Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Dial Corporation (Retired) Elected 1995
Mr. Baum, 69, served as Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Dial Corporation a subsidiary of The Henkel Group from August 2000 to March 2005. Prior to joining Dial, from 1999 to August 2000, Mr. Baum was employed by Hasbro, Inc. as President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining Hasbro, Mr. Baum was employed by Quaker State Corporation as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 1999. Mr. Baum was employed by Campbell Soup Company from 1978 to 1993, where he served in various positions, most recently as Executive Vice President and President, Campbell North/South America. Mr. Baum serves as a director of Playtex Products, Inc., Meredith Corporation, US Airways and Ocean Spray Cranberries. Mr. Baum serves on the audit committee of US Airways. He is past chairman of the Association of National Advertisers, The Advertising Council and the National Food Processors Association.
Mr. Cline, 71, served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Nicor Inc. beginning in 1985, and became Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer in 1986. He retired as Chief Executive Officer in May 1995 and continued to serve as Chairman until his retirement from the company at the end of 1995. Prior to joining Nicor, Mr. Cline was an executive of Jewel Companies, Inc. for 22 years, becoming Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer in 1984. He is also Chairman of Hawthorne Investors, Inc., a private management advisory and investment firm he founded in 1996. Additionally, he is a director of Ryerson Tull, Inc., Chairman of the Boards of Trustees of The Northern Funds and The Northern Institutional Funds, and a past chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Cline was Chairman of Hussmann International, Inc. Mr. Cline is an honorary life director and past president of the University of Illinois Foundation.
Governor du Pont, 71, served as a director in the law firm of Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilmington, Delaware, through June 2005. A 1956 graduate of Princeton University, he served in the U.S. Navy from 1957-1960 and received his law degree from Harvard University in 1963. After six years in business with E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., he entered politics in 1968, serving in the Delaware House of Representatives (1968-1970), as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1971-1977), and as Governor of the State of Delaware (1977-1985). Governor du Pont served as Chairman of the Hudson Institute in 1985-1986 and currently serves as Policy Chairman of the National Center for Policy Analysis.
Dr. Dykes, 75, is Lead Director of PepsiAmericas, Inc. He served as Chairman of Capital City Holdings Inc., a venture capital organization from 1988 to 2005. Dr. Dykes served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Security Benefit Group of Companies from 1980 through 1987. He served as Chancellor of the University of Kansas from 1973 to 1980. Prior to that, he was Chancellor of the University of Tennessee. Dr. Dykes was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Fleming Companies until September 2004. He assumed those roles at Fleming in March 2003 following his service to such company as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board. He also serves as a director of Midas, Inc. and Raytech Corporation. Dr. Dykes is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Kansas University Endowment Association, the William Allen White Foundation and YouthFriends, Inc. He formerly served as Vice Chairman of the Commission on the Operation of the United States Senate and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of American Universities.
President and Chief Executive Officer, DBSS Group, Inc. Elected 1994
Mr. Gilbert, 60, is President and Chief Executive Officer of DBSS Group, Inc., a management, planning and international trade advisory firm. The firm provides trade advisory services, trade consulting and participates in negotiations. He is also a director and a member of the audit committees of both Midas, Inc. and Foot Locker, Inc. Mr. Gilbert serves on the Board of Directors of the American Council on Germany and the Harlem Partnership Circle. He is a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Mr. Kackley, 63, is a private investor. From 1963 to 1999, Mr. Kackley practiced as a public accountant for Arthur Andersen. From 1974 to 1999, he was an audit partner for the firm, dealing with a substantial number of public and non-public companies. In addition, in 1998 and 1999, he served as Chief Financial Officer for Andersen Wordwide, then a $16 billion a year professional services firm operating in more than 100 countries. From June 1999 to May 2002, Mr. Kackley served as an adjunct professor at the Kellstadt School of Management at DePaul University. Mr. Kackley serves as a director and as the audit committee financial expert of Herman Miller, Inc., a Michigan-based manufacturer of office furniture, and as a director and chairman of the audit and finance committee for Orion Energy Systems, Inc., a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of industrial lighting. Previously, he served on the audit committees of Northwestern University and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, not-for-profit corporations. He is currently a Life Trustee of Northwestern University and the Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago).
Senior Vice President of Finance, PepsiCo, Inc. Elected 2001
Mr. McKenna, 55, is Senior Vice President of Finance for PepsiCo. Previously he was Senior Vice President and Treasurer for PepsiCo. Prior to joining PepsiCo in 1993, he was a partner with the law firm of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts in New York. Mr. McKenna serves as a member of the Board of Pepsi Bottling Ventures in North Carolina. He serves on the Board of Trustees for Hamilton College. He is also an adjunct professor at Fordham Business School and Fordham Law School.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiAmericas, Inc. Elected 2000
Mr. Pohlad, 51, became our Chief Executive Officer in November 2000, was named Vice Chairman in January 2001 and became our Chairman in January 2002. Mr. Pohlad served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a director of the former PepsiAmericas prior to the PepsiAmericas merger, a position he had held since 1998. From 1987 to present, Mr. Pohlad also has served as President of Pohlad Companies. Mr. Pohlad is a director of MAIR Holding, Inc.
Dean of the Medical School, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Elected 2006
Dr. Powell, 67, is Dean of the Medical School, Assistant Vice President for Clinical Sciences and a McKnight Presidential Leadership Chair at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Prior to October 2002, she served as Executive Dean and Vice Chancellor for Clinical Affairs at the School of Medicine, University of Kansas. Dr. Powell is a board-certified surgical pathologist with over 30 years of experience in academic medicine. Dr. Powell received her medical degree from Tufts University and completed her residency at Georgetown University Medical Center and the Clinical Center of the National Institute of Health. She is an active member in several national organizations and serves as a board member of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
Chief Executive Officer of Investco Financial Corporation Elected 2006
Mr. Corliss, 46, is Chief Executive Officer of Investco Financial Corporation, which he founded in 1983, and a principal in Tarragon LLC, both real estate development and management firms. During his time at Investco, Mr. Corliss has served on numerous boards. Currently, Mr. Corliss serves as the Treasurer and a Trustee at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. Mr. Corliss also works with many non-profit organizations, both in his community and on a national level. He co-founded Exodus Housing in 1994, which provides transitional housing and supportive services for the homeless.
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Vice Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Dial Corporation (Retired) 
Chairman, Hawthorne Investors, Inc. 
Former Governor, State of Delaware 
Director of Various Corporations 
President and Chief Executive Officer, DBSS Group, Inc. 
Director of Various Corporations 
Senior Vice President of Finance, PepsiCo, Inc. 
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PepsiAmericas, Inc. 
Dean of the Medical School, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 
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