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The board appointed Mr. Barnett in March 2008. From 1998 to 2003 Mr. Barnett was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Commercial Government and Industrial Solutions Sector of Motorola Inc. From 2003 to 2005 he served as Executive Vice President for Motorola Inc. Mr. Barnett also served as Vice Chairman for Ameritech where he led the telecommunications transition from a regulated to a deregulated environment and led the efforts of diversification into non-regulated businesses including creating the first commercial cellular business in the U.S.
Mr. Barnett currently serves on the board of directors for three additional companies: Central Vermont Public Service where he chairs the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Governance Committee USG Corp. where he chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Corporate Affairs and Governance Committees and Johnson Controls where he chairs the Governance Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.
Mr. Barnett earned Bachelor’s degrees in physics and electrical engineering from Oberlin College and Case Institute of Technology respectively a Master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Illinois and a Master’s degree in business administration from Xavier University. He is a member of the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award has served as a Baldrige Examiner and is a Licensed Professional Engineer. Under his leadership the Commercial Government and Industrial Solutions Sector of Motorola Inc. received the Baldrige Award in 2002.
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