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The Conference Board
Global Counsellors

These leaders of international stature and outlook are vital links in The Conference Board network. They bring critical insight to The Conference Board planning and development enterprise.

Asia-Pacific
Europe
Latin America
Middle East
North America

Note:
* indicates a former Conference Board Trustee
** indicates a Global Advisory Council member

Asia-Pacific

Australia

Linda Bardo Nicholls
Retired Chairman
Australia Post

John B. Prescott, A.C. *
Chairman
Australian Submarine Corporation Pty Ltd

John B. Reid, A.O. *
Chairman Emeritus
Australian Graduate School of Management
University of New South Wales

Hong Kong SAR

Andrew C. W. Brandler
Group Managing Director and CEO
CLP Holdings Ltd.

Sir C.K Chow
Chief Executive Officer
MTR Corporation

Marjorie Yang
Chairman
Esquel Group of Companies

India

Mukesh Ambani **
Chairman and Managing Director
Reliance Industries Ltd.

Nandan M. Nilekani **
Co-Chairman
Infosys Technologies Limited

Malaysia

Dato' Tan Teong Hean
Chief Executive Director
Southern Bank Berhad

Philippines

Roberto F. de Ocampo
President
Asian Institute of Management

Oscar M. Lopez
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
First Philippine Holdings Corporation

Washington Z. SyCip * **
Founder
The SGV Group

Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala II
Chairman and CEO
Ayala Corporation

Singapore

S. Dhanabalan
Chairman
Temasek Holdings (Pte) Ltd.

Koh Boon Hwee
Chairman
DBS Bank

Lim Chee Onn **
Executive Chairman
Keppel Corporation Limited


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Europe

Belgium

François M. G. Cornelis **
Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of Total
and President of Chemicals
TOTAL SA

Viscount Etienne Davignon
Vice Chairman of the Board
Suez-Tractebel S.A.

Bert De Graeve
Chief Executive Officer
N.V. Bekaert, S.A.

Edward G. Krubasik
President
ORGALIME

Thomas Leysen
Chief Executive Officer
Umicore

Anton van Rossum
Member of the Board of Directors
Crédit Suisse Group

Karel Vinck
Chairman of the Board
Umicore

Denmark

Mads Øvlisen
Chairman of the Board
LEGO A/S

Jess Søderberg
Partner and Group CEO
A.P. Møller - Maersk Group

Peter Straarup
Chairman of the Executive Board and the Executive Committee
Danske Bank A/S

Finland

Ole Johansson
President and CEO
Wärtsilä Corporation

Mikael Lilius **
President and CEO
Fortum Corporation

France

Philippe Camus
Co-Managing Partner
Lagardère

Bertrand Collomb
Honorary Chairman
LAFARGE

Denis Kessler
Chairman and CEO
SCOR Group

Jean-Bernard Lévy
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
Vivendi

Jean-Louis Mathias
Chief Operating Officer
EDF

Germany

Josef Ackermann **
Chairman of the Management Board and the Group
   Executive Committee
Deutsche Bank AG

Roland Berger
Chairman
Roland Berger Strategy Consultants

Gerhard Cromme **
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
ThyssenKrupp AG

Michael Diekmann **
Chairman of the Management Board and Chief Executive Officer
Allianz AG

Werner Wenning
Chairman of the Board of Management
Bayer AG

Klaus Zumwinkel
Chairman of the Board of Management
Deutsche Post AG

Greece

Yannis S. Costopoulos
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
Alpha Bank

Hungary

Zsolt Hernadi
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
MOL

Ireland

Brian J. Goggin
Group Chief Executive
Bank of Ireland

Padraig McManus
Chief Executive Officer
Electricity Supply Board

Liam O'Mahony
Group Chief Executive
CRH plc

Netherlands

Peter Bakker
Chief Executive Officer
TNT N.V.

Rijkman W. J. Groenink
Chairman of the Managing Board
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.

Gerard J. Kleisterlee
President and CEO
Royal Philips Electronics

Morris Tabaksblat * **
Retired Chairman and CEO
Unilever N.V.

