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Mr. Frits van Paasschen has been an Oakley director since September 2005. Since March 2005, Mr. van Paasschen has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Coors Brewing Company, a subsidiary of Molson Coors Brewing Company. Prior to joining Coors Brewing Company, from April 2004 until March 2005, Mr. van Paasschen worked independently through FPaasschen Consulting and Mercator Investments, evaluating, proposing, and negotiating private equity transactions. Prior to that, he worked for Nike, Inc. from 1997 to April 2004 as Corporate Vice President and General Manager of Nike's Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region. He also served as Vice President/General Manager of the Canadian, Latin American and African business units from 1998 to 2000, including establishing the company's presence in Brazil, and prior to that, was Vice President of global strategic planning. From July 1995 to August 1997, Mr. van Paasschen was Vice President of Finance and Planning for Disney Consumer Products. He was also previously engaged in management and business consulting. | 