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Joseph W. Luter, III
Director since 1975
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Chairman of the board since 1975 and consultant to the company since 2006; chief executive officer of the company from 1975 until 2006.
Chair of the Executive Committee
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C. Larry Pope
Director since 2006
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President and chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods, Inc. Mr. Pope joined Smithfield Foods in 1980 as controller, became vice president, finance in 1999, chief financial officer in 2000, and was named president and chief operating officer in 2001. Mr. Pope succeeded Joseph W. Luter, III as chief executive officer of Smithfield Foods in 2006. Prior to joining Smithfield Foods, Mr. Pope spent four years with Coopers & Lybrand.
Member of the Executive Committee
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Hon. Carol T. Crawford
Director since 2000
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Attorney. Formerly distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at George Mason University School of Law, January 2000 until June 2001; formerly Commissioner of the U.S. International Trade Commission, 1991 until 2000, and Assistant Attorney General of the United States, 1989 until 1990.
Member of the Compensation Committee
Chair of the Sustainability, Community and Public Affairs Committee
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Richard T. Crowder
Director since 2011
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Richard Crowder is a Professor of International Trade at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. From January 2006 until May 2007, he served as chief agriculture negotiator at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, responsible for directing all U.S. agricultural trade negotiations worldwide, including multilateral negotiations in the World Trade Organization, as well as regional and bilateral negotiations. He also served as a senior advisor to the U.S. Trade Representative from May 2007 until April 2008.
Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
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Margaret G. Lewis
Director since 2011
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Margaret Lewis is president of HCA's Capital Division, which includes facilities in northern, central and southwestern Virginia, New Hampshire, Indiana and Kentucky. She began her career with HCA in 1978 and held several positions in nursing management and quality management before becoming Chief Nursing Officer of HCA's Richmond Division in 1997. Mrs. Lewis became Chief Operating Officer of CJW Medical Center in 1998 and Chief Executive Officer in 2001. She is a registered nurse and a diplomat of the American College of Healthcare Executives.
Member of the Audit Committee
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Wendell H. Murphy
Director since 2000
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Private investor. Formerly chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Murphy Farms, Inc., Rose Hill, North Carolina, a hog producer, prior to the company's purchase of such business in January 2000.
Member of the Executive Committee
Member of the Sustainability, Community and Public Affairs Committee
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David C. Nelson
Director since 2008
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Portfolio Manager, Altima One World Agriculture Fund, an affiliate of Altima Partners, a European hedge fund manager, since 2008; formerly Analyst and Managing Director of Credit Suisse from 1997 to 2007. Prior to that Mr. Nelson was Assistant Director of Research and Managing Director of NatWest Markets from 1990 to 1997.
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Sustainability, Community and Public Affairs Committee
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Frank S. Royal, M.D.
Director since 2002
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Physician. Director, SunTrust Banks, Inc., Chesapeake Corporation, Dominion Resources, Inc., and CSX Corporation.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
Chair of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Executive Committee
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John T. Schwieters
Director since 2001
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Vice chairman of Persus L.L.C, a merchant bank and private equity fund management company. Formerly managing partner, mid-Atlantic region, Arthur Anderson LLP from 1989 to 2000. Director, Danaher Corporation, Choice Hotels International, Inc. and Union Street Acquisition Corp.
Chair of the Audit Committee
Member of the Nominating and Governance Committee
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Hon. Paul S. Trible, Jr.
Director since 2007
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President of Christopher Newport University since 1996 and serves on the NCAA Division III President's Council. Previously a member of the United States Delegation to the United Nations and a Teaching Fellow at the Institute of Politics, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Served as a U.S. Senator from 1983 to 1989 and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977 to 1983.
Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee
Member of the Sustainability, Community and Public Affairs Committee
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