C. J. A. van Lede
Member of the Supervisory Board
Akzo Nobel NV

G.J. (Hans) Wijers
Chairman, Board of Management
Akzo Nobel NV

Norway

Johan H. Andresen, Jr.
Owner and Chief Executive Officer
Ferd Holding AS

Spain

César Alierta Izuel **
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Telefónica Group S.A.

Isidro Fainé Casas
Chairman
La Caixa

Francisco González Rodríguez **
Chairman and CEO
BBVA

Carlos Más Ivars
President
PricewaterhouseCoopers—Spain

Alfredo Saenz Abad
Second Vice Chairman and CEO
Grupo Santander

Sweden

Tom Johnstone
President and CEO
SKF AB

Lars G. Nordström
Group Chief Executive Officer
Nordea AB

Marcus Wallenberg **
Chairman of the Board
SEB

Turkey

Bülent Eçzaçibasi
Chairman
Eçzaçibasi Holding A.S.

Güler Sabanci
Chairperson and Managing Director
Haci Ömer Sabanci Holding A.S.

United Kingdom

Sanjiv Ahuja
Chief Executive Officer
Orange S.A.

Lord Browne of Madingley *
Managing Director and Managing Partner
Riverstone Holdings LLC

Patrick J. Cescau
Group Chief Executive
Unilever PLC

Harald Einsmann
Executive Vice President, Europe
Middle East, and Africa (Ret.)
The Procter & Gamble Company

Niall FitzGerald KBE **
Chairman
Reuters Group PLC

Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge *
Chairman
Pirelli UK plc

Sir Martin Sorrell
Group Chief Executive
WPP Group plc

Peter D. Sutherland *
Chairman and Managing Director
Goldman Sachs International


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Latin America

Mexico

Dionisio Garza Medina
Chairman of the Board and CEO
Alfa Corporativo, S.A. de C.V.

Tomás González Sada
Chairman of the Board, President, and CEO
Grupo Cydsa, S.A. DE C.V.

Federico Sada
Chief Executive Officer
Grupo Vitro

Panama

Stanley A. Motta
Chairman
Banco Continental de Panama


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Middle East

Kuwait

Hisham Abdulrazzak Al-Razzuqi
Chief Executive Officer
Gulf Investment Corporation

Oman

Sayyid Khalid Bin Hamad Al Bu Said
Chairman
Sabco L.C.C.

United Arab Emirates

Khalid Kalban
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Investments


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North America

United States

Paul M. Anderson
Chairman
SPECTRA Energy Corporation

Alain J.P. Belda **
Chairman and CEO
Alcoa Inc.

Douglas R. Conant **
President and CEO
Campbell Soup Company

Alan M. Dachs **
President and CEO
Fremont Group, L.L.C.

Alfred C. DeCrane, Jr. *
Retired Chairman and CEO
Texaco Inc.

Robert E. Denham *
Partner
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr. **
Chief Executive Officer
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Laurence D. Fink **
Chairman and CEO
BlackRock, Inc.

Jacob A. Frenkel **
Vice Chairman
Chairman, Global Economic Strategies Group
American International Group, Inc.

Christina A. Gold *
President and CEO
Western Union

Klaus Kleinfeld
President and Chief Operating Officer
Alcoa Inc.

Harry M.J. Kraemer, Jr. **
Executive Partner
Madison Dearborn

Ellen R. Marram *
Advisor
North Castle Partners, L.L.C.

W. Craig McClelland * **
Retired Chairman and CEO
Union Camp Corporation

Hutham S. Olayan **
President and CEO
Olayan American Corporation

James W. Owens **
Chairman and CEO
Caterpillar Inc.

Henry B. Schacht *
Director and Senior Advisor
Lucent Technologies, Inc.

Anne M. Tatlock **
Director
Fiduciary Trust Company International
Former Chairman and CEO

Paul. A. Volcker **
Former Chairman of the Board of Governors
The Federal Reserve System


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