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Jose A. Mejia, age 45, has served as a trustee of the Trust since June 2005. Mr. Mejia is President of Lucent Technologies Inc.’s Supply Chain Networks and oversees all aspects of the company’s supply chain, including product and component engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and distribution. He joined Lucent in 1999, having previously held executive positions in supply chain management and planning at Nortel Networks, Bay Networks, Ford Motor Company, IBM and Owens Illinois. During his time at Lucent, Mr. Mejia has overseen the conversion of the company’s supply chain functions from a decentralized and capital intensive process into a streamlined and efficient integrated supply chain network. Recently, Mr. Mejia informed us that he expects to leave Lucent in the near future in order to focus on private investments and to play a more active role in the management of Univa Capital, of which he is co-chairman. Univa is a holding company focused on investing in and managing companies in various sectors, from infrastructure management to entertainment and healthcare. Mr. Mejia also serves on the Board of the Pella Corporation and the National Minority Supplier Development Council. He is a member of the board of advisors for the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, and is founder and President of the Hispanic Opportunity Foundation.
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