Pacific Northwest Enterprise Risk Forum ~2010 Speaker Biographies~

William S. Ayer Chairman and CEO - and

Bill Ayer is chairman and chief executive officer of Alaska Airlines and Alaska Air Group, the parent company of Alaska Airlines and its sister carrier, . At Alaska Airlines, Ayer, 56, leads the nation's ninth-largest airline, with 10,000 employees, 59 destinations and more than 110 aircraft. A 28-year aviation veteran, Ayer began his career with Alaska in 1995 as vice president of marketing and planning. Since then, he has held the posts of senior vice president of customer service, marketing and planning; president; and chief operating officer. In 2002, he became the carrier's chief executive officer, and, in May 2003, he was appointed chairman.

Ayer is a member of the board of directors of the branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Puget Energy, the Museum of Flight and Angel Flight West. He also serves on the University of Business School Advisory Board. A graduate of Stanford University with a bachelor's degree in economics, Ayer earned a master's degree in business administration from the University of Washington. He holds commercial and flight instructor pilot certificates with instrument and multi-engine ratings.

Bill Baumann Vice President, Information Technology - Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

Bill Baumann joined Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) as Vice President, Information Technology, in 2008. In his role, Bill is responsible for developing and delivering on REI’s strategy to build an infrastructure to support the co-op sales growth, changing business conditions and complex technology demands.

Prior to joining REI, Baumann spent more than 20 years in leadership-level positions at several organizations – Musician’s Friend/Guitar Center, Tower Records, Inc. and NEC Corporation – all focused on information technology. In these functions, he delivered technology based solutions; addressing business challenges and improving operations.

Baumann serves on the board of the Downtown Seattle YMCA and the Vancouver BC CIO Executive Summit Governing Body. He enjoys cross-country skiing and cycling. He holds an MBA from Saint Mary’s Graduate School of Economics and Business Administration.

Robert J. Driessnack Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - Intermec

Robert J. Driessnack joined Intermec as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in January, 2009. Bob has over 25 years’ experience with public and private businesses, including global electronics manufacturing. At Intermec he directly oversees all areas of finance and business support, Tax, Treasury, Corporate Development, Investor Relations and is the primary contact for the companies Audit Committee and Internal Audit.

Most recently, Bob held the position of Vice President and Controller at HNI Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of fireplaces and the second largest office furniture company globally. Before joining HNI in 2004, Bob was in a number of key roles during a 15-year tenure at NCR Corporation where he served in numerous financial positions, including Retail Division Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Controller, Americas Region Controller, US Area Controller and Chief Financial Officer for NCR Canada Ltd.

Bob received his BA in Accounting from Michigan State University, and is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Hal Garyn Vice President, North American Audit Services - Institute of Internal Auditors

Mr. Garyn’s twenty-eight year professional career has been predominately focused on the financial services industry, emphasizing the disciplines of risk management, internal audit, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations and corporate governance.

After spending the first sixteen years of his career with one of the largest publicly traded commercial banking companies in the country, Mr. Garyn has also contributed to the successes of a captive finance company, a public accounting and professional services firm, a large publicly traded thrift institution, and a regional mutual insurance company. Mr. Garyn’s past employers have included Barnett Banks, Inc., Bombardier Capital, Arthur Andersen, Commercial Federal Bank and PEMCO Mutual Insurance Company.

Mr. Garyn is currently employed as the Vice President – North American Audit Services for the Institute of Internal Auditors. There he is responsible for Chief Audit Executive Services, Quality Service and Global Advocacy. Pacific Northwest Enterprise Risk Forum ~2010 Speaker Biographies~

Kevin Hagen Director, Corporate Social Responsibility - Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)

Kevin Hagen is the Director of corporate social responsibility at Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI) where he leads efforts to develop and implement the co-op’s social enterprise and sustainable business strategy. In his role, he serves as a liaison, advisor and consultant to leaders and business units across the co-op in support of REI’s corporate social responsibility goals, including environmental performance, corporate philanthropy and community engagement.

