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KENNETH L. WOLFE, age 69, was elected Chairman of the Board of
Directors of The Hershey Company effective January 1, 2008. He retired
in 2001 as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Hershey
Company. He is a director of Revlon, Inc. and also is a member of the
Board of Trustees of various mutual funds managed by Fidelity
Management and Research Company. A Hershey director since 2007, he
chairs the Governance Committee and the Executive Committee. |
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ROBERT F. CAVANAUGH, age 49, is Managing Director of DLJ Real
Estate Capital Partners, Los Angeles, California, a subsidiary of Credit
Suisse and a leading global investment banking firm. He has held that
position since October 1999. He is a director of Hershey Trust Company
and a member of the board of managers of Milton Hershey School. A
Hershey director since 2003, he is a member of the Audit Committee and
the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee. |
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CHARLES A. DAVIS, age 59, is Chief Executive Officer of Stone Point
Capital LLC, Greenwich, Connecticut, a global private equity firm.
Mr. Davis has held that position since June 2005 when the firm was
established. Prior to that, Mr. Davis was with MMC Capital, Inc., the
private equity business of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., serving as
President from April 1998 to December 2002, Chief Executive Officer from
January 1999 to May 2005 and Chairman from January 2002 to May
2005. He also served as a Vice Chairman of Marsh & McLennan
Companies, Inc., a global professional services firm and the parent of
MMC Capital, Inc., from September 1999 to May 2005. Mr. Davis is a
director of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, Media General, Inc.,
Merchants Bancshares Corporation and The Progressive Corporation. A
Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the Audit Committee. He was elected by the holders of the Common Stock voting separately as a class. |
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ARNOLD G. LANGBO, age 70, retired in 2000 as Chairman of Kellogg
Company, Battle Creek, Michigan, a producer of cereal and convenience
foods. He held that position since January 1992 and also served as Chief
Executive Officer from January 1992 until May 1999. He is a director of
Johnson & Johnson, Whirlpool Corporation and Weyerhaeuser Company.
A Hershey director since 2007, he chairs the Compensation and Executive
Organization Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee. |
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JAMES E. NEVELS, age 56, is Chairman of The Swarthmore Group,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a minority-owned investment-advisory firm,
which he founded in 1991. He is a director of Tasty Baking Company. He
is also a director of Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of
managers of Milton Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2007, he is a
member of the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee. |
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THOMAS J. RIDGE, age 62, is President and Chief Executive Officer of
Ridge Global, LLC, Washington, D.C., a global strategic consulting
company. He has held that position since July 2006. From April 2005 to
July 2006, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Ridge
LLC. From October 2001 to February 2005, Mr. Ridge was Secretary of
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Prior to his service as
Secretary of Homeland Security, he was Governor of Pennsylvania from
1995 to 2001. He is a director of Exelon Corporation and Vonage. A
Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the Governance
Committee. |
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CHARLES B. STRAUSS, age 65, retired in 2004 as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Unilever United States, Englewood Cliffs, New
Jersey, a primary business group of Unilever, the international food and
home and personal care organization. He held that position since 2000. He
is a director of Aegis plc and The Hartford Financial Services Group. A
Hershey director since 2007, he chairs the Audit Committee and is a
member of the Compensation and Executive Organization Committee and
Executive Committee. He was elected by the holders
of the Common Stock voting separately as a class. |
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DAVID J. WEST, age 44, was elected President and Chief Executive
Officer of The Hershey Company, effective December 1, 2007. From
October to November 2007, he was President of the Company; from
January until October 2007, he was Executive Vice President, Chief
Operating Officer; from January 2005 to January 2007, he was Senior
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and he continued to hold the
position of Chief Financial Officer until July 2007 when his successor to
that position was elected. He was Senior Vice President, Chief Customer
Officer from June 2004 to January 2005 and was Senior Vice President,
Sales from December 2002 to June 2004. Mr. West is a director of Tasty
Baking Company. He has been a Hershey director since 2007. |
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LEROY S. ZIMMERMAN, age 73, is Senior Counsel, Eckert Seamans
Cherin & Mellott, LLC, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a national full service
law firm. He has held that position since January 2002. He is a director of
Hershey Trust Company and a member of the board of managers of Milton
Hershey School. A Hershey director since 2007, he is a member of the
Governance Committee and the Executive Committee. |
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