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Mark Benadiba served as executive Vice-President,
North American Operations, of Cott Corporation from
1996 until 2006. During his tenure at Cott from
1990 through 2006, Mr. Benadiba held several roles
including Executive Vice-President, Canada/Mexico/International (2000-2005),
Chief Operating Officer (1998-1999) and Executive Vice-President and CEO of Cott Canada (1990-1998). Mr. Benadiba
is a seasoned senior executive with extensive North American and
International market experience. He has experience in mergers, acquisitions,
divestitures and strategic alliance. In addition, he is a skilled leader in
managing businesses with 2,500+ employees. Previously, Mr. Benadiba was a senior executive and owner of
Pepsi/Seven-up, Toronto/Canada.
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George A. Burnett,
age 51, is Chief Executive Officer of Alta Colleges, Inc., of Denver, Colorado,
a national provider of post-secondary education services and has held the
position since August 2006. Mr. Burnett has served on the board since June
2006 and is a member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.
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David T. Gibbons,
age 63, assumed the role of Non-Executive Chairman in April 2007 of Perrigo Company, a manufacturer of retailer brand
over-the-counter pharmaceutical and nutritional products. From 2000 to 2006,
he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Perrigo
Company, and also held the role of Chairman from 2003 to 2006. Mr. Gibbons
also serves on the board of directors of Robbins & Myers, Inc., a
manufacturer of fluid management products. He was appointed to the board in
March 2007.
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Stephen H. Halperin, age 57, is a partner at the law firm
of Goodmans LLP and a member of that firm's
executive committee. He has been a partner with Goodmans
since 1987 and a member of the Executive Committee since 1993. He has served
on the board since 1992.
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Betty Jane Hess,
age 58, prior to her retirement in mid-2004, was Senior Vice President,
Office of the President, for five years, of Arrow Electronics, Inc., an
electronics distributor. Ms. Hess is also a director of The ServiceMaster
Company, a residential and commercial outsourcing services firm. She has
served on the board since July 2004 and is a member of the Human Resources
and Compensation Committee.
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Philip B. Livingston,
49, is Vice Chairman of Approva Corporation a
provider of enterprise controls management software in Reston, Virginia.
He has held this position since October, 2006. Mr. Livingston has served on
the board since 2003; he is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of
the Corporate Governance Committee. He is also on the Board of Examiners for
the Uniform CPA Examination of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants.
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Gregory Monahan
has been a Senior Vice President of Crescendo Partners, L.P., a New York
based investment firm, since December 2007, a Vice President from December
2005 to December 2007 and an investment analyst from May 2005 to December
2005. Prior to Crescendo Partners, he was the founder of Bind Network
Solutions, a consulting firm focused on network infrastructure and security.
He also worked as a Technology Analyst at AT&T and NCR Corp. He is
currently a director of O’Charley’s
Inc, a multi-concept restaurant company that operates or franchises 364
restaurants. Mr. Monahan is currently a board observer to DALSA Corp., a Toronto Stock Exchange listed digital imaging and
semiconductor firm. Previously, Mr. Monahan was an assistant to the chairman
of the board and a board observer to Computer Horizon Corp.
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Mario Pilozzi Until January 31, 2008, Mr. Pilozzi was President and CEO of Wal-Mart Canada.
He joined Wal-Mart Canada in 1994 as Vice-President
of Hardline Merchandise and was promoted to Senior
Vice-President of Merchandise and Sales, and later Chief Operating Officer,
before serving as President and CEO. Prior to joining Wal-Mart
Canada, Mario held a broad
range of positions with Woolworth Canada spanning more than 30
years. Positions included Vice-President of Hardline
Merchandise; Administrator of Store Openings; District Manager; Store
Manager; and several other key roles in Woolworth’s variety and
discount-store divisions. Mr. Pilozzi has received
numerous awards and honors, including the Sam M. Walton Entrepreneur of the
Year Award, the highest honor awarded at Wal-Mart throughout the world,
induction into the Canadian Retail Hall of Fame, and recognition as 2007
Retailer of the Year by the Retail Council of Canada.
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Andrew Prozes, 61, has served on the board since
January 2005; he is a member of the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance
Committee. For the past five years Mr. Prozes has
been Global Chief Executive Officer of LexisNexis Group, provider of legal,
news and business information in New
York City, New York.
Mr. Prozes also serves on the board of directors of
Reed Elsevier plc and Reed Elsevier NV.
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Eric Rosenfeld
has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Crescendo Partners,
L.P., a New York
based investment firm, since its formation in November 1998. Prior to forming
Crescendo Partners, he held the position of Managing Director at CIBC
Oppenheimer and its predecessor company Oppenheimer & Co., Inc for
fourteen years. Mr. Rosenfeld currently serves as a director for numerous
companies, including CPI Aerostructures Inc., a
company engaged in the contract production of structural aircraft parts,
Computer Horizons Corp., an IT services company, Hill International, a
construction management firm, Matrikon Inc, a
company that provides industrial intelligence solutions, and DALSA Corp., a
digital imaging and semiconductor firm. He is also chairman of the board and
CEO of Rhapsody Acquisition Corporation.
Graham Savage
59, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
is the Chairman of Callisto Capital, L.P., a
Toronto-based private equity firm. Prior to this, since 1998, Mr. Savage was
Managing Director at Savage Walker Capital Inc., Callisto
Capital LP’s predecessor. Between 1975 and 1996, Mr. Savage was with
Rogers Communications Inc. in various positions culminating in being
appointed the Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer,
a position he held for seven years. In addition to Callisto
Capital LP, Savage also serves on the Boards of Sun-Times Media Group, Inc.
and Canadian Tire Corporation. He has also served on the boards of other
well-known companies such as AT&T Long Distance Co., Alias
Corp., Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. and Royal Group Technologies
Limited. Mr. Savage was a director of Microcell
Inc. when it filed for protection under the Companies’ Creditors
Arrangement Act. Mr. Savage was appointed to Cott’s
board on February 7, 2008, and has been appointed as Chairman of the Audit
Committee.
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