Former President - Global Business Units of The Procter & Gamble Company from 2007 until March 2009 when she retired from that post. Prior to that time, Vice Chair of P&G Beauty and Health since 2006; and Vice Chair of P&G Beauty since 2004. Director of The Walt Disney Company. Director since 2008. Class of 2014.

Non-Executive Chairman of Mattel, Inc., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of toy products, since May 2000. From May 2000 to December 2011, he was also Chief Executive Officer of Mattel, Inc. Director of Levi Strauss & Co. Director since 2003. Class of 2015.

President and Chief Executive Officer of Inter-Con Security Systems, Inc., a provider of high-end security and facility support services to government, utilities and industrial customers. Non-executive Chairman of Nordstrom, Inc., and Director of Chevron Corporation and Wells Fargo & Company. Director since 1996. Class of 2015.

President of Direct to Consumer for NIKE, Inc., a designer, marketer and distributor of athletic footwear, equipment and accessories, since March 2009. Between 2002 and 2009, Chief Executive Officer of MSP Capital, a private investment company.  Director since 1999. Class of 2015.

Operating Partner of Friedman, Fleischer & Lowe, LLC, a private equity firm, since January 2011. Former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hershey Company, a manufacturer, distributor and marketer of candy, snacks and candy-related grocery products, from January 2002 until his retirement in December 2007. Director of ConAgra Foods, Inc. and Discover Financial Services. Director since 2005. Class of 2014.

President of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, since September 2010. Also, President Emeritus of Morehouse College having served as its President from 1995 to June 2007. Director since 1998. Class of 2013.

Chief Executive Officer of True Partners Consulting LLC, a professional services firm providing tax and other financial services, since December 2005. From October 2001 to May 2004, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee Branded Apparel and from January 2000 to May 2004, Executive Vice President of Sara Lee Corporation, a branded packaged goods company. Director of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. Director since 2003. Class of 2014.

Non-executive Chairman of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, a global real estate services and money management firm, since January 2005. From October 2000 to December 2007, she was President of the Penrose Group, a provider of strategic advisory services on financial and organization strategies. Director since 2006. Class of 2014.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ariel Investments, LLC, an institutional money management firm, which he founded in 1983. Director of Exelon Corporation and a trustee of Ariel Investment Trust. Director since 2003. Class of 2013.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation, formerly Stone Arcade Acquisition Corporation, since April 2005. Mr. Stone was Manager of Stone-Kaplan Investments, LLC from July 2004 to January 2007. Non-executive Chairman of Stone Tan China Holding Corporation and Stone Tan China Acquisition (Hong Kong) Company Limited. Director since 1989. Class of 2013.

President and Chief Executive Officer as of July 2012. President and Chief Operating Officer from January 2010 to June 2012, and has also served as a Director since January 2011. President, McDonald's USA from August 2006 to January 2010, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, McDonald's USA from January 2005 to August 2006. Mr. Thompson has been with the Company for 20 years and has held various management positions during that time. Director of Exelon Corporation. Class of 2015.

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Abbott Laboratories, a pharmaceuticals and biotechnology company, since 1999. Director of Caterpillar, Inc. Director since 2009. Class of 2013.

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