Diana S. Ferguson

Overview

Diana S. Ferguson was elected as a Director on January 25, 2008. Ms. Ferguson has served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Merisant Worldwide, Inc. since 2007. Prior to joining Merisant, Ms. Ferguson was Senior Vice President Strategy and Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer of Sara Lee Foodservice, a division of Sara Lee Corporation from June 2006 to March 2007. She had previously served in a number of leadership positions at Sara Lee Corporation including Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development from January 2004 to April 2006 as well as Treasurer from January 2001 to December 2004. Earlier, she held treasury management positions at Fort James Corporation and Eaton Corporation, and also served in various financial positions at Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the First National Bank of Chicago and IBM. Ms. Ferguson holds a B.A. from Yale University and a Masters degree from Northwestern University. In addition to our Board, Ms. Ferguson serves on the Board of Directors of Integrys Energy Corporation.