John F. Turner

Overview

JOHN F. TURNER, age 65, has been a director of the Company since July 2005, when his appointment was approved by the Board of Directors upon recommendation by the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Turner served as Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs from November 2001 to July 2005. Mr. Turner was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of The Conservation Fund, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to public-private partnerships to protect land and water resources. He was director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1989 and 1993. Mr. Turner also served in the Wyoming state legislature for 19 years and is a past president of the Wyoming State Senate. He serves as a consultant to The Conservation Fund. Mr. Turner also serves as a board member of the University of Wyoming, Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural Resources and as a Visiting Professor of Environment and Natural Resources at the University. He is also a director of International Paper Company and Ashland, Inc.