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Michael A. Miles

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Michael A. Miles, Special Limited Partner, Forstmann Little & Company - February 1995 to present. Prior Professional Experience: Previously, Mr. Miles served in the following positions: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Philip Morris Companies Inc. (now named Altria Group, Inc.) - 1991 to 1994. Vice Chairman and a member of the Board of Directors of Philip Morris Companies Inc. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods, Inc. - 1989 to 1991. Previously served as Kraft Foods' President and Chief Executive Officer, and President and Chief Operating Officer - 1982 to 1991. Executive positions at Heublein, Inc., including Senior Vice President of Foods and Chairman of Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation (KFC) Worldwide; Senior Vice President of Marketing for its Kentucky Fried Chicken subsidiary; Vice President and General Manager of Heublein's Grocery Products Group; Group Vice President of Heublein's international operations - 1971 to 1982. Executive positions at Leo Burnett Co., a Chicago-based advertising agency - 1961 to 1971. Company Directorship: Mr. Miles is an Independent Director. He was a Director of Historic TW from 1995 until the AOL-Historic TW Merger in January 2001, and has been a Director of the Company since that date. Other Directorships: Mr. Miles serves as a director of AMR Corporation, Citadel Broadcasting Corporation and Dell Inc.


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