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Mr Christopher Bodine Mr. Bodine has been a Director of the Company since 2011. Mr. Bodine retired from CVS Caremark Corporation in January 2009 after 24 years with CVS. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Bodine served as President, Healthcare Services of CVS Caremark, where he was responsible for strategy, business development, trade relations, sales and account management, pharmacy merchandising, marketing, information technology and Minute Clinic. Prior to the merger of CVS Corporation and Caremark Rx, Inc. in March 2007, Mr. Bodine served for several years as Executive Vice President —Merchandising and Marketing of CVS Corporation. Mr. Bodine has served as a Director of Watson Pharmaceutical since June, 2009, and since 2009 has served as the Chairman of Songbird Hearing, Inc. In addition, Mr. Bodine has been active in the pharmaceutical industry serving on a number of boards and committees, including the Healthcare Leadership Council, RI Quality Institute, National Retail Federation, National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS), and the NACDS Pharmacy Affairs and Leadership Committees.
Mr Fred Weiss Mr. Fred G. Weiss , age 73 , serves as an Independent Director of Actavis, PLC. Mr. Weiss served as a member of Actavis, Inc.’s Board of Directors since 2000 and joined our Board of Directors in October 2013. Mr. Weiss is currently the managing director of the consulting firm FGW Consultancy LLC and was previously the managing director of FGW Associates, Inc., a position he held since 1997. Prior to that he served as an executive for Warner-Lambert for nearly 20 years, most recently as Vice President, Planning, Investment and Development. Mr. Weiss is also an Independent Vice-Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Audit Committee of numerous BlackRock-sponsored mutual funds. In this capacity, and pursuant to BlackRock’s policies, Mr. Weiss has oversight responsibility for finance and accounting matters, and has no responsibility for, or discretion concerning, any of BlackRock’s equity investment decisions. Additionally, Mr. Weiss has been a Director of the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research since 2000 and serves as the Chair of the Finance Committee.
R. Joyce R. Todd Joyce was appointed Chief Financial Officer- Global. Mr. Joyce, age 54, was previously appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Watson on March 9, 2011. Mr. Joyce served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from October 2009 to March 2011. Mr. Joyce joined Watson in 1997 as Corporate Controller, and was named Vice President, Corporate Controller and Treasurer in 2001. During the periods October 2006 to November 2007 and from July 2009 until his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Joyce served as interim Principal Financial Officer. Prior to joining Watson, Mr. Joyce served as Vice President of Tax from 1992 to 1996 and as Vice President of Tax and Finance from 1996 until 1997 at ICN Pharmaceuticals. Prior to ICN Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Joyce served as a Certified Public Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand and Price Waterhouse. Mr. Joyce received a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1983 and a M.S. in Taxation from Golden State University in 1992.
Ms Catherine Klema Catherine M. Klema, age 53, is currently President of Nettleton Advisors LLC, a consulting firm established by Ms. Klema in 2001. Ms. Klema served as Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking, at SG Cowen Securities from 1997 to 2001. While at SG Cowen, Ms. Klema had advised us on investment banking matters. Ms. Klema also served as Managing Director, Healthcare Investment Banking, at Furman Selz LLC from 1994 until 1997, and was employed by Lehman Brothers from 1987 until 1994. Ms. Klema served as a director of Pharmaceutical Product Development, Inc., a global contract research organization, from 2000 – 2011. In March 2012, Ms. Klema was appointed to the Montefiore Medical Center Board of Trustees. The Board concluded that Ms. Klema’s qualifications for service on our Board include her background in healthcare investment banking and her knowledge of the business of pharmaceutical research and development. Also she is a director at Allergan Inc.
