Philippe Dauman,
President and Chief Executive, Viacom

Philippe Dauman was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Viacom Inc. in September 2006 and has served on the Company’s Board of Directors since 1987. Viacom, consisting of BET Networks, MTV Networks and Paramount Pictures, is the world’s leading entertainment content company. It engages audiences on television, motion picture and digital platforms through many of the world’s best known entertainment brands, including MTV, VH1, CMT, Logo, Nickelodeon, Nick at Nite, Nick Jr., COMEDY CENTRAL, Spike TV, TV Land, BET, Rock Band, AddictingGames, Atom, Neopets, Shockwave and Paramount Pictures. Viacom’s global reach includes approximately 170 channels and 400 online properties in 163 countries and territories.

Previously, Mr. Dauman was Co-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DND Capital Partners, L.L.C., a private equity firm specializing in media and telecommunications investments, from May 2000 until September 2006. Prior to co-founding DND Capital Partners, Mr. Dauman served in several positions at Viacom, including as a Deputy Chairman and Executive Vice President of Viacom Inc.

Mr. Dauman is a director of National Amusements, Inc. and Lafarge S.A., a world leader in building materials. He is also a member of the Business Roundtable and serves on the Board of Trustees for The Paley Center for Media and the Dean’s Council of Columbia University Law School. He earned his bachelor's degree from Yale College in 1974 and his law degree from Columbia University Law School in 1978.

Janet Robinson,
President and Chief Executive, New York Times

Janet L. Robinson became president and chief executive officer of The New York Times Company on December 27, 2004. Ms. Robinson, the first woman to be named president and C.E.O. of the Times Company, has primary responsibility for overseeing and coordinating all of the Company's print, broadcast and digital operations and business units. She works closely with the chairman to chart the future direction of the Company and is implementing a new, accelerated strategic timetable that focuses on leveraging the Company’s core asset, quality journalism, and expanding the Company’s reach across new and emerging forms of media.

Previously, Ms. Robinson had served as chief operating officer and executive vice president since February 2004. From February 2001 until January 2004, she served as senior vice president, newspaper operations for The New York Times Company. In this role, she led the operations of all of the Company’s newspaper properties, which include The New York Times, The Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune and the regional newspapers. She also held the position of president and general manager of The New York Times newspaper from 1996 until 2004. Ms. Robinson was elected a director of the Company in December 2004.

Ms. Robinson has spearheaded the national expansion strategy and the integration of the Times Company’s newspaper properties, which has, in turn, generated significant growth in revenue and earnings for the Company, allowing for great improvement in editorial content, reinvestment in Company businesses and enhanced value for shareholders.

From January 1995 until 1996, she was senior vice president of advertising. In this capacity, Ms. Robinson was responsible for overall advertising sales at the newspaper. Before that, she served as vice president and director of advertising from May until December 1994, and as a vice president since June 1993.