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Robert M. Agate has served as a Director since May 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Agate was a Senior Executive Vice President of Colgate-Palmolive Company ("Colgate"). Mr. Agate joined Colgate in 1961 as an Assistant Accountant in the U.K. Over the course of his career, Mr. Agate has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Colgate operations in India, Malaysia, the U.K. and Australia. Later he served as Controller of the European Division and Controller of the Kendall Company (a subsidiary of Colgate). In 1984, Mr. Agate was promoted to Vice President and Corporate Controller of Colgate, and in 1987 he was promoted to Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Agate retired from Colgate in 1996. Mr. Agate has been a U.K. chartered accountant since 1958. | 