Board of Directors
Chairman: Senator William Campbell, Retired, age 72, joined the Board of Directors in May 2006 and was named Chairman of the Board of Directors in July 2006. Senator Campbell served in the California legislature for 22 years, including 14 years as a state senator. During his legislative career, Campbell held a number of distinguished positions, including Chairman of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Minority Floor Leader, and member of the Senate Rules Committee. In 1990, he retired from the Senate and became President of the California Manufactures Association and in 1998 became President Emeritus. In April 2000, he founded William Campbell & Associates, where he serves as President. Senator Campbell is a member of the Compensation Committee.
David Bell, age 64, joined the Board of Directors on November 22, 2006. Mr. Bell is Chairman Emeritus of the Interpublic Group, a public company that is a leading organization of advertising agencies and marketing service companies, a position he as held since January 2005. Mr. Bell was Chief Executive Officer of Interpublic from 2003 to 2005, having joined Interpublic as Vice Chairman in 2001. Previously, Mr. Bell was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of True North Communications Inc. Prior to that, he was the President and CEO of Bozell Worldwide. Mr. Bell joined Bozell in 1975 when the agency acquired Knox Reeves Advertising where he had been president since 1972. Mr. Bell is Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
General Martin R, Berndt, Retired, age 59, joined the Board of Directors on March 1, 2007. General Berndt retired in 2005 after a thirty-six year career in the U.S. Marine Corps where he commanded U.S. Marine Corps Forces Atlantic, South and Europe; U.S. Marine Corps Bases, Atlantic; and U.S. Fleet Marine Forces Atlantic and Europe. General Berndt was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps upon graduation from West Chester University in 1969. During his career he served in Vietnam, Panama, Germany and Bosnia. He serves as a Senior Mentor of the U.S. Marine Corps Staff Training Program and in a similar capacity for the Joint Forces Command. He also serves as a member of the “CorpStrategy” team under the sponsorship of the Institute for Defense and Business, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and is a member of the Onslow County Military Affairs Committee. He serves as a board member for the Governor’s North Carolina Military Foundation and a privately owned company in Northern Virginia. General Berndt is a member of the Nominating and Governance Committee.
Larry Ellis , age 61, joined the Board of Directors in December 2004. He became President of the Company in 2005 and assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer in July 2006. In addition, he serves on the board of SRA International. Larry Ellis served in the U.S. Army for over 35 years, holding positions of increasing responsibility before retiring in 2004 as Commanding General of United Sates Army Forces Command in Atlanta, Georgia. During his career, he oversaw multi-year, multi-billion-dollar programs and directed the development of comprehensive strategic plans supporting the Army’s mission. He also coordinated extensive operations and training programs in Germany, South Korea, and Bosnia. Between 2001 and 2004, General Ellis orchestrated the mobilization and deployment of over 500,000 soldiers and more than a million tons of equipment to locations worldwide.
Maurice (Maury) Hannigan, age 66, joined the Board of Directors on November 22, 2006. Mr. Hannigan served thirty-one years with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) rising through the ranks to be appointed the Department’s Commissioner from 1989 - 1995. His term as Commissioner included service as General Chair of the State and Provincial Police Division of the International Association of Chiefs of Police, Chair of the US DOT / NAFTA Southwest Border States Law Enforcement Implementation Committee, and President of the California Peace Officers Association, and in several other capitates as a public safety advocate. Following his retirement from the CHP, Mr. Hannigan was a consultant to the National Safety Council, public commissions, and other entities in both the private and public sector. From 2001 - 2006 he served as Vice President / Managing Director of Affiliated Computer Services Public Safety Solutions group in Washington, D.C. He presently serves on the Board of Directors of the FBI’s National Executives Institute Associates. Mr. Hannigan is a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees.
Jack A. Henry, age 63, joined the Board of Directors on November 13, 2006.. Mr. Henry founded Sierra Blanca Ventures LLC, a private advisory firm, in 2000, prior to which he served as managing partner of the Phoenix office of Arthur Andersen, LLP, and spent over 34 years in various consulting and managerial positions. Mr. Henry currently serves on the board of directors of White Electronic Designs Corporation, a provider of advanced technology solutions, and Vista Care Inc., a provider of hospice services in the United States, both public companies. He is president of the Arizona Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) and is a NACD Certified Director. Mr. Henry is Chair of the Audit Committee.
Suzanne Hopgood, age 58, joined the Board of Directors March 1, 2007. Ms. Hopgood is the President and CEO of The Hopgood Group, a business and workout consulting group she founded in 1985. She is a designated financial expert and has served on the boards of four public companies, as chairman of the board for two companies and as the CEO of two companies. She currently serves on the board of Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR) as chair of the Nominating/Governance Committee and as a financial expert on the Audit Committee. Ms. Hopgood is a member of the teaching faculty of the National Association Corporate Directors (NACD) and is an NACD Certified Director. Prior to founding The Hopgood Group, Ms. Hopgood was responsible for a $1 billion equity real estate portfolio for Aetna Realty Investors. Ms. Hopgood is Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.
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