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Frank A. Bennack Jr. has served as one of our Directors since the consummation of the Hearst Transaction on August 29 1997. In December 2002 Mr. Bennack was designated to serve as the presiding director of periodic executive sessions of the Board of Directors in which management directors and other members of management do not participate. Mr. Bennack served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Hearst from January 1979 through May 2002. Since June 1 2002 Mr. Bennack has served as Vice Chairman of Hearst’s Board of Directors and Chairman of Hearst’s Executive Committee. He is also a Trustee of the Trust established under the Will of William Randolph Hearst and a Director of both the William Randolph Hearst Foundation and The Hearst Foundation. Mr. Bennack is also a Director of Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation and was a Director of Wyeth until February 28 2006 and of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. until July 1 2004. | 