Mr Donald Graham Donald E. Graham has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2009. Mr. Graham has served as the Chief Executive Officer of The Washington Post Company, an education and media company, since 1991 and as Chairman of its board of directors since 1993. Mr. Graham holds an A.B. in English history and literature from Harvard University, He served as the Lead Independent Director of Facebook, Inc. until June 11, 2015
Ms Sheryl Kara Sandberg Sheryl K. Sandberg has served as our Chief Operating Officer since March 2008. From November 2001 to March 2008, Ms. Sandberg served in various positions at Google, Inc., most recently as Vice President, Global Online Sales & Operations. Ms. Sandberg also is a former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Treasury Department and previously served as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, a management consulting company, and as an economist with The World Bank. In addition to serving as our Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Sandberg has been a member of the board of directors of the Walt Disney Company since December 2009. Ms. Sandberg holds an A.B. in economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. On June 24, 2012, the Board of Directors of Facebook, Inc. appointed Sheryl K. Sandberg, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, as a member of the Board.
Mr Robert Allen Iger Mr Robert A. Iger is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Co. Prior to his current role, Mr. Iger served as President and Chief Executive Officer beginning of October 2005 and President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000-2005. Mr. Iger officially joined the Disney senior management team in 1996 as Chairman of the Disney-owned ABC Group and in 1999 was given the additional responsibility of President, Walt Disney International. Mr. Iger joined the Apple board of directors in November 2011 and became a board member of the U.S.-China Business Council in June 2011. He also serves on the boards of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. In June 2010, President Barack Obama appointed him to the President’s Export Council, which advises the President on how to promote U.S. exports, jobs, and growth. Mr. Iger is also a member of the Partnership for a New American Economy, a coalition of mayors and business leaders from across the United States that supports comprehensive immigration reform. In 2012, Mr. Iger became a member of the Academy of Arts & Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies, which recognizes some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, scientists, writers, artists, and civic, corporate, and philanthropic leaders. Mr. Iger is a graduate of Ithaca College.
Mr Fred Langhammer Fred Langhammer, 68, has served as a Director since December 2009. Mr. Langhammer is Chairman, Global Affairs of Estée Lauder. He joined Estée Lauder in 1975 and held a variety of executive roles, including Chief Executive Officer from 1999 to 2004 and President and Chief Operating Officer from 1995 to 1999. Mr. Langhammer serves on the Board of the Walt Disney Company. Mr. Langhammer served on the Board of AIG from 2006 to 2008 and on the Board of Shinsei Bank from 2005 to 2008. Mr. Langhammer is also a senior fellow of the Foreign Policy Association. In June 2004, Mr. Langhammer received the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 2001, Mr. Langhammer received the Marco Polo Award from the China Foundation for International Exchanges in Beijing. Mr. Langhammer also received the Foreign Policy Association's Global Social Responsibility Award on behalf of Estée Lauder and was honored by the International Center in New York.
Mr Aylwin Lewis Aylwin B. Lewis, 57, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Potbelly Sandwich Works since June 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Lewis was President and Chief Executive Officer of Sears Holdings Corporation, a nationwide retailer, from September 2005 to February 2008. Prior to being named Chief Executive Officer of Sears, Mr. Lewis was President of Sears Holdings and Chief Executive Officer of KMart and Sears Retail following Sears’ acquisition of KMart Holding Corporation in March 2005. Prior to that acquisition, Mr. Lewis had been President and Chief Executive Officer of KMart since October 2004. Prior to that, Mr. Lewis was Chief Multibranding and Operating Officer of YUM! Brands, Inc., a franchisor and licensor of quick service restaurants including KFC, Long John Silvers, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and A&W, from 2003 until October 2004, Chief Operating Officer of YUM! Brands from 2000 until 2003 and Chief Operating Officer of Pizza Hut from 1996. Mr. Lewis served on the Board of Directors of Sears Holding Corp. from 2005 through 2008 and on the Board of Directors of Kmart from 2004 through 2008. Mr. Lewis has been a Director of the Company since 2004.
