John S. Shiely, Age 58, Director of the Company Since 2007 Mr. Shiely
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John S. Shiely, age 58, Director of the Company since 2007 Mr. Shiely served as Chief Executive Officer of Briggs & Stratton Corporation (“Briggs & Stratton”), a manufacturer of small, air-cooled engines for lawn and garden and other outdoor power equipment and a producer of lawn mowers, generators and pressure washers in the United States, from July 1, 2001 until his retirement from that position on December 31, 2009. He was appointed as a director of Briggs & Stratton in 1994, and served as Chairman of the Board from 2003 through October 20, 2010. Mr. Shiely serves as a director of two other public companies, Marshall & Ilsley Corporation, and Quad/Graphics, Inc., as well as numerous privately-held and charitable companies, including Cleveland Rock and Roll, Inc. (the corporate board of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum) and Children’s Hospital and Health System, Inc. As the former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Briggs & Stratton, Mr. Shiely brings substantial leadership, marketing/consumer industry and financial experience to the Board. His extensive experience managing a large manufacturing and marketing company makes him a particularly valuable advisor to the Board in those areas, as well as in the area of corporate governance, which he recently studied in the graduate program at Harvard Law School. Committee Memberships: Audit; Governance (Chair) Class III — Terms to Expire at the 2013 Annual Meeting Joseph P. Flannery, age 78, Director of the Company since 1987 Mr. Flannery has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uniroyal Holding, Inc., an investment management company, since 1986. He served as a director of ArvinMeritor, Inc. from 1991 — 2007. As Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Uniroyal Holding, Inc., Mr. Flannery brings extensive leadership and financial experience to the Board. Having served on the Board for more than 20 years, Mr. Flannery also has significant marketing/consumer industry experience and is able to advise the Board on a variety of strategic and business matters. Committee Memberships: Compensation; Governance Adam Hanft, age 60, Director of the Company since 2010 Mr. Hanft is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hanft Projects LLC, a strategic consultancy that provides marketing intelligence and insight to leading consumer and business-to-business companies such as The Procter & Gamble Company, Sony Corporation, Bic Corporation and The Sherwin-Williams Company, as well as many leading digital brands. He writes broadly about the consumer culture for places like Salon, Slate, The Daily Beast, Fast Company and the Wall Street Journal. Mr. Hanft is also a frequent commentator on marketing and branding issues and is the co-author of “Dictionary of the Future.” Prior to starting Hanft Projects LLC, Mr. Hanft served as founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hanft Unlimited, Inc., a marketing organization created in 2004 that included an advertising agency, strategic consultancy and custom-publishing operation. As the Chief Executive Officer of Hanft Projects LLC, Mr. Hanft brings his extensive leadership, marketing/consumer industry and innovation and technology experience to the Board. His knowledge of the consumer marketplace, media and current branding initiatives has proven particularly valuable. Committee Memberships: Governance; Innovation & Technology 11.