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Sidney Taurel, age 57, has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eli Lilly and Company, a pharmaceutical company, since 1999. He was also its President from 1996 through 2005. Mr. Taurel joined Eli Lilly in 1971 and held management positions in the company’s operations in Brazil and Europe before becoming President of Eli Lilly International Corporation in 1986. He was elected a Director of Eli Lilly and Company in 1991, became Executive Vice President in 1993, and President and Chief Operating Officer in 1996. He has served as President and CEO since June 1998, adding the role of Chairman of the Board in January 1999. Mr. Taurel is a Director of IBM. He is a member of The Business Council and The Business Roundtable, and a Director of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. He is a Member of the Board of Overseers of the Columbia Business School, a founder of the International School of Indiana, and a Trustee of the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Mr. Taurel is also a Director of the RCA Tennis Championships. In February 2003, President Bush appointed Mr. Taurel to the President’s Export Council. Mr. Taurel has served as a Director of the Company since 1996 and is Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Executive and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. | 