Fred Berens
Lead Independent Director
Industry: Consumer Goods
Overview
Fred Berens, age 65, has served as a director since July 1992. Mr. Berens has served in various capacities with Wachovia Securities, Inc. (formerly known as Prudential Securities, Inc.), an investment-banking firm, since March 1965, most recently as managing director-investments since September 2004. Mr. Berens has served on the board of trustees of the University of Miami since 1972. On February 4, 2009, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board elected Mr. Fred Berens as a Lead Independent Director to serve through November 2011.
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