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James P. Rogers

James P. Rogers
(Director since December 2008)
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Eastman Chemical Company

Mr. Rogers was appointed Eastman's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2011. He became Eastman's President and Chief Executive Officer on May 7, 2009. He was named President of Eastman Chemical Company and head of the Company's Chemicals and Fibers Business Group in 2006. He joined Eastman in 1999 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and was also appointed Chief Operations Officer of Eastman Division in 2002. He was appointed Executive Vice President of the Company and President of Eastman Division in 2003. Before joining Eastman, Mr. Rogers served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GAF Materials Corporation. He also served as Executive Vice President, Finance, of International Specialty Products, Inc., which was spun off from GAF in 1997. Mr. Rogers serves on the Board of Directors of Lord Corporation, a private technology company.

Humberto Alfonso

Humberto P. Alfonso
(Director since January 2011)
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Hershey Company

Mr. Alfonso is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Hershey Company, the largest producer of quality chocolate in North America and a global leader in chocolate and sugar confectionery. He joined Warner Lambert in 1983, which was later acquired by Pfizer Inc., and held a number of senior financial positions. Following that, he joined Cadbury Scheweppes and became Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Cadbury Scheweppes Americas Beverages. He joined The Hershey Company in 2006.

Committees: Audit; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental and Security

Gary E. Anderson

Gary E. Anderson
(Director since August 2007)
Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO, Dow Corning Corporation

Mr. Anderson was Chairman of the Board of Dow Corning, a global leader in silicon-based technology and innovation, from March 2001 until his retirement in 2004. He joined Dow Corning in 1967 and spent his career in various assignments including product development, process development, and manufacturing and process engineering leadership positions. From 1983 to 1984 he took a leave of absence to serve as acting deputy assistant secretary for Basic Industries in the Department of Commerce under Ronald Reagan's presidency, where he focused mainly on international trade problems and reducing the size of government. He was elected President of Dow Corning in 1994 and CEO in 1999, and elected Chairman of the Board in March 2001. Mr. Anderson is a member of the Board of Directors of Chemical Financial Corporation.

Lead Director; Committees: Audit; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security

Brett D. Begemann

Brett D. Begemann
(Director since February 2011)
Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Monsanto Company 

Mr. Begemann is Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Monsanto Company, a leading global provider of technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality. Begemann joined Monsanto in 1983 in the company's sales and marketing organization. Since that time he has had various senior management assignments, each with increasing levels of responsibility. He has served in several key international positions, including vice president, Asia Pacific, Singapore, and executive vice president, International. Begemann currently serves as chief commercial officer, with responsibility for Monsanto's global commercial operations, including the company's two major business sectors.

Committees: Audit; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental and Security

Michael P. Conners

Michael P. Connors
(Director since March 2005)
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Information Services Group, Inc.

Mr. Connors is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Information Services Group, Inc., an acquisition company in the information services industry. Mr. Connors served as a member of the Executive Board of VNU N.V., a major worldwide media and marketing information company, from the merger of ACNielsen into VNU in 2001 until 2005, and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VNU Media Measurement & Information Group and Chairman of VNU World Directories until 2005. He previously was Vice Chairman of the Board of ACNielsen from its spin-off from the Dun & Bradstreet Corporation in 1996 until 2001, was Senior Vice President of American Express Travel Related Services from 1989 until 1995, and before that was a Corporate Vice President of Sprint Corporation. Mr. Connors is also a member of the Board of Directors of American Casualty Excess (ACE) Ltd.

Committees: Compensation & Management Development (Chair); Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security; Nominating and Corporate Governance

Stephen R. Demerritt

Stephen R. Demeritt
(Director since February 2003)
Retired Vice Chairman, General Mills, Inc.

Mr. Demeritt served as Vice Chairman of General Mills, Inc. from 1999 until his retirement in 2005. General Mills is a leading producer of packaged consumer foods. He joined General Mills in 1969 and served in a variety of marketing positions, including President, International Foods from 1991 to 1993 and Chief Executive Officer of Cereal Partners Worldwide, General Mills' global cereal joint venture with Nestle, from 1993 to 1999. 

Committees: Compensation & Management Development; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security; Nominating and Corporate Governance

Robert M. Hernandez

Robert M. Hernandez
(Director since August 2002)
Retired Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer, USX Corporation

Mr. Hernandez has been Chairman of the Board of RTI International Metals, Inc. since 1990, and was Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Financial Officer of USX Corporation from 1994 until his retirement in 2001. He joined U.S. Steel Corporation, the predecessor of USX, in 1968, and held positions of increasing responsibility in the financial and operating organizations, including Vice President and Treasurer from 1984 to 1987, Senior Vice President and Controller from 1987 to 1989, President, U.S. Diversified Group from 1989 to 1990, Senior Vice President, Finance from 1990 to 1991, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1991 to 1994. RTI, a NYSE listed company, is a leading U.S. producer of titanium mill products and fabricated-metal parts for the global market, and was affiliated with USX prior to 2000. Mr. Hernandez is also Lead Director of American Casualty Excess (ACE) Ltd., Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of BlackRock Mutual Funds, a member of the Board of Directors of Tyco Electronics Ltd and a member of the Board of Directors of TE Connectivity (formerly Tyco Electronics Ltd.).

