C Martin Wood III

C. Martin Wood III has been a partner in Wood Associates, a private investment firm, since January 2000. He retired as senior vice president and chief financial officer of Flowers Industries, Inc. on January 1, 2000, a position that he had held since 1978. Mr. Wood has served as a director of Flowers Foods since March 2001 and he previously served on the Flowers Industries, Inc. Board of Directors, from 1975 until March 2001. YOUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT. YOU VOTE FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE DIRECTOR-NOMINEES. Class II Directors Serving Until 2009.