Mr. DiPiazza is currently serving a three-year term as a Financial Accounting Foundation Trustee and is also a member of the Frankfurt-based Mergers & Acquisitions Group (CEO Academy). He serves on the International Advisory Board of Junior Achievement, the Executive Council of the Inner City Scholarship Fund, the Board of Directors of the New York City Ballet and the Executive Committee of the National Corporate Theatre Fund.

Mr. Shepard retired from Finning International Inc. in April 2000 after a 32-year career, including nine years as Chief Executive Officer (1991 to 2000).

Steve Malin Senior Education Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Steve Malin - Senior Education Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Steven R. Malin is New York Federal Reserve Bank of New York¹s officer responsible for the development and implementation of the bank's economic and financial education programs for teachers, students and the public, and for designing the bank's public exhibit.

Douglas R. Conant , President and CEO of Campbell Soup Company, Elected Chairman of The Conference Board NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas R. Conant , President and Chief Executive Officer of Campbell Soup Company, has been elected the new Chairman of the Board of Trustees of The Conference Board. The outgoing chairman is Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr. , Chief Executive Officer of PricewaterhouseCoopers.

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