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Proxy Statement
resignation. The Nominating and Governance Committee and the Board may consider any factors they 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 has been nominated for re-election or election, as the case may be, at the 2009
Annual Meeting.
Leonard S. Coleman
Director since 2001
Mr. Coleman, age 60, 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.
Jeffrey T. Huber
Director since 2009
Mr. Huber, age 41, is Senior Vice President of Engineering at Google Inc., where he has worked since 2003.
From 2001 to 2003, Mr. Huber served as Vice President of Architecture and Systems Development at eBay Inc.
Prior to joining eBay, Mr. Huber was Senior Vice President of Engineering at Excite@Home, where he worked
from 1996 to 2001. Earlier in his career, he was a Technology Consultant with McKinsey & Company and
founded a software development start-up. Mr. Huber holds a B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the
University of Illinois and a Masters degree from Harvard University.
Gary M. Kusin
Director since 1995; Lead Director since 2006
Mr. Kusin, age 57, is a Senior Advisor at TPG (formerly Texas Pacific Group). He has been with TPG 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.
Geraldine B. Laybourne
Director since November 2008
Ms. Laybourne, age 62, founded Oxygen Media, a cable television network, in 1998 and served as its Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer until November 2007, when the network was acquired by NBC Universal. Prior to
founding Oxygen, Ms. Laybourne spent 16 years at Nickelodeon, a cable television network. From 1996 to 1998,
Ms. Laybourne served as President of Disney/ABC Cable Networks, a cable television network, where she was
responsible for overseeing cable programming for the Walt Disney Company and ABC. Ms. Laybourne serves on
the Board of Directors of Insight Communications, Symantec Corporation and Move.com and also serves on the
Board of Trustees of Vassar College. Ms. Laybourne holds a B.A. degree from Vassar College and a M.S. from
the University of Pennsylvania.
Gregory B. Maffei
Director since 2003
Mr. Maffei, age 49, 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
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