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Kevin W. Sharer
Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, Amgen Inc.

Mr. Kevin W. Sharer has been Amgen's chief executive officer and president since May 2000. Since January 2001, he has also been chairman of the company's Board of Directors. From October 1992 to May 2000, Mr. Sharer was Amgen's president and chief operating officer. He has been a director of Amgen since November 1992. Before joining Amgen, Mr. Sharer was president of the Business Markets Division of MCI Communications. Prior to MCI, Mr. Sharer served in a variety of executive capacities at General Electric and was a consultant for McKinsey & Company. Mr. Sharer serves on the Board of Directors of Northrop Grumman Corporation, Chevron, and the U.S. Naval Academy Foundation.
David Baltimore
President Emeritus and Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology,
California Institute of Technology

Dr. David Baltimore has served as a director of the Company since June 1999. He is currently President Emeritus of and Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology at the California Institute of Technology, or Caltech. From October 1997 to September 2006, Dr. Baltimore was the President of Caltech. From July 1995 to October 1997, Dr. Baltimore was an Institute Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, and from July 1994 to October 1997, the Ivan R. Cottrell Professor of Molecular Biology and Immunology at MIT. Dr. Baltimore is a director of BB Biotech, AG, a Swiss investment company. In 1975, Dr. Baltimore was the co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Frank J. Biondi, Jr.
Senior Managing Director, WaterView Advisors LLC

Mr. Frank J. Biondi, Jr. has served as a director of the Company since January 2002. Since March 1999, he has served as Senior Managing Director of WaterView Advisors LLC, an investment advisor organization. From April 1996 to November 1998, Mr. Biondi served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Studios, Inc. From July 1987 to January 1996, Mr. Biondi served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom, Inc. Mr. Biondi is a director of Cablevision Systems Corp., Hasbro, Inc., The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and Seagate Technology.

Jerry D. Choate
Retired Chairman and CEO, The Allstate Corporation

Mr. Jerry D. Choate has served as a director of the Company since August 1998. From January 1995 to January 1999, Mr. Choate served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Allstate Corporation, an insurance holding company. From August 1994 to January 1995, Mr. Choate served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Allstate and had previously held various management positions at Allstate since 1962. Mr. Choate is a director of Valero Energy Corporation and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Van Kampen Mutual Funds. Mr. Choate was a member of the board of directors of H&R Block, Inc. until December 2007.

Vance D. Coffman
Retired Chairman of the Board and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation

Dr. Vance D. Coffman has served as a director of the Company since October 2007. Dr. Coffman was elected at the recommendation of Mr. Frank C. Herringer in his capacity as Chairman of the Governance and Nominating Committee. Dr. Coffman served in various executive capacities at Lockheed Martin Corporation, a high technology aerospace and defense company. He served as Vice Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 1997, as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 1998 until 2004, and as Chairman of the Board until 2005. He is a Member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the American Astronautical Society. He is also a director of 3M Company and Deere & Company and was a member of the board of directors of Bristol-Myers Squibb Company until May 2007.

Frederick W. Gluck
Former Managing Director, McKinsey & Company, Inc.

Mr. Frederick W. Gluck has served as a director of the Company since February 1998. He is currently the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of CytomX, LLC., a developer of cell sorting products. Mr. Gluck is a former managing partner of McKinsey & Company, Inc., an international management consulting firm. From 1967 to 1995, he served with McKinsey and from 1988 to 1994 he led the firm as its Managing Director, when he retired to join Bechtel Group, Inc., an engineering, construction and project management company, where he served as Vice Chairman and Director. Mr. Gluck retired from Bechtel in July 1998. He rejoined McKinsey as a consultant in 1998 and continued in that role until July 2003, when he retired.

Frank C. Herringer
Chairman and Retired CEO, Transamerica Corporation

Mr. Frank C. Herringer has served as a director of the Company since May 2004. Mr. Herringer has been Chairman of the Board of Transamerica Corporation, a financial services company, since 1995. From 1991 to 1999, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Transamerica and from 1986 to 1999 he served as President. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Herringer served on the Executive Board of Aegon N.V. and as Chairman of the Board of Aegon U.S.A. Mr. Herringer is a director of The Charles Schwab Corporation and, in March 2008, was appointed to the board of directors of Safeway Inc.

Gilbert S. Omenn
Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics & Public Health and Director of the Center for Computational Medicine and Biology, University of Michigan, and former CEO, University of Michigan Health System

Dr. Gilbert S. Omenn has served as a director of the Company since January 1987. Since September 1997, he has been Professor of Internal Medicine, Human Genetics and Public Health at the University of Michigan. From September 1997 to July 2002, Dr. Omenn also served as Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and as Chief Executive Officer of the University of Michigan Health System. From July 1982 to September 1997, Dr. Omenn was the Dean of the School of Public Health and Community Medicine and Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington. Dr. Omenn is a director of Rohm & Haas Co. and OccuLogix, Inc.

Judith C. Pelham
President Emeritus, Trinity Health

Ms. Judith C. Pelham has served as a director of the Company since May 1995. She is currently President Emeritus of Trinity Health, a national system of healthcare facilities, including hospitals, long-term care, home care, psychiatric care, residences for the elderly and ambulatory care, and the third largest Catholic healthcare system in the U.S. and sits on the board of trustees of Smith College. From May 2000 to December 2004, Ms. Pelham was President and Chief Executive Officer of Trinity Health. From January 1993 to April 2000, Ms. Pelham was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mercy Health Services, a system of hospitals, home care, long-term care, ambulatory services and managed care established to carry out the health ministry sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy Regional Community of Detroit. From 1982 to 1992, Ms. Pelham was President and Chief Executive Officer of Daughters of Charity Health Services, Austin, Texas, a network of hospitals, home care and ambulatory services serving central Texas.


Adm. J. Paul Reason, USN (Retired)
Former Vice Chairman and President, Metro Machine Corporation

Admiral J. Paul Reason USN (Retired) has served as a director of the Company since January 2001. From September 2005 to September 2006, he served as Vice Chairman and Director of Metro Machine Corporation, a privately-held ship repair company. From July 2000 to September 2005, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Metro Machine. From December 1996 to September 1999, Adm. Reason was a U.S. Navy Four Star Admiral and Commander-In-Chief of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet . From August 1994 to November 1996, Adm. Reason served as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations. From June 1965 to July 1994, Adm. Reason served in numerous capacities, both at sea and ashore, in the U.S. Navy. Adm. Reason is a director of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Todd Shipyards Corporation.

Leonard D. Schaeffer
Chairman, Surgical Care Affiliates

Mr. Leonard D. Schaeffer has served as a director of the Company since March 2004. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC and a Senior Advisor for Texas Pacific Group, a private investment firm. Mr. Schaeffer is the former Chairman of the Board of Directors of WellPoint Inc., the largest health insurance company in the United States. From 1992 through 2004, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of WellPoint Health Networks Inc. Mr. Schaeffer was the Administrator of the U.S. Health Care Financing Administration (now CMS) from 1978 to 1980. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine and a director of Allergan, Inc. and Quintiles Transnational Corp.

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