Committees: Audit; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security (Chair)

Julie F. Holder

Julie F. Holder
(Director since November 2011)
Retired Senior Vice President, The Dow Chemical Company

Ms. Holder is a retired senior executive at The Dow Chemical Company. She joined Dow in 1975 in the company's sales organization and moved into management positions, holding a variety of roles which included leading multi-billion dollar businesses, marketing, sales, and human resources. Upon her retirement as Dow's senior vice president, chief marketing, sales and reputation officer in 2009, Ms. Holder founded JFH Insights LLC, a consulting firm primarily dedicated to leadership coaching for high potential women executives.

Committees: Audit; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security

Renée J. Hornbaker

Renée J. Hornbaker
(Director since September 2003)
Chief Financial Officer, Stream Energy

Ms. Hornbaker is Chief Financial Officer of Stream Energy, a retail energy provider operating in Texas, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey. Ms. Hornbaker served as Chief Financial Officer of Shared Technologies, Inc., a provider of converged voice and data networking solution from May 2006 to May 2011, and served as Consultant to the Chief Executive Officer of CompuCom Systems, Inc., an information technology services provider, from 2005 until May 2006. She was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Flowserve Corporation from 1997 until 2004. In 1977, Ms. Hornbaker joined the accounting firm Deloitte, Haskins & Sells, now Deloitte & Touche Tohmatsu, where she became a senior manager of its audit practice in the firm's Chicago office. Following that, she served in senior financial positions with several major companies from 1986 until 1996, when she joined BW/IP, Inc., a predecessor of Flowserve, as Vice President, Business Development.

Committees: Audit (Chair); Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security

Lewis M. Kling

Lewis M. Kling
(Director since October 2006)
Retired President, Chief Executive Officer, and Vice Chairman, Flowserve Corporation

Mr. Kling served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Flowserve Corporation, a provider of industrial flow management products and services, from 2005 until October 2009, and was Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Flowserve until his retirement in February 2010. He joined Flowserve as Chief Operating Officer in 2004. Before joining Flowserve, he was Group Vice President and Corporate Vice President of SPX Corporation. From 1997 to 1999, he served as President of Dielectric Communications, a division of General Signal Corporation, which was purchased by SPX. Prior to joining General Signal, he was Senior Vice President and General Manager of AlliedSignal Aerospace's commercial avionics systems and Chairman of the Board of American Russian Integrated Avionics JV. Before that, he served as Vice President and General Manager of Harris Corporation's electronic systems division. Mr. Kling began his career in the Apollo support department at General Electric Company, where he served for 24 years in a number of management positions.

Committees: Compensation & Management Development; Finance (Chair); Health, Safety, Environmental & Security; Nominating and Corporate Governance

Howard L. Lance

Howard L. Lance
(Director since December 2005)
Retired President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman, Harris Corporation

Mr. Lance served as President, Chief Executive Officer, and Chairman of the Board of Harris Corporation until October 31, 2011. He then served as non-executive Chairman of the Board until December 31, 2011. Mr. Lance served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Harris Corporation since January 2003, and served as Chairman of the Board from June 2003. Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets. Mr. Lance was President of NCR Corporation, an information technology services provider, and Chief Operating Officer of its Retail and Financial Group from July 2001 until October 2002. Prior to joining NCR, he spent 17 years with Emerson Electric Company, an electronic products and systems company, where he held increasingly senior management positions. Earlier, Mr. Lance held sales and marketing positions with the Scott-Fetzer Company and Caterpillar, Inc.

Committees: Compensation & Management Development; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security; Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)

David W. Raisbeck

David W. Raisbeck
(Director since December 2000)
Retired Vice Chairman, Cargill, Incorporated

Mr. Raisbeck has served as Vice Chairman of Cargill, Incorporated, from 1999 until his retirement from Cargill in October 2008. He joined Cargill in 1971 and has held a variety of merchandising and management positions focused primarily in the commodity and financial trading businesses. Mr. Raisbeck was appointed President of Cargill's Financial Markets Division in 1988 and President of Cargill's Trading Sector in 1993, was elected a director of Cargill in 1994, Executive Vice President in 1995, and served as Vice Chairman from 1999 until his retirement in 2008. He remained a director of Cargill's board of directors until September 2009.  Mr. Raisbeck is also a member of the boards of directors of Cardinal Health, Inc., Canadian Pacific Railway Company, and Canadian Pacific Railway Limited. 

Committees: Compensation & Management Development; Finance; Health, Safety, Environmental & Security; Nominating and Corporate Governance

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