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Heather Hay Murren has been nominated for election at the annual meeting. Ms. Murren is Cofounder, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Nevada Cancer Institute, a nonprofit organization, and the official cancer institute for the state of Nevada as established by the State Legislature in 2003. Since 2000, she has devoted herself to the establishment of what will be the first world-class cancer research and care facility in the state of Nevada. In April 2002, she retired as a managing director, Global Securities Research and Economics, from Merrill Lynch where she was Group Head for the Global Consumer Products Equity Research effort. She was chosen six consecutive years as a member of The Institutional Investor�s All-American Research Team. Ms. Murren is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University and a Chartered Financial Analyst. She is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Johns Hopkins University and sits on the committees for audits and insurance, academic affairs, and trusteeship, nominations and by-laws. Ms. Murren also is a member of the Johns Hopkins University Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences Advisory Council and founder of the Jochebed Scholarship. She also serves as chairman of the Council for a Better Nevada.
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