Chairman Emeritus of J. C. Penney Company Inc., a major retailer, since 1997. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of J. C. Penney Company from 1983 to 1997. Director of American Electric Power Company, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Halliburton Company and The Williams Companies, Inc. Mr. Howell will not be standing for re-election at American Electric Power Company, Exxon Mobil Corporation and Halliburton Company in 2008 having reached the mandatory retirement age. He is also a Director of Deutsche Bank Trust Corporation and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, the non-public wholly-owned subsidiaries of Deutsche Bank A.G. Our Director since June 2000. Member of our Audit Committee. Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement March 14, 2008 | 23.