James G. Brocksmith, Jr. has been a director of the Company since April 1997, and a director of Nationwide Life Insurance Company and Nationwide Life and Annuity Insurance Company since May 2002. Mr. Brocksmith retired from KPMG LLP in January 1997, where he was Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Brocksmith was employed at KPMG LLP for 32 years. He has been a director of Alberto-Culver Company, a manufacturer and marketer of consumer products, since October 2002; a director of Sempra Energy, a designer and implementer of energy solutions for businesses, governments and institutions, since October 2001; and a director of AAR Corporation, a supplier to the aviation/aerospace industry, since January 2001. |