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Mr. Thomas, age 62, served as President of Georgia-Pacific Corporation, beginning in September 2002, and as its Chief Operating Officer, beginning in March 2003, until his retirement in December 2005. Mr. Thomas held this and other senior executive positions within Georgia-Pacific Corporation since 1993. Prior to that, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Law Companies Environmental Group Inc. and has held numerous federal and state government positions, including positions with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Office of the Governor of South Carolina. Mr. Thomas is a director of Regal Entertainment Group and Rayonier Inc. and also serves as a member of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Mr. Thomas has served as a director of the Company since 1998. | 