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Name:
Jack McCarthy
Position:
Director, Chairman - Audit Committee
Since:
2001
Jack D. McCarthy has been a Director of the Company since December 2001 and is currently Chairman of the Board's Audit Committee. Mr. McCarthy's term as a Director of the Company expires in December 2007. Mr. McCarthy was the Senior Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of The Williams Companies (NYSE:WMB) from 1992 until his retirement in 2002. Mr. McCarthy has been with The Williams Companies since 1986, also having served as Executive Director of Taxation and Vice President and Treasurer.

Prior to joining The Williams Companies, Mr. McCarthy held various executive and director positions in taxation and finance for Tenneco, Inc., El Paso Natural Gas, Inc., and Phillips Petroleum Company. Prior to those employments, Mr. McCarthy worked for the independent accounting firm, Ernst & Young, and a law firm. Mr. McCarthy holds a Juris Doctorate from Wayne State University, and an MBA and BSBA from the University of Michigan.