He has a 20-year career with Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial organizations in the United States and Europe through leadership roles in product development, marketing, sales and business strategy. Prior to joining REI, he was principal of Shuksan Energy Consulting, a leading advisor to business for sustainable energy and green power procurement strategy. Kevin received his Bachelor of Science degree from Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY with a background in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and a master's degree in business administration in Sustainable Business from the Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Bainbridge Island WA.

Carl B. Nordman Associate Partner - IBM Institute for Business Value, IBM Global Business Services

Carl is an Associate Partner with IBM’s Global Business Services, Institute for Business Value (IBV). Carl leads the research group for Financial Management Thought Leadership. He is responsible for managing and conducting IBM’s market research and developing thought leadership in the Financial Management domain, such as the IBM 2010 Global CFO Survey. He has 23 years of Financial Services Industry experience with clients in Banking, Investment Management and Insurance (P&C and HMO). Carl's experience includes all aspects of Finance Transformation, including Process Analysis and Re-design, Organization Design and Shared Services Implementation, as well as managing the implementation of enabling technologies such as Oracle and SAP. Prior to this role, Carl led global development of IBM GBS Finance Transformation solutions and methods. His efforts included the development and delivery of methods and practices as well as preparing and conducting Global Training initiatives within IBM and for clients across the world. He also collaborated on IBM’s 2008 Global CFO Study. Most recently, Carl participated in developing and rolling out IBM's Governance Risk and Compliance solutions and methods.

Timothy C. Mack President - World Future Society

Tim Mack edited the oldest and best respected professional journal in the foresight area, Futures Research Quarterly (FRQ) since 1985. In June of 2004, he assumed the Presidency of the World Future Society, which has been the leading global organization in the futures field for 44 years. And in January 2009, he became the Executive Editor of World Future Review, the successor publication to FRQ and Future Survey, which had been previously edited by Dr. Michael Marien for nearly 30 years.

Like the field of foresight, Mr. Mack’s background is broad and eclectic. He has been an attorney and member of the New York and District of Columbia bars since the 1970s and has served as General Counsel for a number of profit and non-profit groups involved in trend analysis, social dynamics and public policy. After holding research positions at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the US National Academy of Sciences, Tim Mack joined the Budget Policy Task Force at the US General Accounting Office, which served as the analytical arm of the US Congress before being rechristened the General Accountability Office. And he has continued to work with financial services and risk management field since that time.

Norman Marks, Vice President-GRC SAP Business Objects

Norman Marks, CPA, is Vice President, Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) at SAP, and an evangelist for the GRC market and SAP’s related software. Prior to Business Objects’ acquisition by SAP in 2008, he was their Vice President of Internal Audit responsible for internal auditing, the Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 (SOX) program, and risk management.

Norman has been chief audit executive of major global corporations for over 15 years, and is a recognized thought leader in the profession of internal auditing. He is the author of two of the most downloaded Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) products: a guide for management to Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 and the GAIT methodology for defining the scope for SOX of IT general controls.

Norman has been profiled in publications of the AICPA and the IIA as an innovative and successful internal auditing leader. He has recently been honored as a Fellow of the Open Compliance and Ethics Group for his GRC thought leadership.

Pacific Northwest Enterprise Risk Forum ~2010 Speaker Biographies~

Mark Mattis Director of Information Security, Compliance, and Infrastructure Support - Costco Wholesale Corporation

Mark Mattis is Director of Information Security, Compliance, and Infrastructure Support at Costco Wholesale Corporation and is a frequently consulted industry voice on retail information security issues. His fifteen years of experience and current responsibilities cover not only domestic but also international and cross-border data threats and regulatory matters. Prior to joining Costco, Mark founded and managed the information security practice at a major accounting\consulting firm and also headed one of the Northwest's largest and most successful security consulting practices. His approach is risk-based with a blend of pragmatism and prioritization that supports business goals while also keeping key resources safe.

