and served as Chairman prior to completing his service in 2013. Mr. Marshall serves as a director of Genesco Inc., a publicly-traded retailer of footwear, headwear, sports apparel and
accessories. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the Ford Foundation and the Ethics & Compliance Certification Institute. Mr. Marshall holds a bachelors degree and a juris doctor from the University of Virginia, and served
as a law clerk for United States District Judge Barrington D. Parker.
In making the decision to nominate Mr. Marshall to serve as a
director, our Nominating and Governance Committee considered, in addition to the criteria referred to above, his understanding of politics and the public sector through his varied government service and consulting work; his understanding of
organizational governance and oversight through his service as a director in the public,
non-profit
and
for-profit
sectors; his understanding of legal, regulatory and
compliance issues through his education and experience as a lawyer; and his contribution to the Boards cultural diversity.
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CHARLES L. OVERBY
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Director since 2001
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Mr. Overby, age 71, has served as a director since December 2001, and serves as Chair of our Nominating
and Governance Committee and as a member of our Special Litigation Committee. He also serves as a member of our Risk Committee. From 1989 until 2011, Mr. Overby served as Chief Executive Officer of The Freedom Forum, an independent,
non-partisan
foundation dedicated to the First Amendment and media issues, and its predecessor, The Gannett Foundation. Mr. Overby served from 1997 to 2011 as Chief Executive Officer of The Freedom Forums
affiliate, Newseum, an interactive museum in Washington, D.C. committed to educating visitors on free expression and the First Amendment. Prior to leading The Freedom Forum, Mr. Overby served for 16 years as a reporter, editor and corporate
executive with Gannett Co., Inc., the nations largest newspaper company and publisher of USA TODAY, including roles as a Pulitzer
Prize-winning
editor at The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Mississippi.
Mr. Overby serves as Chairman of the Overby Center for Southern Journalism and Politics at the University of Mississippi and on the Board of Trustees of the Andrew Jackson Foundation. Mr. Overby holds a bachelors degree from the
University of Mississippi.
In making the decision to nominate Mr. Overby to serve as a director, our Nominating and Governance
Committee considered, in addition to the criteria referred to above, his executive leadership experience and understanding of corporate governance as chief executive of several
non-profit
organizations; his
understanding of media and public relations through his career as a journalist, print media executive and executive with other media-related organizations; his political experience; and his civic and community involvement and leadership.
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JOHN R. PRANN, JR.
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Director since 2000
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Mr. Prann, age 67, has served as a director since December 2000, and serves as Chair of our Audit
Committee. He also serves as a member of our Compensation Committee. From 2009 to 2016, Mr. Prann served as Chairman of the board of directors of a privately-held motorsports business. From 2012 to 2014, Mr. Prann served as a Senior
Advisor to The Pritzker Group, a private capital, venture capital and asset management firm. From 1993 to 2001, Mr. Prann served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Katy Industries, Inc., a publicly-traded
manufacturer and distributor of consumer products and maintenance cleaning products. Mr. Prann also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of CRL, Inc., a diversified holding company that held a 25% interest in Katy Industries, Inc.
Mr. Prann served as a director of CPAC, Inc., a publicly-traded chemicals and equipment business, and Dynojet Research, Inc. He has served as a partner with the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Prann holds a
bachelors degree in biology from the University of California, Riverside, and a masters degree in business administration from the University of Chicago.
In making the decision to nominate Mr. Prann to serve as a director, our Nominating and Governance Committee considered, in addition to
the criteria referred to above, his executive leadership experience as president and chief executive of a public company and his understanding of accounting and finance issues through his education and career.
Our Board unanimously recommends a vote FOR each of the 10 nominees.
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