William (Bill) Wells

Overview

Mr. Wells was elected to the Board of Directors in June 2005. Mr. Wells became the Lead Director effective June 30, 2007. Mr. Wells is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Loblaw Companies Limited ("Loblaw"), a publicly traded company listed on the TSX, Canada's largest food distributor and a leading provider of general merchandise products, drugstore products, and financial products and services. In addition to his current position at Loblaw, Mr. Wells also serves as a director or officer of a number of subsidiaries of Loblaw. Prior to his current position at Loblaw, Mr. Wells served as Chief Financial Officer of Bunge Limited ("Bunge"), a U.S.-headquartered company, whose shares are listed on the NYSE, in the global agribusiness, fertilizer and food product industries, and has served as a director or officer of a number of other subsidiaries and joint ventures of Bunge since January 2000. Mr. Wells is versed in corporate governance matters, having led Bunge's initial public offering on the NYSE, managed its SOX compliance process and overseen its investor relations program. Prior to joining Bunge, Mr. Wells spent 10 years in senior financial management at McDonald's Corporation, a publicly traded company listed on the NYSE and the Chicago Stock Exchange, in the U.S. and Brazil. Mr. Wells is currently a member of the Standard & Poor's Corporate Issuer Advisory Board, a Trustee and a member of the audit committee of The Lakefield College School Foundation, and a member of the investment committee of the Uruguay International Venture Capital Fund.