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W. G. Jurgensen has been our Chief Executive Officer since August 2000 and a director since May 2000. He served as Chairman of the Board from January 2001 to June 2003 and Chief Executive Officer-Elect from May to August 2000. Since August 2000, he has been Chief Executive Officer of Nationwide Mutual, Nationwide Mutual Fire, Nationwide Life and Nationwide Life and Annuity, and was Chief Executive Officer-Elect of those companies from May to August 2000. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of several other companies within Nationwide, which is comprised of Nationwide Financial, Nationwide Mutual, Nationwide Mutual Fire and all of their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. Mr. Jurgensen has been a director of Nationwide Mutual, Nationwide Mutual Fire, Nationwide Life and Nationwide Life and Annuity since May 2000 and serves as a director of several other companies within Nationwide, as well as a trustee of Nationwide Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation that contributes to nonprofit agencies and community projects. Mr. Jurgensen has been a director of ConAgra Foods, Inc., a producer and marketer of food products, since August 2002. Before joining Nationwide, Mr. Jurgensen was Executive Vice President of Bank One Corporation, an investment banking and financial services institution, from October 1998 to May 2000. He served as Executive Vice President of First Chicago NBD Corporation, a financial institution, and Chairman of FCC National Bank, a financial institution, from November 1996 to May 1998. | 