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Meet the News Corp. Board

Feb 19 2008

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Rupert Murdoch
Natalie Bancroft
Jose Maria Aznar
Viet Dinh
Rod Eddington
Lachlan Murdoch
Rod Paige
Thomas Perkins
Stanley Shuman
John Thornton
Cowley, Barnes and Knight
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Rupert Murdoch addresses Wall Street Journal staffers.
Natalie Bancroft
Aside from Natalie Bancroft, News Corp. has 11 nonexecutive directors. Here, a look at who they are.
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José María Aznar, 55, former prime minister of Spain, Madrid. Backstory: Murdoch admired Aznar's economic record and strong stand against terrorism.
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Viet Dinh, 40, professor of law, Georgetown University, Washington. Backstory: Former U.S. assistant attorney general.
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Rod Eddington, 58, nonexecutive chairman for Australia and New Zealand, J.P. Morgan, Sydney. Backstory: Former deputy chairman of News Ltd., the Australian arm of News Corp.
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Lachlan Murdoch, 36, chief executive, Illyria, Sydney. Backstory: Murdoch's oldest son and former heir to the kingdom; a big shareholder.
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Rod Paige, 74, chairman, Chartwell Education Group, Washington. Backstory: Formerly Bush's secretary of education.
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Thomas Perkins, 76, partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Menlo Park, California. Backstory: He and Murdoch bonded over a love of yachts.
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Stanley Shuman (director emeritus), 72, managing director, Allen & Co., New York. Backstory: Advised Murdoch on New York Post purchase.
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John Thornton, 54, professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing. Backstory: A longtime News Corp. financial adviser, Thornton joined the board after leaving Goldman Sachs.
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A: Kenneth Cowley, 72, chairman, R.M. Williams Holdings, Milsons Point, Australia.
B: Peter Barnes, 65, chairman, Ansell, Richmond, Australia.
C: Andrew S.B. Knight, 68, director, RIT Capital Partners, London.

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