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Aida M. Alvarez (a)
Ms. Alvarez is the former Administrator of the
U.S. Small Business Administration and was a
member of President Clinton’s Cabinet from
1997 to 2001.
James W. Breyer (b)*
Mr. Breyer is a Managing Partner of Accel
Partners, a venture capital rm.
M. Michele Burns(b)
Ms. Burns is Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Chief Executive Ocer of Mercer LLC, a sub-
sidiary of Marsh and McLennan Companies, Inc.
James I. Cash, Jr., Ph.D.(a)
Dr. Cash is the retired James E. Robison Professor
of Business Administration at Harvard Business
School, where he served from July 1976 to
October 2003.
Roger C. Corbett (b)
Mr. Corbett is the retired Chief Executive Ocer
and Group Managing Director of Woolworths
Limited, the largest retail company in Australia.
Douglas N. Daft(c)
Mr. Daft is the retired Chairman of the Board
of Directors and Chief Executive Ocer of The
Coca-Cola Company, a beverage manufacturer,
where he served in that capacity from February
2000 until March 2004 and in various other
capacities since 1969.
David D. Glass(b)
Mr. Glass is former Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Directors of Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc., serving in that position from February
2000 until June 2006, and the former President
and Chief Executive Ocer of Wal-Mart Stores,
Inc. from January 1988 to January 2000.
Roland A. Hernandez (a)*
Mr. Hernandez is the retired Chairman of the
Board of Directors and Chief Executive Ocer
of Telemundo Group, Inc., a Spanish-language
television station company, where he served
from August 1998 to December 2000.
Allen I. Questrom(c)
Mr. Questrom is the retired Chairman of the
Board of Directors and Chief Executive Ocer
of JCPenney Company, Inc.
H. Lee Scott, Jr.(d)*(e)*
Mr. Scott is the President and Chief Executive
Ocer of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Jack C. Shewmaker (b)
Mr. Shewmaker is the President of J-COM, Inc.,
a consulting company, a retired Wal-Mart
executive and a rancher.
Jim C. Walton(b)
Mr. Walton is the Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Ocer of Arvest
Bank Group, Inc., a group of banks operating
in the states of Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri
and Oklahoma.
S. Robson Walton(d)(e)
Mr. Walton is Chairman of the Board of Directors
of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Christopher J. Williams(a)(d)
Mr. Williams is the Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Ocer of The
Williams Capital Group, L.P., an investment bank.
Linda S. Wolf (c)*
Ms. Wolf is the retired Chairman of the Board
of Directors and Chief Executive Ocer of Leo
Burnett Worldwide, Inc., an advertising agency
and division of Publicis Groupe S.A.
Committees
(a) Audit
(b) Strategic Planning and Finance
(c) Compensation, Nominating and Governance
(d) Executive
(e) Stock Option
* Denotes Committee Chairman
I am pleased with how our Company is succeeding from the business perspective. It is also
satisfying to see our Company playing a larger role in society on important issues. I know I speak
on behalf of the entire Board in saying that we are grateful for the strength of Wal-Mart’s
management team. I value their experience, talent, and determination, and appreciate their
leadership in the stores and on issues important to our shareholders, customers and associates.
Wal-Mart will continue to inspire others from within our Company, to lead the industry
worldwide, and to reach out to make a dierence in the lives of people around the world.
Rob Walton
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
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