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Committee Composition

Below is a summary of our committee structure and membership information. To read more about any of the committees click on the committee name listed at the top of the table. To learn more about some of our board members, visit the Board of Directors area of our web site.

Lead Independent Director = Lead Independent Director Committee Chair = Chair Committee Member = Member

  Audit Acquisition Compensation and Management Development Investment / Finance Nomination and Governance
Outside Directors
Carol Bartz Lead Independent Director   Committee Chair for Acquisition Committee   Committee Chair for Investment / Finance Committee  
M. Michele Burns Member of Audit Committee Member of Acquisition Committee      
Michael D. Capellas     Member of Compensation and Management Development Committee   Member of Nomination and Governance Committee
Brian L. Halla     Member of Compensation and Management Development Committee    
John L. Hennessy Ph.D.   Member of Acquisition Committee     Member of Nomination and Governance Committee
Richard Kovacevich         Committee Chair for Nomination and Governance Committee
Roderick C. McGeary Member of Audit Committee   Committee Chair for Compensation and Management Development Committee    
Michael K. Powell       Member of Investment / Finance Committee  
Steven M. West Committee Chair for Audit Committee     Member of Investment / Finance Committee  
Jerry Yang       Member of Investment / Finance Committee  
Inside Directors
Larry Carter       Member of Investment / Finance Committee  
John T. Chambers   Member of Acquisition Committee      

Acquisition Committee
The Acquisition Committee shall have the authority to review and approve merger and acquisition transactions and investment transactions proposed by the Company’s management. The Acquisition Committee is authorized to approve merger and acquisition transactions and investment transactions by the Company valued in an...read more

Audit Committee
The purpose of the Audit Committee (the "Committee") is to assist the Board of Directors (the "Board") in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities by reviewing the financial information which will be provided to the shareholders and others; reviewing the systems of internal controls which...read more

Compensation and Management Development Committee
The Compensation and Management Development Committee's (the "Committee") basic responsibility is to review the performance and development of Company management in achieving corporate goals and objectives and to assure that senior executives of the Company are compensated effectively in a manner consistent with...read more

Investment/Finance Committee
The Investment/Finance Committee is authorized to review and approve the Company's global investment policy which applies to all equity and fixed income investments made by the Company and by its subsidiaries worldwide; review the Company's minority investments and fixed income assets; authorize the issuance of debt ...read more

Nomination and Governance Committee
The Nomination and Governance Committee (the "Committee") shall oversee, review, and make periodic recommendations concerning the Company's corporate governance policies...read more