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Stan Rideout became the Company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective January 1, 2008. Mr. Rideout joined Swift following a 25-year career with Phelps Dodge Corporation ("Phelps Dodge"), which was later sold to Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. for $26 billion in March 2007. During his tenure with Phelps Dodge, Mr. Rideout served in various leadership roles within financial and treasury management and investor relations. Specifically, for three years prior to the completion of the acquisition, he served as the Treasurer and Investor Relations Officer for Phelps Dodge and, from 1999 through 2004, he served as the corporation's Controller with responsibilities over external reporting, forecasting, budgeting and investor relations. Prior to 1999, Mr. Rideout's roles at Phelps Dodge included responsibilities over strategic planning and Chief Financial Officer for its international wire and cable company, which comprised 14 international business units located in Latin America, Asia and Africa. Mr. Rideout received a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Evansville, Evansville, IN (1984) and a Bachelor of Science with a concentration in Finance from Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY (1980). | 