Anne Saunders, age 45, has served as a director since May 2006. Ms. Saunders has served as the Senior Vice President of Global Brand Strategy and Communications of Starbucks Coffee Company, a coffee retailer, since January 2006. Ms. Saunders previously served in the following positions at Starbucks Coffee Company: Senior Vice President of Marketing from June 2005 to January 2006, Vice President of Marketing Retail North America from June 2004 to June 2005, Vice President of Starbucks Interactive from January 2002 to June 2004, and Vice President of Wireless Initiatives from August 2001 to January 2002. Prior to joining Starbucks, Ms. Saunders served as the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of eSociety, a business-to-business e-commerce company. She previously held various executive positions at McCaw Communications/AT&T Wireless, a telecommunications company. Ms. Saunders holds a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University and an M.B.A. from Fordham University. |