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Aulana L. Peters, retired partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, a law firm, Los Angeles, Calif.
Peters joined Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher as an associate in 1973. In 1980, she was named a partner in the firm and continued in the practice of law until 1984, when she accepted an appointment as commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In 1988, after serving four years as commissioner, she returned to the private practice of law from which she retired on Dec. 31, 2000. From Jan. 1, 2001, to April 2002, Peters was a member of the Public Oversight Board (POB) of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The POB had general oversight responsibility for auditors. Peters was a member of the Steering Committee for Financial Accounting Standards Board�s Financial Reporting Project and a member of the POB�s Blue Ribbon Panel on Audit Effectiveness. She is a member, U.S. Comptroller General�s Accountability Advisory Panel. She is a member of the International Public Interest Oversight Board which oversees the standard setting process of the International Federation of Accountants for auditing, assurance, independence and ethics standards. Peters is on the boards of the following public companies in addition to 3M: Deere & Company, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc. and Northrop Grumman Corp. | 