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Stephen G. Butler STEPHEN G. BUTLER
Director since 2002

Mr. Butler was Chairman and Chief Executive of KPMG (accounting firm) from 1996 until 2002 when he retired. He is also a director of ConAgra Foods, Inc. and Ford Motor Company.
James J. Postl JAMES J. POSTL
Director since 2003

Mr. Postl was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Pennzoil-Quaker State Company (automotive products and services) from 2000 until 2002 when he retired. He was named President and Chief Operating Officer and was elected to the Board of Directors for Pennzoil-Quaker State Company in 1998. He is also a director of Centex Corporation

Robert M. Devlin ROBERT M. DEVLIN
Director since 1997

Mr. Devlin is Chairman of Curragh Capital Partners (a private equity firm). He is a principal owner and director of Forethought Financial Group, Inc., a life insurance and financial services company. He is also a director of LKQ Corporation.

Kirk S. Hachigian Kirk S. Hachigian
Director since 2004

Kirk S. Hachigian is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cooper Industries, Ltd. He was named Chairman in February 2006 and President and Chief Executive Officer in May 2005. He was named President and Chief Operating Officer and elected as a member of Company's Board of Directors in August 2004, and was named Chief Operating Officer in November 2003. Hachigian joined Cooper in 2001 as Executive Vice President, Operations. He is presently on the boards of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and the National Association of Manufacturers and formerly served on the board of American Standard.

Ivor J. Evans IVOR J. EVANS
Director since 2003

Mr. Evans is a partner at Thayer Capital Partners, a private equity firm. He previously served as Vice-Chairman of Union Pacific Corporation and its principal operating company, Union Pacific Railroad Company (rail carrier and transportation) until February 2005 when he retired. He was named Vice Chairman in January 2004 and previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Union Pacific Railroad Company since 1998. He is also a director of ArvinMeritor, Inc., Textron Inc., Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. and Suntron Corporation.

Gerald B. Smith GERALD B. SMITH
Director since 2000

Mr. Smith is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Smith Graham & Company, an investment management firm that he founded in 1990. He is also a Trustee of The Charles Schwab Mutual Funds, and a chairman of the Audit Committee of ONEOK Partners, L.P.

James R. Wilson JAMES R. WILSON
Director since 1997

Mr. Wilson is Deputy Chairman of Cooper Industries, Ltd and served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cordant Technologies Inc. from 1995 until 2000, when he retired. He is also a director of Goodrich Company.
Dan F. Smith DAN F. SMITH
Director since 1998

Mr. Smith has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lyondell Chemical Company (petrochemicals and refining operations) since 1996. Since 1997, he has also served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Partnership Governance Committee of Equistar Chemicals, LP. He also has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Chemicals Inc, since December 1, 2004. Equistar Chemicals, LP and Millennium Chemicals Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of Lyondell. He is also a director of Lyondell Chemical Company.
Mark S. Thompson MARK S. THOMPSON
Director since 2007

Dr. Thompson has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc. (semiconductor solutions) since April 2005. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Technology Group, since December 2004. Prior to joining Fairchild Semiconductor, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Big Bear Networks, Inc. (optoelectronic network solutions) since
August 2001. Previously, he was Vice President and General Manager of Tyco Electronics Power Components Division. He is also a director of American Science and Engineering, Inc. and
Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.
Lawrence D. Kingsley LAWRENCE D. KINGSLEY
Director since 2007

Mr. Kingsley is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of IDEX Corporation (engineered industrial products). He was named Chairman in April 2006, President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2005 and Chief Operating Officer in August 2004. He previously held various executive positions with Danaher Corporation (industrial and consumer products) serving as Corporate Vice President and Group Executive for the Sensors and Controls business from March 2004 to August 2004; President, Industrial Controls Group from April 2002 to July 2004; and President, Motion Group, Special Purpose Systems from January 2001 to March 2002. He is also a director of IDEX Corporation.
Linda A. Hill LINDA A. HILL
Director since 1994

Ms. Hill is a Professor at the Harvard Business School. She joined the faculty of Harvard Business School in 1984 as an Assistant Professor in organizational behavior and human resource management. She was named Associate Professor in 1991, Professor in 1995 and the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration in 1997. She is also a director of State Street Corporation.
 
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