Distinguished Performance Awards Dinner

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1 Distinguished Performance Awards Dinner Commitment to Business Statesmanship Wednesday, September 14, 2016 Reception 6:00 7:00 p.m. Dinner 7:00 9:00 p.m. Business Attire The Pierre Hotel New York, New York

2 Distinguished Performance Awards Dinner 2016 Honorees George S. Barrett Chairman and CEO Cardinal Health Peter G. Peterson Business Statesmanship Award Introduced by: Larry J. Merlo President and CEO, CVS Health John T. Chambers Executive Chairman Cisco Systems Owen B. Butler Education Excellence Award Introduced by: Lowell McAdam Chairman and CEO, Verizon Alan M. Dachs President and CEO Fremont Group Corporate Citizenship Award Introduced by: Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. President and CEO, TIAA

3 Distinguished Performance Awards Dinner 2016 Honorees Ilene S. Gordon Chairman, President, and CEO Ingredion Incorporated Leadership in Diversity Award Introduced by: Mark Sutton Chairman and CEO, International Paper Takeshi Niinami President and CEO Suntory Holdings Limited Global Leadership Award Introduced by: Hirotaka Takeuchi Professor of Management Practice, Strategy Unit Harvard Business School Maggie Wilderotter Chairman and CEO Grand Reserve Inn Former Chairman and CEO Frontier Communications CED Leadership Award Introduced by: Denise Morrison President and CEO, Campbell Soup Company

4 Committee for Economic Development The Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led public policy organization that delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions to our nation s most critical issues. Since its inception in 1942, CED has addressed national priorities that promote sustained economic growth for the benefit of all Americans. CED's work has helped to shape economic policies and initiatives that include the Marshall Plan and Bretton Woods Agreement; campaign finance and education reform; and, short- and long-term challenges to our nation s fiscal health and free-enterprise system. CED s research findings are coupled with outreach efforts throughout the country, achieving tangible impact at the local, state, and national levels. Our nation requires renewed business leadership to reach the goals that we all share, including increased economic growth and educational opportunities. We need reasoned dialogue to address these civic challenges, and strong business leaders to support, influence, and lead the discussions. The Distinguished Performance Awards Dinner honors business leaders who have answered CED s call for leadership. We are proud to highlight our history of engaging business leaders in public policy, and look forward to recognizing the many companies and individuals who continue that legacy. We look forward to having you be part of the Distinguished Performance Awards Dinner. CED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, business-led public policy organization that delivers well-researched analysis and reasoned solutions to our nation s most critical issues.

5 Peter G. Peterson Business Statesmanship Award The Business Statesmanship Award was established in honor of Peter G. Peterson, CED s longest-serving Member. It recognizes corporate executives who champion issues in the interest of the public good, and who hold themselves to the highest standards of ethics and integrity. George S. Barrett Chairman and CEO, Cardinal Health CED is pleased to honor George S. Barrett, Chairman and CEO of Cardinal Health, with the 2016 Peter G. Peterson Business Statesmanship Award. Barrett leads a global team of 37,000 employees focused on the mission of providing patients and providers with the products, medicines, and solutions that save lives and improve health. Barrett has been an advocate for business leaders to play an active role in the big issues of the day internationally, nationally, and locally. He has taken leadership roles in areas including global health, education, patient safety, women in leadership, and the performing arts. Barrett serves on the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Nationwide Children s Hospital, and the board of trustees of the Corporation of Brown University. He is a member of the Healthcare Leadership Council, The Conference Board, The Business Roundtable, The Business Council, and The Columbus Partnership. Barrett also serves on the board of directors of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

6 Owen B. Butler Education Excellence Award The Owen B. Butler Education Excellence Award was established in 2013 in honor of Owen B. Brad Butler, former Chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble, and former Chairman of CED. The award recognizes an individual s exceptional commitment to quality education, skills development, and workforce development programs. John T. Chambers Executive Chairman, Cisco Systems CED is proud to honor John T. Chambers, Executive Chairman of Cisco Systems, with the 2016 Owen B. Butler Education Excellence Award. Chambers joined Cisco in 1991, became President and CEO in 1995, and Chairman in In 2015 he stepped down as CEO and today, as Executive Chairman, he focuses on country digitization and building relationships with government and business leaders, shareholders, and board members. As an education advocate, he has championed partnerships with education nonprofits such as Citizen Schools, City Year and MIND Research Institute and, internally, advanced many company initiatives that include the Cisco Networking Academy Program, which has trained 6 million people worldwide for the IT workforce since Chambers has received numerous awards for his leadership over his 20 years at the helm of Cisco, including being named the number two Best-Performing CEOs in the World in 2015 from Harvard Business Review, one of Time Magazine s 100 Most Influential People," and was the recipient of the Edison Achievement Award for Innovation.

