mr. Kobayashi is also a Director of Sony Corporation, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and the American Productivity and Quality Center.  He holds positions as Chairman of The Aspen Institute Japan, Pacific Asia Chairman of the Trilateral Commission, and Chairman of the International University of Japan as well as Life-Time Trustee of Keizai Doyukai.  He also is on the Advisory Board of the Council on Foreign Relations.  In addition, Mr. Kobayashi serves on the Board of Trustees of Keio University.  He is a 1956 graduate of Keio University and received his MBA from The Wharton School in 1958.

John F. LundgrenJohn F. Lundgren 
Mr. Lundgren, 57, was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors in March 2009.  He is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Stanley Works, a worldwide supplier of consumer products, industrial tools and security solutions for professional, industrial and consumer use.  Prior to joining The Stanley Works in 2004, Mr. Lundgren served as President – European Consumer Products, of Georgia Pacific Corporation and also held various positions in finance, manufacturing, corporate development and strategic planning with Georgia Pacific and its predecessor companies, namely James River Corporation from 1995 - 1997 and Fort James Corporation from 1997 - 2000.  Mr. Lundgren began his business career in brand management at the Gillette Corporation.  Mr. Lundgren has been a director of The Stanley Works since 2004 and is a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM).  Mr. Lundgren is a graduate of Dartmouth College and received his MBA from Stanford University.

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Richard L. Rosenfield
Mr. Rosenfield, 64, has served as a Director of the Company since April 1994. He is the Chair of the Executive Committee. He is co-founder, co-Chairman, co-President and co-Chief Executive Officer of California Pizza Kitchen, Inc., a gourmet pizza restaurant chain founded in 1985. In 2002, Mr. Rosenfield co-founded and served as co-President of LA Food Show, Inc., which is now owned by California Pizza Kitchen, Inc. From 1973 to 1985, Mr. Rosenfield was a principal and partner of the law firm of Flax & Rosenfield, a private law firm in Beverly Hills, California. From 1969 to 1973, Mr. Rosenfield served as an attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice. He is a 1969 graduate of DePaul University College of Law.

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Anthony S. Thornley
Mr. Thornley, 63, has served as a Director of the Company since April 2004. He is the Chair and designated “Financial Expert” of the Audit Committee. From February 2002 to July 2005, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of QUALCOMM Incorporated, the San Diego-based company that pioneered and developed technologies used in wireless networks throughout much of the world. He previously served as QUALCOMM’s Chief Financial Officer since 1994, while also holding titles of Vice President, Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President. Prior to joining QUALCOMM, Mr. Thornley worked for Nortel Networks for 16 years, serving in various financial and information systems management positions including Vice President of Public Networks, Vice President of Finance NT World Trade, and Corporate Controller Northern Telecom Limited. Before Nortel, Mr. Thornley worked for Coopers & Lybrand. Mr. Thornley is a director of Airvana Inc., (provider of network infrastructure products), Cavium Networks (a semiconductor company), Transdel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Proximetry Inc. (a privately held wireless network management company), iSports, Inc. (a privately held application software business), and KMF Audio, Inc. (a privately held microphone company) and also serves as Chief Financial Officer of KMF Audio. Mr. Thornley received his degree in chemistry from Manchester University, England, and is qualified as a chartered accountant. 

Board Independence

Ronald S. Beard has been named Chairman and Lead Independent Director, and presides at regularly scheduled meetings of the non-management Directors held without management present.

In accord with the Company's Bylaws and the governance policies of the Board, a substantial majority of the Company's Directors must be independent as determined by the Board. In making its independence determinations, the Board generally follows the independence standards of the New York Stock Exchange. More specifically, the Board considers whether a director has any direct or indirect relationship to the Company that may interfere with the exercise of the director's independence from management and the Company. In evaluating a particular relationship, the Board considers the materiality of the relationship to the Company, to the director and, if applicable, to an organization with which the director is affiliated.