Corporate Governance: Committee Composition

Below is a summary of our committee structure and membership information. To read more about any of the committees, click on committee names in the chart below.
Chairperson Chairperson Committee Member Member Financial Expert Financial Expert
 Audit and Compliance CommitteeCorporate Governance CommitteeManagement Development and Compensation Committee
Frank J. Belatti 
Frank J. Belatti
Managing Partner, Equicorp Partners, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia


Mr. Belatti has served as Managing Partner of Equicorp Partners, LLC (an advisory services and investment banking firm) since January 2006. Mr. Belatti also served as Chairman of AFC Enterprises, Inc. (the parent company of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits) from November 1992 until November 2007. Mr. Belatti previously served as Chief Executive Officer of AFC Enterprises, Inc. from November 1992 to September 2005. Mr. Belatti is currently the chair of the Corporate Governance Committee and a m... 
  Chairperson Committee Member
Julie  A.  Dobson  
Julie  A.  Dobson
Chairman of Telebright, Inc., Rockville, Maryland


Ms. Dobson, a 30-year veteran of the telecommunications and wireless industry, has served since 2002 as chairman of Telebright, Inc., a private consulting firm that oversees the development and launch of telecom software applications and mobile applications for business-to-business and business-to-consumer markets. She was previously the chief operating officer of a wireless venture, TeleCorp PCS, Inc., of Arlington, Va., from 1998 to 2002, when the firm was sold to AT&T Wireless Services, ... 

  Committee Member Committee Member
H. Eugene Lockhart Financial Expert
H. Eugene Lockhart
Senior Advisor, Berenson & Company, New York, New York


Mr. Lockhart has been a Partner of Diamond Castle Holdings (a buyout and private equity firm) since joining the firm in May 2005. From January 2003 to May 2005, Mr. Lockhart was a Venture Partner with Oak Investment Partners (a venture capital firm). From 2000 to 2003, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of NewPower Holdings, Inc. (a provider of energy and related services). NewPower Holdings, Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection on June 11, 2002, and a bankruptcy plan ... 
Chairperson Committee Member  
Jack L. Messman Financial Expert
Jack L. Messman
Private Equity Investor and Consultant, Weston, Massachusetts


Mr. Messman began serving as non-executive chairman for Telogis, Inc. (a company in the GPS location-based services business) in January 2008. Previously, he had been a private equity investor and a consultant since June 2006. From July 2001 to June 2006, Mr. Messman served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Novell, Inc. (a provider of information solutions through various software platforms). Mr. Messman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of ... 
Committee Member   Committee Member
Thomas G. Plaskett Financial Expert
Thomas G. Plaskett
Chairman, Fox Run Capital Associates, Irving, Texas


Mr. Plaskett has served as Chairman of Fox Run Capital Associates (a private consulting firm) since 1999, and is a corporate director and a business consultant. He is a director of Alcon, Inc. (a provider of eye care products) and Signet Jewelers Limited (a specialty retailer of jewelry). Mr. Plaskett previously served as a director of Novell, Inc. (a provider of information solutions through various software platforms) and Platinum Research Organization, Inc. (a developer of lubricants a... 
Committee Member Committee Member  
Edwina  D. Woodbury Financial Expert
Edwina  D. Woodbury
President and CEO, The Chapel Hill Press, Inc., Chapel Hill, North Carolina


Ms. Woodbury has been President and Chief Executive Officer of The Chapel Hill Press, Inc. (a publishing services company) since 1999. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Avon Products, Inc. (a direct seller of beauty and related products). Ms. Woodbury was previously a director of R. H. Donnelley Corp. Ms. Woodbury is currently the chair of the Management Development and Compensation Committee and a member of the Audit and Compli... 
Committee Member   Chairperson