7 Corporate Citizenship Award The Corporate Citizenship Award is presented annually to a company that demonstrates a strong commitment to corporate responsibility and whose leaders are actively engaged in supporting and expanding those efforts. The award highlights companies that integrate key societal concerns into their core operating strategies. Alan M. Dachs President and CEO, Fremont Group CED is proud to honor Alan M. Dachs, President, CEO, and Director of Fremont Group, with the 2016 Corporate Citizenship Award, for making community involvement an integral component of his company s culture. Dachs was a great inspiration who spurred a company-wide sense of community involvement, and led the organization to an extraordinarily high level of social consciousness by encouraging a company philosophy where support of the community is an important aspect of Fremont s core values, and where volunteerism is a way of life. Dachs formalized the company s charitable giving program in 1996 by forming The Fremont Group Foundation, with a primary focus on youth development, education, and community services. He serves on a number of non-profit boards, including the S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, MIT Corporation, American Academy of Arts & Sciences, Brookings Institution, and the Landmark School.

8 Leadership in Diversity Award The Leadership in Diversity Award was established by CED to honor exceptional companies and individuals who are leading programs that foster diversity in the workplace and that champion underrepresented groups. Ilene S. Gordon Chairman, President, and CEO, Ingredion Incorporated CED is proud to honor Ilene S. Gordon, Chairman, President, and CEO of Ingredion Incorporated, with the 2016 Leadership in Diversity Award, for her dedication to diversity in business. A pioneer of gender diversity, Ilene was the first female director of five public companies. During her seven-year tenure as CEO of Ingredion, Gordon has built one of the most diverse corporate boards in the United States and transformed the business to a leading global ingredient solutions company with close to $6 billion in annual revenue and a market cap of over $8 billion. She received the National Association of Corporate Directors 2013 Director of the Year Award, and is listed among FORTUNE s Most Powerful Women in Business. In 2015, Ilene was named Chairman of The Economic Club of Chicago, and is the first female chair in the Club s 85-plus year history.

9 Global Leadership Award The Global Leadership Award was established to recognize multinational corporations and individual business leaders that demonstrate exceptional leadership on international policy issues. This award is reserved for companies and their CEOs who have had a positive impact on communities and citizens across the globe. Takeshi Niinami President and CEO, Suntory Holdings Limited CED is proud to honor Takeshi Tak Niinami with the 2016 Global Leadership Award. Tak is the President and CEO of Suntory Holdings Limited, Japan s largest alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverage company. He has been leading the company s globalization by driving the postmerger integration of Beam Suntory, the world s third largest spirits company created after Suntory acquired US-based Beam in Tak has served as Vice Representative of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai) for three terms, from Apr 2010 to Apr He is a member of the Tax Commission of Japan, and acts as a member of the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy. As senior economic advisor to the Prime Minister, he has played an active role in rebuilding Japan s economy as one of two members from the private sector. Tak is also a member of the World Economic Forum s Global Agenda Council on Japan. He is a graduate of Harvard Business School.

10 CED Leadership Award The CED Leadership Award recognizes a CED Member s exceptional service to the organization and the special contributions they have made to CED s policy research, outreach and impact programs, and the overall governance and administration of the organization. Maggie Wilderotter Chairman and CEO, Grand Reserve Inn Former Chairman and CEO, Frontier Communications CED is proud to honor Maggie Wilderotter, Chairman and CEO of Grand Reserve Inn, and Former Chairman and CEO of Frontier Communications, with the 2016 CED Leadership Award. Before Frontier, Wilderotter held senior leadership positions at companies that include Microsoft, Wink Communications, and AT&T Wireless. Wilderotter serves on the boards of Costco Wholesale Corporation, DreamWorks Animation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Juno Therapeutics, Inc. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of The Conference Board and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Catalyst. As a former CED Co-Chair, Widerotter has exemplified CED s goal of addressing the nation s most critical issues through a pragmatic business lens. She plays an instrumental role in advancing CED s Every Other One Initiative to increase female representation on corporate boards, as well as in expanding and diversifying CED s membership.

11 2016 Distinguished Performance Awards Dinner Committee CO-CHAIRS Edward B. Rust, Jr. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Patricia Russo Hewlett Packard Enterprise COMMITTEE MEMBERS Beth Brooke-Marciniak EY Carl T. Camden Kelly Services, Inc. Teresa Carlson Amazon Web Services Wade Dyke Kaplan, Inc. Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. TIAA Pat Gross The Lovell Group Jack Hockema Kaiser Aluminum D. Bryan Jordan First Horizon National Corp. Robert J. Kueppers Deloitte LLP (Ret.) Martha McGarry Skadden Arps Denise Morrison Campbell Soup Company Jennifer Nason J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. Ronald P. O Hanley State Street Global Advisors Peter G. Peterson The Peter G. Peterson Foundation Frederick W. Smith FedEx Corporation Ronald A. Williams RW2 Enterprises, LLC

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