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W. Jerry Vereen has served as a Director since 1994. Mr. Vereen has served since 1976 as President of Riverside Manufacturing Company and its subsidiaries and currently also serves as the company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Riverside Manufacturing Company is primarily engaged in manufacturing and selling uniforms and business apparel to businesses and government agencies worldwide. Mr. Vereen serves on the board of directors of Georgia Power Company, where he also serves on the executive committee, the controls and compliance committee, and the nuclear committee, of which he is chairman. He is also a member of the Southern Nuclear Operating Company (Southern Nuclear) Oversight Committee. He is past Chairman and current Director of the American Apparel and Footwear Association, and past Chairman and current member of the Board of Directors and the executive committee of the International Apparel Federation, which is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Mr. Vereen serves as Chair of the Company’s Management Development and Compensation Committee and serves on its Audit and Finance Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. | 