David J. Lesar has been an Executive Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Halliburton Company since August 2000. Mr. Lesar served as Chief Operating Officer and President of Halliburton Company from June 1997 to August 2000. He also served as an Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Halliburton Company from June 1995 to June 1996. Previously, he served as President of Halliburton Company since May 1997. He served as an Executive Vice President ... of Finance and Administration for Halliburton Energy Services, a Halliburton business unit from December 1993 to June 1995. Mr. Lesar joined Halliburton in 1993 and also served in many capacities. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of its Brown & Root, Inc. subsidiary from September 1996 to June 1997. He served as President of Halliburton Group Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Halliburton Company. He also served as Chief Executive Officer of Halliburton Delaware, Inc., and Halliburton Affiliates, LLC, a subsidiary of Halliburton Company. Prior to Halliburton, he was a Partner with Arthur Andersen LLP. He served as Commercial Group Director of Arthur Andersen Company. Mr. Lesar has been a Director of Lyondell Chemical Co. since July 28, 2000. He has been an Executive Director of Halliburton Company since August 2000 and as Director of Cordant Technologies Inc. since August 1998. He serves as a Director of Greater Houston Partnership. He serves as a Member of Advisory Board of The British-American Business Council. He served as a Director of Mirant Corp., since 2000. Mr. Lesar is a 1978 graduate of the University of Wisconsin where he earned his Bachelors of Science and Master of Business Administration Degrees.