Rennie Muzii Managing Director - Marsh

Rennie Muzii is the Practice Leader for Marsh’s Financial & Professional (FINPRO) practice in Portland, OR. His advisory responsibilities include assisting clients with exposures in the areas of directors & officers liability (D&O), errors and omissions (E&O), employment practices liability, intellectual property, fiduciary liability, deal facilitation products, corporate governance and claims advocacy. Rennie has worked extensively with both public and private companies, specializing in the communication, media and technology industry. In addition to his Practice Leader responsibilities, Rennie functions as a national resource on many of Marsh's most complex errors & omissions placements. He also serves as a member of Marsh’s Global E&O Advisory Board.

Rennie joined Marsh in 2001. He spent 2 years in New York serving nationally as a resource for complex professional liability placements before moving to Portland in 2003. In addition, he served a 2 year term as a member of Marsh’s Global D&O Advisory Board.

Pete O’Dell Technology Executive

Pete O’Dell is a technology executive based in Washington, D.C. He’s had a long career on the information highway, working for companies including Digital Equipment Corporation, Autodesk, Microwarehouse, Microsoft, and Online Interactive, and cofounding Swan Island Networks. Pete consults for companies including SAIC, CommsFirst, and Village Roadshow Limited.

He recently published Silver Bullets: How Interoperable data will revolutionize information sharing and transparency . Pete’s first book, The Computer Networking Book , was published in 1989 by Ventana Press. He has authored numerous articles, and speaks at conferences on technology and business topics. He served honorably in the U.S. Army, and has been involved in emergency management, situational awareness, and secure information since 9/11. He has an undergraduate degree in business and an MBA.

Tom O’Grady Chief Risk, Compliance and Ethics Officer and Deputy General Counsel - Alaska Air Group and Alaska Airlines

Tom O’Grady is the Chief Risk, Compliance and Ethics Officer and Deputy General Counsel for Alaska Air Group and Alaska Airlines. Tom and his departments are responsible for, among other things, the AAG Corporate Compliance Program, the Code of Conduct and Ethics, the Risk Analysis and Oversight Program, Data Privacy and Security, Environmental Affairs, and the Emergency Preparedness Program. Tom has been with Alaska, in various capacities, since 1987.

Pacific Northwest Enterprise Risk Forum ~2010 Speaker Biographies~

Joan Pastor President - JPA International, Inc.

Joan Pastor is president of JPA International, Inc., an international organizational consulting company with offices in San Diego and Beverly Hills, CA. She has a doctorate in Industrial-Organizational & Clinical Psychology and was awarded the Certified Speaking Professional designation in 1994 by the National Speakers Association. As a communications and leadership specialist for over 25 years, Joan and her colleagues have assisted 100s of organizations and their management in developing communication and leadership skills in order to be more efficient, competitive and proactive. She also facilitates many management strategic retreats. Joan has also been honored with many awards, including the National Leadership Award from the U.S. Business Advisory Council, Outstanding Young Woman of America and the US Army’s Customer Service Award. Dr. Pastor has spoken to over 40 chapters and international congresses of the Institute of Internal Auditors, including 3 times with the Puget Sound chapter.

Arlen I. “Arnie” Prentice Chairman and CEO - Kibble & Prentice

Arlen I. “Arnie” Prentice is Chairman and CEO of Kibble & Prentice, a Pacific Northwest financial services firm providing commercial and personal property and casualty insurance brokerage, a full range of employee benefit services, and investment advisory services to high net worth individuals and qualified retirement plan sponsors. He also serves on the board of directors of Flow International (nasdaq), Northland Telecommunication Corporation and Pacific Marketing International. Mr. Prentice served nineteen years on the Starbucks Coffee Company board of directors and as the non-executive chairman of Percon Inc. (nasdaq) for eight years. He is also a principal of the Prentice Family Partnership which invests primarily in early stage Pacific Northwest companies including the Northwest Drug Emporium franchise (sold to Longs Drugs), Optiva Corporation – maker of the Sonicare toothbrush (sold to Phillips), Wizards of the Coast (sold to Hasbro), Advanced H2O (sold to LaSalle Partners) and Spider Staging (sold to Flow International).

