Board of Directors

The members of our Board of Directors are dedicated to serving the interests of our shareholders.
Members of Board of Directors

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William Clay Ford retired from the Board of Directors effective May 12, 2005, after 57 years of service. As Director Emeritus, Mr. Ford is entitled to attend Board and committee meetings and participate in discussion of matters that come before the Board or its committees, although he is not entitled to vote upon any such matters and no longer receives compensation as a non-employee Board member.

(Material compiled as of October 2010)


Age: 53 — Director Since: September 2011
Principal Occupation: Partner, Greylock Partners, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Helman joined Greylock Partners in 1984. Greylock is a venture capital firm focused on early stage investments in technology, consumer internet and healthcare. Mr. Helman led Greylock's investments in Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Hyperion, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and UPromise, among others, and today sits on the boards of ZipCar, Reveal Imaging and MusicNation. In addition, Mr. Helman serves on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College where he serves as Chair of the Investment Committee and on the Board of Harvard Management Company. He is on the Board of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and The Steppingstone Foundation and is an Overseer at the Museum of Fine Arts and a member of the Harvard Medical School Board of Fellows.
Current Directorships: Zipcar, Inc.
Committee Memberships: Finance, Sustainability, Nominating and Governance


Age: 65 — Director Since: 2010
Principal Occupation: Senior Advisor to the Carlyle Groupc
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Hance is the former chief financial officer and former vice chairman of Bank of America, where he retired in 2005 after 18 years with the company. A certified public accountant, Mr. Hance spent 17 years with Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in Philadelphia and Charlotte. From August 1985 until December 1986, he was chairman and co-owner of Consolidated Coin Caterers Corp. In March 1987, Mr. Hance joined NCNB, a predecessor to Bank of America. Mr. Hance also is a trustee of Washington University in St. Louis and Johnson & Wales University, based in Providence, R.I. Within the past five years, Mr. Hance served on the boards of Rayonier, Inc.; EnPro Industries, Inc.; and Summit Properties, Inc.
Current Directorships: Sprint Nextel Corp.; Cousins Properties Inc.; Morgan Stanley Corp.; and Duke Energy Corp.
Committee Memberships: Audit, Finance, Nominating and Governance




Age: 60 — Director Since: 2009
Principal Occupation: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, DTE Energy, Detroit, Michigan
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Earley has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DTE Energy since 1998. Mr. Earley joined DTE Energy in 1994 as President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that time, Mr. Earley served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Long Island Lighting Company, an electric and gas utility in New York. Mr. Earley is a director of the Nuclear Energy Institute and the Edison Electric Institute. Mr. Earley also serves as a director for several charitable organizations including Cornerstone Schools, Detroit Zoological Society, Business Leaders for Michigan, and United Way for Southeastern Michigan. Mr. Earley has sat on advisory boards of the New York Stock Exchange and the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Earley also served as an officer in the United States Navy nuclear submarine program where he was qualified as a chief engineer officer. Within the past five years, Mr. Earley served on the board of Comerica, Inc.
Current Directorships: DTE Energy; Masco Corporation
Committee Memberships: Compensation, Nominating and Governance, Sustainability



Age: 69 — Director Since: 2009
Principal Occupation: President and Chief Executive Officer, Gephardt Group, Atlanta, Georgia
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Gephardt has been President and Chief Executive Officer since 2005 of Gephardt Group, LLC, a multi-disciplined consulting firm. He also serves as Strategic Advisor since June 2005 for the Government Affairs practice group of DLA Piper, one of the world’s largest legal services providers, and as a consultant to Goldman, Sachs & Co. since January 2005. Mr. Gephardt is the former Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and served 14 terms in Congress from 1976 until January 2005. He is also a member of the Professional Advisory Board of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Within the past five years, Mr. Gephardt served on the board of Dana Holding Corporation.
Current Directorships: Centene Corporation; CenturyLink; Spirit Aerosystems Holding, Incorporated; United States Steel Corporation
Committee Memberships: Nominating and Governance, Sustainability


Age: 65 — Director Since: 2007
Principal Occupation: Retired Group President, Caterpillar, Inc., Peoria, Illinois
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Shaheen was appointed Group President of Caterpillar in November 1998 and had responsibility for the design, development and production of the company’s large construction and mining equipment, as well as marketing and sales operations in North America, Caterpillar’s components business, and its research and development division. Mr. Shaheen joined Caterpillar in 1967 and held a variety of management positions. Mr. Shaheen retired from Caterpillar effective February 1, 2008. Mr. Shaheen is a board member and past chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, a board member of the National Chamber Foundation, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Bradley University. Within the past five years, Mr. Shaheen served on the board of National City Corporation.
Current Directorships: AGCO Corporation
Committee Memberships: Audit, Nominating and Governance


Age: 64 — Director Since: 2006
Principal Occupation: President and Chief Executive Officer, Ford Motor Company
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Mulally was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford effective September 1, 2006. Since March 2001, Mr. Mulally had been Executive Vice President of the Boeing Company and President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. He also was a member of the Boeing Executive Council. Prior to that time, Mr. Mulally served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Boeing’s space and defense businesses. Mr. Mulally has served as co-chair of the Washington Competitive Council, and has sat on the advisory boards of NASA, the University of Washington, the University of Kansas, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board. He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of England’s Royal Academy of Engineering.
Committee Memberships: Finance



 
Age: 62 — Director Since: 2004
Principal Occupation: Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, KPMG, LLP
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Butler served as Chairman and CEO of KPMG, LLP from 1996 until his retirement on June 30, 2002. Mr. Butler held a variety of management positions, both in the United States and internationally, during his 33-year career at KPMG.
Current Directorships: Cooper Industries, PLC; ConAgra Foods, Inc.
Committee Memberships: Audit, Nominating and Governance