Ms Janice M. Babiak Ms Janice M. Babiak is a director at Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc since April 9, 2012. Ms Babiak is a former Partner of Ernst & Young LLP (“E&Y”) and held a variety of roles with the firm in the United States and the United Kingdom between 1982 and 2009. She is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Certified Information Security Manager. She also is a Chartered Accountant in Great Britain and serves as a Council Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. After joining the firm’s audit practice in 1982, she helped found E&Y’s technology security and risk services practice in 1996 and its global climate change and sustainability services practice in 2008. Ms Babiak served as Managing Partner of E&Y’s Regulatory & Public Policy practice in the Northern Europe, Middle East and, India and Africa (NEMIA) region and as a Board Member for the NEMIA region from July 2006 to July 2008, and as Global Leader of E&Y’s Climate Change and Sustainability Services practice from July 2008 to December 2009. Ms Babiak has served as a non-executive director of Logica plc, a publicly-traded technology company headquartered in the United Kingdom, since January 2010, and serves as chair of its Audit Committee. On April 9, 2012, the Board of Directors of Walgreen Co. upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, elected Jan Babiak to the Board of Directors effective immediately.
Mr David J. Brailer Mr David J. Brailer, M.D., Ph.D., is an independent director of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc since October 2010. He is a chairman of Health Evolution Partners, a private equity firm focused on the healthcare industry, since 2006. Dr Brailer served as National Coordinator for Health Information Technology within the Department of Health and Human Services of the U.S. federal government from May 2004 to April 2006. He was a Senior Fellow at the Health Technology Center from 2002 to 2004. Previously, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a director of CareScience, Inc., a provider of care management services and Internet-based healthcare solutions, from 1992 to 2002. Prior to that, he was Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Care Systems at The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Ms Ginger L. Graham Ms Ginger L. Graham is an independent director at Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc since May 1, 2010. She has served as Faculty at Harvard Business School since October 2009 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Two Trees Consulting, a healthcare and executive leadership consulting firm, since November 2007. Ms Graham was Chief Executive Officer of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, from September 2003 to March 2007, and served as Amylin's President from September 2003 to June 2006. From 1994 to 2003, Ms Graham held various positions with Guidant Corporation, including Group Chairman, Office of the President, President of the Vascular Intervention Group, and Vice President. From 1979 to 1994, Ms Graham held various positions with Eli Lilly and Company, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. Ms Graham currently serves as a director of Walgreen Co. and a number of privately held companies. In addition, Ms Graham served as a director of Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from November 1995 to May 2009, and as a director of Millenium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from February 2002 to January 2004. Ms Graham holds a B.S. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Arkansas and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
Mr Steven Davis Mr. Steven A. Davis, also known as Steve, served as Chairman of the Board of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. since September 2006; Chief Executive Officer of Bob Evans Farms, Inc. since May 2006; President, Long John Silver’s and A&W All-American Food Restaurants (Yum! Brands) from 2002 to 2006; Senior Vice President, Concept Development, Pizza Hut, Inc. (Yum! Brands) from 2000 to 2002,He has been a Director of Marathon Petroleum Corporation and Marathon Petroleum Company LP since July 30, 2013
Mr William C. Foote Mr William C. Foote is a chairman of the Board of USG Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of building materials, from April 1996 until his planned retirement in December 2011. Mr Foote served USG Corporation as Chief Executive Officer from January 1996 to December 2010 and as President from September 1999 to January 2006. He is a director at Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc since 1997. He also serves as a director of Kohler Co., Chairman of the Board of The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, a trustee of the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, and a life trustee of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare in Chicago.
Ms Nancy M. Schlichting Ms Nancy M. Schlichting is an independent director at Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc since October 2006. She is a president and chief executive officer of the Henry Ford Health System (since June 2003). Ms Schlichting was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Henry Ford Health System from June 1999 to June 2003, and President and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Ford Hospital from August 2001 to June 2003. She also serves as a director of the American Hospital Association and of the Kresge Foundation, where she chairs the board’s compensation committee.
Mr Gregory Wasson Mr. Wasson is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., the first global pharmacy-led health and wellbeing enterprise. From 2009 through 2014 he was Director, President and Chief Executive Officer of Walgreen Co. A registered pharmacist, he joined Walgreen in 1980 and served in a number of positions of responsibility, including President of Walgreens Health Initiatives, Senior Vice President, Executive Vice President, and President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Wasson has served on the board of PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. since July 2015 and, in the past five years, he has served on the boards of Walgreen Co. and AmerisourceBergen Corporation.Mr. Wasson provides the Board with valuable global operational and management experience, as well as extensive knowledge of the retail and healthcare industries. His tenure as CEO of a large publicly-held company provides the Board with additional in-depth perspective in organizational management.Mr. Wasson has served as a Director of Verizon since 2013. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Human Resources Committee.
