K. Dane Brooksher is the retired Chairman and CEO of ProLogis, an operator of a global network of industrial distribution facilities. Mr. Brooksher served as Chairman and CEO of ProLogis from March 1999 to December 31, 2004, and as Chairman from 2005 until May 2007. Prior to joining ProLogis, Mr. Brooksher was Area Managing Partner and Chicago Office Managing Partner of KPMG Peat Marwick (now KPMG LLP), independent public accountants, where he served on the Board of Directors and Management Committee and as International Development Partner for Belgium and the Netherlands. Mr. Brooksher is also a trustee of ProLogis and a director of Qwest Communications International Inc. and Cass Information Systems, Inc., and he serves as an Advisory Board Member of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management of Northwestern University and a Trustee of the Mason School of Business Foundation Board of the College of William & Mary. Mr. Brooksher is 69 years old, has been a director of the Company since March 2003, and is chairman of the Audit Committee.