Biography

James M. Kilts, age 60, has been a Partner, Centerview Partners Management, LLC, a financial advisory firm, since October 2006.  He had been Vice Chairman of the Board of The Procter & Gamble Company from October 2005, following the merger of The Gillette Company with Procter & Gamble, until October 2006. Previously and, until October 2005, he had served as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Gillette since January 2001, February 2001 and November 2003, respectively.  Prior to joining Gillette, Mr. Kilts was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nabisco Group Holdings Corp. from December 1999 until it was acquired in December 2000 by Philip Morris Companies Inc., now Altria Group Inc.  He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nabisco Holdings Corp. and Nabisco Inc. from January 1998 to December 1999.  Before that, he was an Executive Vice President, Worldwide Food, Philip Morris, from 1994 to 1997 and served as President of Kraft USA from 1989 to 1994.  Previously, he served as President of Kraft Limited in Canada and as Senior Vice President of Kraft International.  Mr. Kilts began his business career with General Foods Corporation in 1970.  Mr. Kilts is a member of the Board of Directors of Pfizer Inc., The New York Times Company and MeadWestvaco Corporation, and a member of the Supervisory Board of the Nielsen Company, a leading global and information media company.  He also serves on the Board of the American Institute of Contemporary German Studies.  A graduate of Knox College, Mr. Kilts serves on the College's Board of Trustees, is Chairman of the Advisory Council of the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and is a Trustee of the University of Chicago.  He previously was Chairman of the Grocery Manufacturers of America.  Mr. Kilts has been a Director of MetLife and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company since 2005.

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