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deem relevant in deciding whether to recommend/accept a director’s resignation. The Board will act on the
Nominating and Governance Committee’s recommendation within 90 days from the date of the certification of
election results and will publicly disclose its decision promptly thereafter.
The Board recommends a vote FOR each of the nominees.
Director Biographies
Each of the following directors, other than Mr. Mott, has been nominated for re-election at the 2008 Annual
Meeting. Mr. Mott will be retiring from the Board at the 2008 Annual Meeting.
Leonard S. Coleman
Director since 2001
Mr. Coleman, age 59, served as Senior Advisor to Major League Baseball from 1999 until 2005 and, from
2001 to 2002, was the Chairman of ARENACO, a subsidiary of Yankees/Nets. Mr. Coleman was President of
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs from 1994 to 1999, having previously served since 1992
as Executive Director, Market Development of Major League Baseball. Mr. Coleman serves on the Board of
Directors of the following public companies: Avis Budget Group; Churchill Downs Inc.; H.J. Heinz
Corporation; and Omnicom Group Inc.
Gary M. Kusin
Director since 1995; Lead Director since 2006
Mr. Kusin, age 57, has been a Partner at TPG (formerly Texas Pacific Group) since June 2006. He served as
the President and Chief Executive Officer of Fedex Kinko’s Office and Print Services, an operating division of
Fedex, Inc. from August 2001 until February 2006. Fedex Kinko’s is a leading provider of document solutions
and business services. From September 1998 to July 2001, he was the Chief Executive Officer of HQ Global
Workplaces, Inc., a global leader in office outsourcing. Prior to September 1998, Mr. Kusin was co-founder
and Chairman of Kusin Gurwitch Cosmetics, LLC and co-founder and President of Babbages, Inc. Mr. Kusin
serves on the Board of Directors of privately-held companies, including PETCO and Sabre Holdings.
Gregory B. Maffei
Director since 2003
Mr. Maffei, age 48, has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Liberty Media Corporation, which
owns electronic retailing, media, communications and entertainment businesses and investments, since
February 2006. He joined Liberty Media in November 2005 as CEO-Elect. From June 2005 until November
2005, Mr. Maffei served as President and Chief Financial Officer of Oracle Corporation. From 2000 until June
2005, Mr. Maffei served as Chief Executive Officer of 360networks Corporation, a broadband telecom service
provider, and also became Chairman of the Board of 360networks in 2002. Previously, Mr. Maffei was with
Microsoft Corporation from 1993 to 2000, in several positions, including Senior Vice President, Finance and
Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Maffei also served as Chairman of Expedia, Inc. from 1999 to
2002. Mr. Maffei serves on the Board of Directors of Liberty Media and the DIRECTV Group, Inc.
Timothy Mott
Director since 1990; Retiring at the 2008 Annual Meeting
Mr. Mott, age 59, has been Chairman of All Covered, a nationwide information technology outsourcing
company focused on small and mid-size businesses, since June 2000 and has served as Chief Executive Officer
since September 2006 (a position he had previously held from November 2001 to February 2004). At various
times prior to 1999, Mr. Mott co-founded and was Chairman of Audible Inc., co-founded and was Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of Macromedia Inc., co-founded and was Senior Vice President of Electronic
Arts, and was a member of the research staff at Xerox PARC. Other than in his role as a director of EA,
Mr. Mott has had no operating involvement with EA since he ceased serving as an executive officer in 1990.
Vivek Paul
Director since 2005
Mr. Paul, age 49, has been a partner at TPG (formerly Texas Pacific Group) since October 2005. From July
1999 to September 2005, Mr. Paul served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wipro, Ltd., a
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