 
Age: 52 — Director Since: 2003
Principal Occupation: President, Kimberly Casiano & Associates Inc., San Juan, Puerto Rico
Recent Business Experience: On January 1, 2010, Ms. Casiano established Kimberly Casiano & Associates Inc., where she is President. The firm provides advisory services in marketing, communications, public affairs, advocacy, and diversity to target the U.S. Hispanic market. From 1994 until December 31, 2009, Ms. Casiano was President and Chief Operating Officer of Casiano Communications, a publishing and direct marketing company. From 1987 to 1994, she held a number of management positions within Casiano Communications in the periodicals and magazines and the bilingual direct marketing and call center divisions of the company. Ms. Casiano is a member of the Board of Directors of Mutual of America, the Board of Trustees of the Hispanic College Fund, and the Board of Advisors of the Moffitt Cancer Centerc.
Current Directorships: Mead Johnson Nutrition Company
Committee Memberships: Audit, Sustainability, Nominating and Governance




Age: 67 — Director Since: 1997
Principal Occupation: Director, ATLAS Project, Professor of Physics, Interim President Emeritus, and Vice President for Research Emeritus, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Recent Business Experience: Dr. Neal is director, University of Michigan ATLAS Project, Samuel A. Goudsmit Distinguished Professor of Physics, Interim President Emeritus and Vice President for Research Emeritus at the University of Michigan. He joined the University as Chairman of its Physics Department in 1987 and in 1993 was named Vice President of Research. Dr. Neal served as Interim President of the University of Michigan from July 1, 1996 to February 1, 1997. He has served as a member of the U.S. National Science Board, the Advisory Board of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as a Trustee of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and as a member of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Neal currently is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Richard Lounsbery Foundation and a member of the Advisory Board for the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He is also a member of the Board of Physics and Astronomy of the National Academy of Sciences and a member of the Council of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
Committee Memberships: Sustainability, Finance, Nominating and Governance


 
Age: 56 — Director Since: 1996
Principal Occupation: Professor and Director, Global Leadership Program, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Thornton retired as President and Co-Chief Operating Officer of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. on June 30, 2003. Mr. Thornton was appointed to that post in 1999 and formerly served as Chairman of Goldman Sachs —Asia from 1996 to 1998. He was previously Co-Chief Executive of Goldman Sachs International, the firm’s business in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Mr. Thornton was elected nonexecutive chairman of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. in December 2008. He also is the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Brookings Institution. Within the past five years, Mr. Thornton served on the Boards of China Netcom Group Corp. and Industrial Commercial Bank of China Limited.
Current Directorships: News Corporation; Intel, Inc.; China Unicom Limited; HSBC Holdings, plc; HSBC North America Holdings Inc.
Committee Memberships: Compensation, Finance, Nominating and Governance




Age: 61 — Director Since: 1988
Principal Occupation: Director and Consultant, Ford Motor Company
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Ford is a retired Vice President of Ford Motor Company and former President and Chief Operating Officer of Ford Motor Credit Company. He presently serves as a consultant to the Company.
Current Directorships: International Speedway Corporation
Committee Memberships: Sustainability, Finance



 
Principal Occupation: Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ford Motor Company
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Ford has held a number of management positions within Ford, including Vice President —Commercial Truck Vehicle Center. From 1995 until October 30, 2001, Mr. Ford was Chair of the Finance Committee. Effective January 1, 1999, he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors and effective October 30, 2001, he was elected Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Ford became Executive Chairman of the Company on September 1, 2006 and is the current Chair of the Finance Committee. Mr. Ford also is Vice Chairman of The Detroit Lions, Inc., Chairman of the Detroit Economic Club, and Trustee of The Henry Ford. He also is a Vice Chairman of Business Leaders for Michigan.
Current Directorships: eBay Inc.
Committee Memberships: Sustainability, Finance




Age: 62 — Director Since: 1988
Principal Occupation: President, The Barnegat Group, LLC
Recent Business Experience: Ms. Marram is President of the Barnegat Group, LLC, a business advisory firm. From September 2000 through December 2005, Ms. Marram was Managing Director of North Castle Partners, LLC, a private equity firm. Ms. Marram served as President and CEO of efdex inc. from August 1999 to May 2000. She previously served as President and CEO of Tropicana Beverage Group from September 1997 until November 1998, and had previously served as President of the Group, as well as Executive Vice President of The Seagram Company Ltd. and Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. Before joining Seagram in 1993, she served as President and CEO of Nabisco Biscuit Company and Senior Vice President of the Nabisco Foods Group from June 1988 until April 1993. Within the past five years, Ms. Marram served on the board of Cadbury Schweppes plc.
Current Directorships: The New York Times Company; Eli Lilly and Company
Committee Memberships: Compensation, Sustainability, Nominating and Governance




 
Age: 73 — Director Since: 1987
Principal Occupation: Retired President and Chief Executive Officer, Hallmark Cards, Inc., Kansas City, Missouri
Recent Business Experience: Mr. Hockaday was President and CEO of Hallmark Cards, Inc. since January 1, 1986, and a director since 1978. He retired in December 2001. Within the past five years, Mr. Hockaday served on the Boards of Aquila, Inc.; Dow Jones & Company; and Sprint Corp.
Current Directorships: Crown Media Holdings, Inc.; The Estee Lauder Companies, Inc.
Committee Memberships: Audit, Nominating and Governance





 
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