Mr. Prentice is a member of many professional and civic associations at the international, national and local levels, including the Million Dollar Round Table, the Central Washington University Foundation Board of Directors, the Board of Trustees for the Seattle World Trade Center, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Business Alliance and the Methow Conservancy.

Arun Raha, Ph.D. Executive Director and Chief Economist - Washington State

Arun Raha is Chief Economist for the State of Washington and Executive Director of the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. He is responsible for preparation and presentation of quarterly forecasts of Washington’s economy and General-Fund revenues. He also advises state legislative committees and other government agencies regarding economic and revenue activity in the state. Arun has won two national forecasting awards - The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s top overall forecast prize for 2007, and the Wall Street Journal’s forecasting award in January 2005. Arun Raha has served on the Ohio Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors, and is a former member of the Board of the Automotive Market Research Council. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from Washington State University, and a Masters from the Delhi School of Economics.

Gregory Saliba President - Taurus Capital Management

Gregory Saliba is a financial professional with over 15 years of experience advising corporate and individual clients. He is President and Founder of Taurus Capital Management, an investment management company. Previous positions include serving as Vice President of investment banking for Piper Jaffray's Debt Capital Markets Group, where he engaged in underwriting public and private debt and preferred stock for investment and non-investment grade corporations. Greg also advised and financed Northwest companies as a Vice President of Corporate Banking for U.S. Bank.

Gregory was awarded the 2010 Oregon Ethics in Business Award. The Portland Business Journal named Gregory Saliba as one of its "Top 40 Under 40" professionals for 2008. The Portland Business Alliance selected him for the 2008-2009 Leadership Portland program. Gregory earned an M.B.A. from Portland State University, an M.A. in East Asian Studies from the University of Oregon, and a B.A. in History from Whitman College. He also holds NASD Series 7 and 66 securities licenses and was a Registered Representative for Piper Jaffray & Co. Greg is also a Certified Treasury Professional (CTP). Since 2003, Gregory has been teaching Corporate Finance and Investment Portfolio Management at Portland State University's School of Business Administration.

Pacific Northwest Enterprise Risk Forum ~2010 Speaker Biographies~

Sanjay Singh, Chief Audit Executive Starbucks

Sanjay serves as the Vice President, global leader and chief audit executive for the Internal Audit function at Starbucks. His U.S., international and emerging markets experience includes over two decades in diverse areas of business and corporate finance at a number of large and predominantly multinational corporations in a variety of industries. Sanjay has an MBA from Georgia Southern University and a Master of Accountancy from Washington State University. He is a CPA (Certified Public Accountant - Inactive), a CMA (Certified Management Accountant) and a CIA (Certified Internal Auditor). Over the last five years, Sanjay has done considerable work to develop process efficiency and standardization to facilitate efficient and effective operations for smaller, US based multinational not for profit organizations.

John F. Stewart, Ph.D., CFA, FRM Chief Risk Officer Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle

John Stewart is the Chief Risk Officer at the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle responsible for enterprise risk management including credit, market and operational risk management. Previously, John was at Moss Adams LLP supporting community banks, thrifts, and credit unions on risk management, risk quantification, and valuation concerns. He has also served as Senior Vice President and manager of the Economic Capital Group at Washington Mutual, Inc. John holds a doctorate from Princeton University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering as well the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Financial Risk Manager (FRM) professional designations. He also graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.

Robert Torok Executive Consultant, IBM Global Business Services

Robert Torok is an Executive Consultant with IBM Canada’s Strategy & Transformation consulting practice. Mr. Torok is responsible for leading the development and delivery of Enterprise Risk Management services for clients around the world, particularly in regards to risk identification, management & mitigation, and the integration of risk and performance management. In addition to his risk management expertise, Mr. Torok is also a recognized leader in the field of activity based costing and activity based management.

