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James R. Houghton, age 70, is Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Corning Incorporated, a global technology company. From April 2005 to May 2006 he served as Chairman of Corning. From April 2002 to April 2005 he also served as Chief Executive Officer of Corning. Prior to that, he served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Corning Incorporated from June 2000. He was Chairman of the Board Emeritus of Corning Incorporated from 1996 to June 2000 and Chairman of the Board of Corning Incorporated from 1983 until his retirement in 1996. Mr. Houghton is a Director of Corning Incorporated and ExxonMobil Corporation and Market Street Trust Company. He received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard College and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. Mr. Houghton has been a Director of MetLife since August 1999 and a Director of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company since 1975.
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