Ann Torre Bates is a strategic and financial consultant. Between 1995 and 1997, she served as executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer of NHP, Inc., a national real estate services firm. From 1991 to 1995, Ms. Bates was vice president and treasurer of US Airways, and held various finance positions from 1988 to 1991. She serves on the Board of Directors of Frankin Templeton Funds, Franklin Mutual Series Fund, Franklin Mutual Recovery Fund and Allied Capital Corp.
Chair Audit Committee and member of Executive Committee and Preferred Stock Committee.
William M. Diefenderfer III has been a partner of Diefenderfer, Hoover, Boyle & Wood in Pittsburgh, Pa., since 1991. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Diefenderfer III was the chief executive officer and president of enumerate Solutions, Inc. He also served as treasurer and chief financial officer of Icarus Aircraft, Inc. from 1992 to 1996. Previously, he served as deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1989 to 1991. He serves on the Board of Directors of U-Store-It Trust (chairman). He was a member of the Standing Advisory Group of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, from 2004 to 2005, and Commission on the Future for America's Veterans.
Member of Finance and Operations Committee
Diane Suitt Gilleland is an associate professor of higher education at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock. She served as deputy director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education from 1999 to 2003, senior associate for the Institute for Higher Education Policy from 1998 to 1999, senior fellow of the American Council on Education in 1997, director of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education from 1990 to 1997, and chief financial officer for the Arkansas Department of Higher Education from 1986 to 1990. Ms. Gilleland serves on the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Foundation and the University of Arkansas Foundation Board.
Member of Compensation and Personnel Committee and member of Nominations and Governance Committee.
Earl A. Goode is chief of staff to the governor of Indiana since 2006, and served as deputy chief of staff from April 2006 to November 2006. He was commissioner of the Department of Administration, State of Indiana from January 2005 to March 2006. Mr. Goode was chairman of the Indiana Sports Corp. from 2001 to 2006. Retired as president of GTE Information Services Corp in 2000, he has served on the boards of The Chase Bank of Texas, N.A.–Dallas, NBD Bank of Indiana, Meridian Insurance Company and Williams Manufacturing. Currently, he is trustee of Georgetown College Foundation.
Member of Finance and Operations Committee.
Ronald F. Hunt is an attorney. Between 1997 and 2004, he served as chairman of National Student Clearinghouse. He retired from Sallie Mae in 1990. Between 1973 and 1990, he served in several executive positions, most recently as executive vice president and general counsel. He is chairman of the board of trustees of Warren Wilson College.
Chair of the Finance and Operations Committee and member of Executive Committee.
Albert L. Lord is a vice chairman and chief executive officer of SLM Corporation. Previously, he served as vice chairman and chief executive officer from 1997 to 2005 and as chairman from 2005 to January 2008. From 1994 to 1997, he was president and principal shareholder of LCL, Ltd., an investment and financial consulting firm. From 1981 to 1994, Mr. Lord held several executive positions at Sallie Mae, including chief operating officer. Under Mr. Lord's leadership, Sallie Mae created specialized subsidiaries and divisions that also provide an array of consumer credit loans, including those for lifelong learning and K-12 education, and business and technical outsourcing services for colleges and universities. Mr. Lord is a member of the Board of Directors of BearingPoint, Inc. and Children’s Choice Learning Centers, Inc., as well as Chairman of the Board of Cesar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy.
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors and member of Executive Committee and Strategy Committee.
Michael Martin is partner of Warburg Pincus, LLC, a private investment partnership since 2009. He served as president of Brooklyn NY Holdings LLC (BNYH) from 2006 to 2009. He served as vice chairman and managing director of UBS Investment Bank where he was Global Head of UBS’ Financial Institutions Investment Banking Group from 2002 to 2006, and managing director and head of Global Banks and Diversified Finance of Credit Suisse First Boston from 1987 to 2002. Before that, he practiced law at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, where he specialized in mergers and acquisitions from 1983 to 1987. Mr. Martin serves on the Board of Directors of BPW Acquisition Corp. (chairman) and Arena Media Networks, LLC.
Member of Finance and Operations Committee and member of Strategy Committee.
Barry A. Munitz is trustee professor at California State University, Los Angeles, since 2006. He is chair of California P-16 Council, an organization that develops strategies to improve education in the State of California, since 2005. From 1997 to 2006, he was president and chief executive officer of The J. Paul Getty Trust in Los Angeles. He was chancellor and chief executive officer of California State University System from 1991 to 1997, Dr. Munitz was chair of the American Council on Education and vice chair of the National Commission on the Cost of Higher Education. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Leeds Equity Partners Advisory Board, Broad Foundation and COTSEN Foundation, and as fellow of The American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Member of Audit Committee.
