Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer of The Allstate Corporation, the parent of Allstate Insurance Company, a personal lines insurance company. Mr. Liddy has served as Chairman of the Board of the Allstate Corporation since January 1999. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Allstate from January 1999 to December 2006, President from January 1995 to May 2005, and Chief Operating Officer from August 1994 to January 1999. Mr. Liddy will retire from his position as Chairman of Allstate in the spring of 2008 and subsequently will become a partner in the private equity investment firm of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc. Mr. Liddy is on the boards of the following public companies: 3M Co., The Allstate Corporation, The Boeing Company and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

-- Source: SEC proxy statements