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William J. Raver has been a director since May 2006. Mr. Raver has been the Chief Operating Officer of Verizon Investment Management Corporation since 2003. In this role, he helps oversee $65 billion of Verizon retirement plan assets and is responsible for all financial reporting and fiduciary functions. He joined a predecessor company of Verizon in 1997 as a Managing Director in charge of externally-managed public and private investment activity. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Raver was Director of Research at Evaluation Associates, an investment consulting firm. His earlier career includes senior level positions in corporate treasury with Young & Rubicam, Cadbury Schweppes, Stauffer Chemical and Avon Products. Mr. Raver currently serves as a director or trustee of Brandes Research Institute, Norwalk Hospital, Lafayette College and the Greenwich Roundtable. He also serves as an Advisory Board Member to Mellon Bank and Northern Trust Global Investments. | 