Stephen Friedman, 73 William W. George, 68 Director Since: April 2005 Director Since: December 2002 Committees: Chair, Risk Committee; Committees: Member, all standing member of all other standing committees committees Other Current Public Company Other Current Public Company Directorships: Exxon Mobil Directorships: None Corporation Other Public Company Directorships Other Public Company Directorships within past 5 years: None within past 5 years: Novartis AG

Career Highlights Career Highlights ‰ Chairman, Stone Point Capital, a private equity firm ‰ Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business (June 2005 – Present) School: January 2004 – Present ‰ Chairman, President’s Intelligence Advisory Board; ‰ Medtronic, Inc., a medical technology company Chairman, Intelligence Oversight Board, each of which – Chairman (April 1996 – April 2002) provides independent advice to the President of the on matters relating to U.S. intelligence – Chief Executive Officer (May 1991 – May 2001) efforts (2006 – 2009) – President and Chief Operating Officer (1989 – ‰ Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank of 1991) (January 2008 – May 2009) ‰ Executive Vice President, Honeywell International Inc., ‰ Assistant to the President for Economic Policy; Director a diversified technology and manufacturing company of the National Economic Council (2002 – 2004) (1978 – 1989) ‰ ‰ Senior Partner and Chairman of the Management President, Litton Microwave Cooking; Vice President, Committee, (retired in 1994, having Litton Industries, a diversified manufacturing company joined the firm in 1966) (1969 – 1978) Other Professional Experience and Community Other Professional Experience and Community Involvement Involvement ‰ ‰ Board member, Council on Foreign Relations Former Professor of Leadership and Governance, International Institute for Management Development ‰ Board member, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer ‰ Center Former Visiting Professor of Technology Management, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne ‰ Trustee, The Aspen Institute ‰ Former Executive-in-residence, Yale School of Experience and Qualifications Management As Chairman of the private equity firm Stone Point ‰ Board member, World Economic Forum USA Capital, Mr. Friedman brings substantial experience in ‰ Board member, Guthrie Theater the financial services and investment management industries to our Board. Mr. Friedman’s experience ‰ Trustee, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace includes a lengthy career at Goldman Sachs, where he Experience and Qualifications developed a deep knowledge of our firm and businesses. Having served in various public sector roles, A professor of management practice at Harvard Business Mr. Friedman offers a seasoned perspective on School and author of books on leadership, Mr. George government, regulation and risk management, which he brings academic expertise in business management and draws upon in his role as Chair of our Risk Committee. corporate governance to our Board, along with significant practical experience in management, technology and governance developed during his career as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Medtronic, Inc. and as a senior executive at Honeywell International Inc. and Litton Industries. Mr. George’s service on the boards of directors and board committees of several other public companies and not-for-profit entities has given him additional perspective on management and corporate governance.

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