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Mr. Oken, 59, has served as a member of the Board since October 11, 2005. In October 2005, Mr. Oken retired as Chief Financial Officer of Bank of America Corporation, a position he held since 2004. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Oken was Principal Financial Executive, a position he held since joining the bank in 1989. As CFO, Mr. Oken was responsible for finance, supply chain management, corporate treasury, corporate investments, corporate workplace, and investor relations. He served as the Transition Executive for the mergers with Fleet Boston Financial Corporation and credit card provider MBNA Corporation. From 1981 to 1983, he was a Fellow with the Securities and Exchange Commission, serving as principal advisor to the SEC’s chief accountant on matters relating to financial service industry accounting and disclosure. Mr. Oken was a partner with Price Waterhouse, and was associated with that firm from 1974 to 1981 and 1983 to 1989. Mr. Oken currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. and Sonoco. He is the past chairman of the board of trustees of the Mint Museum of Art in Charlotte and the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, and a member of the board of trustees of the Charlotte Country Day School and the North Carolina Museum of Art Foundation. Mr. Oken earned an undergraduate degree in business administration in 1968 from Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland, and a master’s degree in business administration in 1973 from the University of West Florida. He is a Vietnam veteran who served as a U.S. Navy aviator from 1968 to 1973. | 