Ajaypal (Ajay) S. Banga
MasterCard, Kraft Foods
The former CEO of Citigroup’s Asia-Pacific region, Ajaypal (Ajay) S. Banga was named president and COO at MasterCard in 2009 and last July was elevated to CEO. He serves on the board of Kraft Foods and chairs the Information and Technology Initiative for the Business Roundtable. A champion of microfinance while at Citi, he is now a leading proponent of “m-commerce”— payment processing with mobile phones.
Edward W. Barnholt
KLA-Tencor
The retired president and CEO of Agilent Technologies, Edward W. Barnholt chairs the nominating and governance committee and sits on the compensation committee at KLA-Tencor. Barnholt also serves as a director for eBay and Adobe Systems.
Ann C. Berzin
Constellation Energy, Ingersoll-Rand, Kindred
A director of Constellation Energy since 2008, Ann C. Berzin retired as chairman and CEO of Financial Guaranty Insurance Co., an insurer of municipal bonds and structured finance obligations in 2001. Berzin is now a director of Ingersoll-Rand and Kindred Healthcare, where she serves on the audit committees.
Francis (Frank) S. Blake
Home Depot
Named chairman and CEO of Home Depot in 2007, Francis (Frank) S. Blake previously served as deputy secretary for the U.S. Department of Energy and in a variety of executive roles at General Electric. He also held the position of general counsel at GE Power Systems. Blake’s public sector experience also includes having served as general counsel for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, deputy counsel to Vice President George H. W. Bush and law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice John P. Stevens.
Samuel W. Bodman III
AES, Hess, Weatherford Intl.
The former U.S. Secretary of Energy under President George W. Bush, Samuel W. Bodman III also served as deputy secretary of the Treasury and deputy secretary of Commerce. Prior to entering government service, he was chairman, CEO and a director of Cabot Corp., a global producer of specialty chemicals and materials. He is now an independent director of AES Corp., Hess Corp. and Weatherford International.
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Angela F. Braly
Wellpoint, Procter & Gamble
Angela F. Braly is one of only 12 female CEOs to lead a Fortune 500 company. Named president and CEO of Wellpoint in 2007, she ascended to chairman in 2010. Prior to becoming CEO, she served as general counsel. Braly also serves on the boards of Procter & Gamble, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and the National Institute for Health Care Management. In addition, she is a member of the Business Roundtable.
Edward D. Breen
Tyco International Ltd.
Chairman and CEO of Tyco International since 2002, Edward D. Breen has led the company’s turnaround. Prior to joining Tyco, Breen was president and COO of Motorola; chairman, president and CEO of General Instrument Corp.; and president of General Instrument’s Broadband Networks Group.
Jeffrey (Jeff) H. Brotman
Costco Wholesale Corp.
A native of the Pacific Northwest who received both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Washington, Jeffrey (Jeff) H. Brotman, Costco cofounder, has been chairman since the first store opened in 1983. Costco’s six-member board features Berkshire Hathaway’s Charles Munger, who chairs the audit committee, and William H. Gates Sr., who chairs the nominating and governance committee. Brotman is a former director of Starbucks.
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