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Robert C. Blattberg Ph. D., was appointed as a Board Member. Since 1991, Professor Blattberg has served as the Polk Brothers Distinguished Professor of Retailing and Executive Director of the Center for Retail Management at the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois. Professor Blattberg is currently on a one-year leave of absence from Northwestern University and is a Visiting Professor at Carnegie-Mellon University, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From 1969 to 1991 Professor Blattberg served as the Charles H. Kellstadt Professor of Marketing Director for the Center of Marketing Information Technology Graduate School of Business for the University of Chicago. Professor Blattberg has authored or co-authored several books, and has written articles for the Journal of Marketing Research, Management Science, Marketing Science, Econometrica, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Direct Marketing, and other leading academic journals. Professor Blattberg has also consulted for leading retailers, such as Sears, American Express, Kroger, Rite Aid, and Best Buy. Professor Blattberg is currently a member of Information Resources, Inc.'s Analytics Advisory Board. Information Resources, Inc. is a leading global provider of enterprise market information solutions for the CPG, Retail, and Healthcare industries. Professor Blattberg received a B.A. degree in mathematics from Northwestern University and an M.S. degree and Ph.D. degree in Industrial Administration from Carnegie-Mellon University. Professor Blattberg has served on the Board of Directors of First Horizon National Corporation (NYSE symbol FHN), located in Memphis Tennessee, since 1984 and currently serves as Chairperson of their Nominating and Governance Committee and a member of their Compensation Committee. | 