Thomas J. Neff, age 69, has served as one of our directors since May 1997. Mr. Neff has worked for Spencer Stuart & Associates, N.A. (executive search consulting) since 1976, serving as President of the worldwide firm from 1979 to 1996. Since 1996, Mr. Neff has served as Chairman of Spencer Stuart, U.S. Mr. Neff is a director of Hewitt Associates Inc. where he serves on the Compensation and Leadership Committee and the Governance Committee. Before joining Spencer Stuart, he was a principal with Booz, Allen & Hamilton, Inc. from 1974 to 1976, served as President of Hospital Data Sciences, Inc. from 1969 to 1974, and held a senior marketing position with TWA from 1966 to 1969. Earlier he was a management consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York and Australia. He is a director of various mutual funds managed by Lord, Abbett & Co. Mr. Neff is a member of the Board of Trustees of Lafayette College. |