Mr. Dillard, the lead independent director of Acxiom, has served as a member of the Dillard’s, Inc. board of directors since 1968 and currently serves as the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Dillard’s, Inc. of Little Rock, Arkansas, a chain of traditional department stores with approximately 330 retail outlets in 29 states. In addition to Dillard’s, Inc., Mr. Dillard is also a director of Barnes & Noble, Inc., a publicly held company, and serves on the J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. national advisory and Texas Regional advisory boards. He holds a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in the same field from the University of Arkansas. |