Ms Marissa Ann Mayer Ms. Mayer is Vice President of Local and Maps for Google Inc. (“Google”), an internet company, a position she has held since 2010 and Cief Executive Officer at Yahoo!. In this role, Ms. Mayer leads the product management and engineering efforts of Google’s local, mobile, and location-based products including Google Maps, Google Maps for Mobile, Local Search, Google Earth, and Street View. Prior to assuming her current role with Google, Ms. Mayer served as Google’s Vice President, Search Products and User Experience, beginning in 2005. Ms. Mayer has served in a variety of other capacities since first joining Google as its first female engineer in 1999, and has been responsible for launching hundreds of products and features during that time. Concurrently with her work at Google, Ms. Mayer has taught introductory computer programming classes at Stanford University. Ms. Mayer holds a bachelor’s degree in symbolic systems and a master’s degree in computer science from Stanford University. Ms. Mayer serves on the boards of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the San Francisco Ballet, the New York City Ballet, and the Smithsonian Cooper – Hewitt, National Design Museum. Ms. Mayer is standing for election to the Board for the first time at the 2012 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. She serves as Independent Director at WalMart Stores Inc.
Mr Arne Morris Sorenson Mr. Sorenson became President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company on March 31, 2012. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since May 2009. Mr. Sorenson joined Marriott in 1996 as Senior Vice President of Business Development and was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1998 and assumed the additional title of President, Continental European Lodging, in January 2003. Prior to joining Marriott, he was a Partner in the law firm of Latham & Watkins in Washington, D.C. Mr. Sorenson served on the board of directors of WalMart Stores Inc till 3 may 2013, He also serves on the board of regents of Luther College. Mr. Sorenson was appointed to the Board of Directors in February 2011.
Mr Gregory Boyd Penner Mr Greg Penner is a member of board of directors at Baidu Inc since July 2004. Mr Penner is a general partner of Madrone Capital Partners, an investment firm based in Menlo Park, California. From 2002 to 2004, he was the senior vice president and chief financial officer of Wal-Mart Japan, and was a director of The Seiyu, Ltd., a Japanese retailer from 2002 to 2008 when the company was acquired by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. From 2000 to 2002, Mr Penner was responsible for the business development, legal and finance affairs of Walmart.com, Wal-Mart’s Internet business based in California. Prior to joining Wal-Mart, Mr Penner was a general partner at Peninsula Capital, an early stage venture capital fund. In addition to Baidu, Mr Penner also serves as a director of Wal-Mart Stores, & now is the chairman of the board of Wal- Mart. , the Hyatt Hotels Corporation, where he is a member of the finance committee, Cuil, Inc., a privately held Internet search engine developer and 99Bill Corporation, based in Shanghai, China. Mr Penner received a bachelor’s degree in international economics from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University and an M.B.A. degree from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Mr James W. Breyer James W. Breyer has been a Director of the Company since 2011 and serves as a member of the Compensation and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Breyer has been a Partner of Accel Partners, a venture capital firm, since 1987 and is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Breyer Capital, a global diversified investment firm. Mr. Breyer is also a co-founder and has been co-lead on the strategic investment committee since inception of the IDG-Accel China Funds. Mr. Breyer had been independent Director of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. from 1 January 2001 till 31 December 2013. Mr. Breyer has served as a Director of Dell Inc. where he is the Chairman of its Finance Committee. Since 2005 till 11 may 2013 Mr. Breyer has served as a Director of Facebook where he is the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Since 2004, Mr. Breyer has served as a Director of Brightcove. Mr. Breyer serves as a Director of several privately-held companies including Legendary Pictures and served as a Director of Marvel Entertainment, Inc. from 2006 to 2009 and a Director of RealNetworks, Inc. from 1995 to 2008.