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Douglas H McCorkindale

Joined Gannett Co. Inc. in 1971 as General Counsel and Secretary

Became a Vice President and member of the Operating Committee in June 1972

Was named Senior Vice President of Finance and joined the Board of Directors on March 1, 1977

Was named Chief Financial Officer in 1979

added duties as President of the Diversified Media Division in 1980

Became Vice Chairman in 1984

President in 1997

CEO in 2000

Chairman in 2001

Since McCorkindale became CEO and chairman, Gannett has done more than $4.5 billion in acquisitions and is the largest newspaper publisher in the United States

The company also expanded its business to the UK, where it is now the second largest publisher

Has held numerous positions at the international news and information company.

CURRENTLY > serves as a director of the Associated Press, Continental Airlines, Lockheed Martin and Mutual Insurance Company.

PREVIOUS HISTORY:

Graduated cum laude with an LL.B degree from Columbia University Law School in 1964.

In 1961 he received his B.A from the Columbia College of Columbia University, and there is now a scholarship in his name for undergraduate education.

Practiced corporate, securities and banking law with Thacher, Proffitt & Wood in New York City

Eugene F Murphy

Served as Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer of General Electric Company from 1997, until retirement in 1999.

Led the GE Aircraft Engines business as President and CEO from 1993-1997.

GE Aircraft Engines is a global market leader in the design, production support and servicing of gas turbine engines for commercial, military, and marine and industrial applications.

Until the merger in 1993 with Martin Marietta Corporation, he was President and CEO of GE Aerospace [a leading and diversified supplier of communications, electronic and other high-technology products and services for military, civil and commercial applications.

He became Senior Vice President of GE Communications and Information Services in 1986, when RCA merged with GE.

He is a directory of Lockheed Martin, Bellsouth Corporation [from 1999-2004] and a trustee of St. Francis Hospital.

PREVIOUS HISTORY:

Executive Vice President of RCA.

Before joining RCA, he was a litigation attorney with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and as an attorney for the CIA.

Graduated with a degree in law from Fordham University Law School in 1959.

Served in the US Marine Corps.

After serving in the Corps, he earned an LL.M degree in International law from Georgetown University.

He was a member of President Reagan's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee, and is former chairman and a permanent member of the Board of Directors of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Associations.

Joseph W Ralston

Vice-Chairman of The Cohen Groups.

In 2003, General Ralston completed a 37-year Air Force career as Commander, U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, NATO.

As NATO commander, Ralston contributed to preserving the peace, security, and territorial integrity of the NATO member nations; while commanding approximately 65,000 troops.

He also led the efforts to integrate the three nations that were admitted to NATO in 1999 and oversaw the process to invite seven nations to join NATO in 2002.

As commander of the US European Command [2000-2003], Ralston was the senior US military officer and commander of all US forces in an area of responsibility that covers more than 21 million square miles and includes 93 nations. [This includes all of Europe, parts of the Middle East and most of Africa.]

He deepened the command's role in Central Asia and the Caucasus through humanitarian missions and through military training assistance for Operation Enduring Freedom.

He led the command in daily missions in the war against terrorism, and he oversaw air operations in the no-fly zone over Northern Iraq.

PREVIOUS HISTORY:

Entered the Air Force in 1965 through the ROTC program upon graduation from Miami University in Ohio.

His career included commands at squadron, wing, numbered air force and major command levels as well as a variety of staff and management assignments.

Has more then 2,500 flying hours, including 147 combat missions over Laos and North Vietnam.

Served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff [1996-2000], the nations second highest-ranking military officer.

In this role, Ralston chaired the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC), which validated the requirements for nearly every program of the Department of Defense.

Commander of the US Air Force Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. He has also commanded the Alaskan Command and the Alaskan NORAD Region.

Served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force for Plans and Operations:

As director of tactical programs and in Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, and as Directory of Air Force Operational Requirements.

Frank Savage

Chief Executive Officer of Savage Holding LLC, a global financial services company.

Before forming Savage Holding, he was a Chairman of Alliance Capital Management International, a division of Alliance Capital Management Corp.

A former member of the board of directors of Alliance Capital Management Corp.

Alliance Capital is an investment management subsidiary of AXA Financial

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