Howard Newman is president and chief executive officer of Pine Brook Road Partners, LLC, a private equity firm, since 2006. He served as vice chairman and senior advisor of Warburg Pincus LLC, and was a senior member of the firm’s management and investment operations from 1984 to 2006. Earlier in his career, he performed energy and financial services investment banking at Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc. from 1974 to 1983, and served as a senior advisor to the Long Island Power Authority. Mr. Newman serves on the Board of Directors of Newfield Exploration Company, a member of the advisory committee of JEN Partners, LLC and trustee of Salk Institute for Biological Studies.
Member of Finance and Operations Committee and member of Strategy Committee.
A. Alexander Porter Jr. is founder and partner of Porter Orlin, Inc. (formerly Porter Fellerman, Inc.), an investment management company he founded in 1976. Mr. Porter is founder and director of Distribution Technology, Inc. and is a trustee of Davidson College in North Carolina, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Queens University of Charlotte, North Carolina, and Library of America.
Chair of Nominations and Governance Committee and member of Compensation and Personnel Committee and member of Executive Committee and Strategy Committee.
Frank C. Puleo was a partner at Millbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP since 1978 and served as co-chair of the firm’s Global Finance Group from 1995 until his retirement in 2006. He was a member of the firm’s Executive Committee from 1982 to 1991 and from 1996 to 2002. In addition, he served as a lecturer at Columbia University School of Law from 1997 to 2001. Mr. Puleo serves on the Board of Directors of Apollo Investment Corp. and Commercial Industrial Finance Corp.
Member of Audit Committee.
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Wolfgang Schoellkopf,
Lead Independent Director
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Wolfgang Schoellkopf is managing partner of Lykos Capital Management LLC, a private equity management company since 2003. He was chief executive officer of Bank Austria Group's U.S. Operations from 2000 to 2001. He was vice chairman and chief financial officer of First Fidelity Bancorp from 1990 to 1996, and executive vice president and treasurer for Chase Manhattan Bank from 1979 to 1988. Mr. Schoellkopf serves on the Board of Directors of BPW Acquisition Corp. and Sovereign Bank.
Chair of Compensation and Personnel Committee and member of Nominations and Governance Committee, Strategy Committee, Executive Committee and Preferred Stock Committee.
Steven L. Shapiro is a certified public accountant and personal financial specialist and chairman of Alloy, Silverstein, Shapiro, Adams, Mulford, Cicalese. Wilson & Co., an accounting firm, since 1995. Mr. Shapiro serves on the Board of Directors of MetLife Bank and is a member of the executive advisory council of Rutgers University, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the New Jersey and Pennsylvania societies of CPAs. He is a trustee of Virtua Health and Hospital Foundation Board.
Member of Compensation and Personnel Committee and member of Nominations and Governance Committee.
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J. Terry Strange
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Mr. Strange is retired from KPMG LLP, since 2002, where he served as vice chair and managing partner of the U.S. audit practice. He also served as the global managing partner of the audit practice of KPMG International and was a member of its international executive committee. Most recently, he served as lead architect of the redesign of the KPMG audit methodology and led development of the global strategy for the worldwide audit business. Mr. Strange currently serves on the Board of Directors of BearingPoint, Inc., Group1 Automotive, Inc., New Jersey Resources Corporation and Newfield Exploration Company.
Member of Audit Committee.
Mr. Terracciano is chairman of SLM Corp., since January 2008. He was formerly president of First Union Corporation (now Wachovia), chairman and chief executive officer of First Fidelity Bank Corporation, president and chief operating officer of Mellon Bank, vice chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, and non-executive chairman of both The Dime Bank and Riggs National Corporation. He currently also serves on the Board of Directors of Sovereign Bank.
Chairman of Board of Directors and Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chairman of the Strategy Committee.
Barry L. Williams is founder and president of Williams Pacific Ventures, Inc., a consulting and investment company since 1987. He was interim president and chief executive officer of the American Management Association International, from 2000 to 2001. Previously, he was managing principal of Bechtel Investments, Inc. from 1979 to 1987. Mr. Williams serves on the Board of Directors of PG&E Corp., R.H. Donnelly & Co., CH2M HILL Companies, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. and Simpson Manufacturing Co. He is trustee of American Conservatory Theater, African American Experience Fund, and chairman of Management Leadership for Tomorrow. He also serves as director of Harvard Business School Alumni Association, American Management Association and Resources Legacy Foundation.
Member of the Audit Committee.