Mr. Torok holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University and is a Chartered Accountant in Canada. He is also a frequent speaker & author in both Canada and the United States on the subject of ERM.

Swami Venkataraman, Director Standard & Poor's

Swami Venkataraman is a Director in Corporate and Government Ratings and is a member of the Utilities, and Infrastructure Ratings Group. Swami joined S&P’s Indian affiliate CRISIL in 1997 and has worked in the New York, San Francisco and London offices. He has analytical background in a wide-range of credits including corporate industrials, financial institutions and infrastructure projects in India and investor-owned utilities, independent power producers, project finance transactions, energy marketers and Public-Private Partnerships in the US and UK.

Swami has been a key leader in risk management analysis for the power and commodity trading industries creating liquidity, capital adequacy and risk management criteria for energy marketers and working with the Committee of Chief Risk Officers (CCRO) in the refinement and dissemination of S&P’s criteria. Swami is also a lead spokesperson for Standard & Poor’s on Climate Change and clean energy technologies.

Swami is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the CFA Society of San Francisco. He holds a B.Tech in Electronics & Communications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras and an MBA in Finance and Information Systems from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Calcutta.

Pacific Northwest Enterprise Risk Forum ~2010 Speaker Biographies~

Dominique Vincenti Vice President of Internal Audit - Nordstrom

Dominique Vincenti is the VP of Internal Audit at Nordstrom, one of the US leading Fashion Specialty Retailers.

Dominique joined Nordstrom from FINCA, a leader in Micro Finance where she was the Head of Global Internal Audit. Her previous experience also included 6 years Chief Officer at The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) where she was overseeing the organization’s professional and technical practices including Certification, Quality Services and Research. She worked internationally and in emerging markets, directing the technical discussions with other professional national or international institutions or regulators such as INTOSAI (The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institution) or IFAC (international Federation of Accountants).

Dominique, a Certified Internal Auditor® (CIA), has dedicated her entire career to the practice of internal auditing and with 20 years of experience practicing internal auditing within international operated organizations principally in the retail industry. For the five years prior to joining The IIA, she served as the chief audit executive for Conforama, a three billion (US$) operation and the second leading home appliance and furniture retailer worldwide. Dominique was also the head of internal audit for Marks & Spencer plc in all of Continental Europe.

Dominique holds an MBA from Ecole de Hautes Etudes Commerciales (EDHEC), and a Management Science Diploma from the London School of Economics (LSE).

Rudy H. Wolf Vice President and Chief Information Officer - Puget Sound Energy (PSE)

Rudiger “Rudy” H. Wolf is Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Washington-based Puget Sound Energy (PSE), the utility subsidiary of Puget Energy (NYSE: PSD), a Fortune 1000 company.

Named CIO in June 2008, Wolf is responsible for leading PSE’s information technology efforts. With more than 25 years of experience and a specialty in running large-scale delivery programs, Wolf is charged with identifying and enabling business process improvements for the utility.

Prior to joining PSE, Wolf was a client partner with Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. The details of his accomplishments on the utility front make Wolf especially qualified to lead PSE’s information technology group.

Karen Worstell

Karen Worstell became enamored of computer security in graduate school in the 1980s when her professor encrypted the final exam in a computer science course. She has been an IT Risk and Information Security professional ever since. She currently provides consulting support to global companies needing to ensure compliance with contractual, legal and regulatory requirements in operations around the world. She is a contributing author to the 5th edition of the Computer Security Handbook (Wiley, 2009), co-author of Evaluating the Electronic-Discovery Capabilities of Outside Law Firms , and over 300 papers and speeches in various publications and venues worldwide. Her recent corporate roles include CISO at Microsoft, VP/CISO at AT&T Wireless, SVP at Bank of America, and CEO at Atomic Tangerine, a spinoff of SRI Consulting. Her experience spans financial, aerospace, technology, petrochemical and travel/leisure industries. Karen holds a Masters in Computer Science and BS degrees in Chemistry and Biology and lives with her husband Craig in Gig Harbor, WA.