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Hector de J. Ruiz, age 61, has served as a member of Spansion LLC’s Board of Managers since July 2003 and, since November 2005, has served as our Class B Director and as Chairman of our Board of Directors. Dr. Ruiz is currently the chairman of the board and chief executive officer of AMD. Dr. Ruiz joined AMD as president and chief operating officer in January 2000 and became AMD’s chief executive officer in April 2002. Dr. Ruiz was appointed chairman of the board in April 2004. Before joining AMD, Dr. Ruiz served as president of the Motorola, Inc. Semiconductor Products Sector from 1997 to 1999. From 1991 to 1995, Dr. Ruiz was senior vice president and general manager of Motorola’s paging and messaging businesses and in 1996 became executive vice president and general manager of those businesses. Dr. Ruiz joined Motorola in 1977, and from 1977 to 1991, he held various executive positions in Motorola’s Semiconductor Products Sector. Before joining Motorola, Dr. Ruiz worked at Texas Instruments, Inc. from 1972 to 1977. Dr. Ruiz is a member of the Board of Directors of AMD and Eastman Kodak Company. Dr. Ruiz holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Texas, Austin and a doctorate degree in electronics from Rice University. | 