Dr. Leonard L. Berry
Professor of Marketing,
Lowry Mays College of
Business, Texas A&M
University

Odie C. Donald
President, Odie Donald
Investment Enterprises,
LLC, a private investment
firm, and retired President,
DirecTV, Inc., a satellite
TV service

David H. Hughes
Chairman of the Board,
Hughes Supply, Inc., a
building supply company

Charles A.
Ledsinger, Jr.

President and Chief
Executive Officer, Choice
Hotels International, Inc.,
a lodging franchisor









Joe R. Lee
Chairman, Darden
Restaurants, Inc.

William M. Lewis, Jr.
Managing Director and
Co-Chairman, Investment
Banking, Lazard Fréres &
Co. LLC, an investment
banking firm

Connie Mack III
Senior Policy Advisor,
King & Spalding LLP,
a law firm, and former
U.S. Senator

Andrew H. Madsen
President and Chief
Operating Officer,
Darden Restaurants, Inc.









Clarence Otis, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer,
Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Michael D. Rose
Chairman of the
Executive Committee,
Gaylord Entertainment
Company, a diversified
entertainment company

Maria A. Sastre
Vice President International - Latin America and Asia-Pacific Sales and Marketing, Royal Caribbean International, a unit of Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd., a global cruise line company

Jack A. Smith
Founder and retired
Chairman of the Board,
The Sports Authority, Inc.,
a national sporting
goods chain









Blaine Sweatt III
President, New Business
Development and
Executive Vice President,
Darden Restaurants, Inc.

Rita P. Wilson
Retired President, Allstate
Indemnity Company, a
subsidiary of Allstate
Insurance Co.



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