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Gerardo I. Lopez joined our Board of Directors in January 2008. Mr. Lopez is president of Starbucks Global Consumer Products and Food Services Group. He is also chief executive for Starbucks� Seattle�s Best Coffee retail operation. Previously he was president of Handleman Entertainment Resources the world's largest distributor of pre-recorded music. Lopez also has served as president of International Home Foods and has had top roles with brand leaders including Frito-Lay Pepsi-Cola Company and Procter & Gamble. He serves on the boards of the Cranbrook Institute of Science in Michigan and was a director for the TXU Corporation in Dallas Texas. | 