Mr. Budd, age 63, joined the law firm of Goodwin Procter LLP as Senior Counsel in October 2004. He had been Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel and a director of John Hancock since 2000 and a director of John Hancock Life Insurance Company since 1998. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Budd was Group President-New England for Bell Atlantic Corporation (now Verizon Communications, Inc.). From 1994 to 1997, he was a Commissioner, United States Sentencing Commission and from 1993 to 1996, Mr. Budd was a senior partner at the law firm of Goodwin Procter. From 1992 to 1993, he was an Associate Attorney General of the United States and from 1989 to 1992, he was United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. He is a director of Premcor, Inc. Mr. Budd has been a director of the Company since October 2003. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Committee on Directors and Corporate Governance. |