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2014 Board of Directors<br />

Robert Miller<br />

Bob Miller currently serves as the CEO of AB Acquisition LLC (“Albertsons”), a North American<br />

grocery company comprised of 1,080 ACME, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s, Star Market, and<br />

United Supermarket’s stores. Miller began his career at Albertson’s Inc., and over 30 years worked<br />

his way up from Store Manager to Executive Vice President of Retail Operations. He left to join<br />

Fred Meyer where he served as Chairman and CEO from 1991 – 1999, culminating in their merger<br />

with the Kroger Company, where he was appointed Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer<br />

following the transaction close. In December 1999, Miller was hired as Chairman and CEO of Rite<br />

Aid Corporation, the country’s third largest drugstore chain, where over the next three and a half<br />

years he led the successful turnaround of the nearly-bankrupt company. He continued to serve as<br />

Chairman of Rite Aid until June 2007 and a Director until 2011. Concurrently, Miller was Chairman<br />

of the Board of Wild Oats Markets based in Boulder, Colorado from December 2004 through 2006. In 2006, Miller<br />

returned to lead Albertson’s LLC as CEO following the divestiture of Albertson’s, Inc.’s assets. In 2013, the Company acquired<br />

877 stores from SUPERVALU, and later that year, added 51 stores from Lubbock-based United Supermarkets. In March 2014,<br />

AB Acquisition, backed by a Cerberus-led investor group, announced it would acquire all outstanding shares of Safeway. This<br />

acquisition, pending regulatory review and approval, will create the a diversified network that includes more than 2,400 grocery<br />

stores, 27 dedicated distribution facilities, 20 manufacturing assets, and more than 250,000 employees across the country.<br />

Miller currently serves on the Board of Directors of Albertson’s LLC, Nordstrom, Inc., Jim Pattison Group, U.S. Bakery, and<br />

Jo-Ann Fabrics and Crafts. A native of Louisville, Mississippi, he attended Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California<br />

and the Executive Management Program at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. Bob is married with three sons.<br />

Joe Puishys<br />

Joe was named CEO and president of Apogee Enterprises, Inc., in August 2011. He has been a<br />

member of the board of directors since 2011 and is a member of the board’s Strategy and Enterprise<br />

Risk Committee. Apogee, headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, provides distinctive value-added<br />

glass solutions for enclosing commercial buildings and framing art. With 32 years of experience in<br />

manufacturing businesses, direct industry experience and proven track record of success in leadership<br />

positions, Joe is focusing on leveraging Apogee’s existing and new energy-efficient products for new<br />

construction and renovation, improving margins through productivity enhancements, and growing<br />

the company domestically and internationally. Before joining Apogee, Joe served for three years as<br />

president of Honeywell’s Environmental and Combustion Controls division, a $3 billion business.<br />

Prior to that, he led Honeywell Building Solutions, a global leader in the installation and service of integrated building solutions.<br />

He also held leadership positions in companies that were eventually bought by Honeywell, including Bendix Friction Materials<br />

and Garrett Engine Boosting System, and served in numerous executive and financial positions across Honeywell’s businesses. Joe<br />

is on the board of directors for the Killebrew-Thompson Memorial and a member of the CEO Winsight Network. He received<br />

his bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Bryant University and his master’s degree in business administration from<br />

Providence College. Joe and his wife of 33 years, Kathi, live in Huntington Beach, California. They have two children, Katelyn<br />

26, a professional equestrian, and Joseph III 24, an officer in the United States Navy.<br />

W. Anthony park<br />

A graduate of the University of Idaho with a B.A. in Political Science and a J.D. from the College of Law,<br />

W. Anthony Park is of counsel with the Boise law firm of Thomas, Williams & Park. Tony engaged in an<br />

active litigation practice in Idaho for many years and served as Idaho’s Attorney General from 1971-1975.<br />

Tony is currently serving as President of the Board of Directors for the Frank Church Institute at Boise<br />

State University. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Lung Association<br />

of Washington and Idaho and was State Chair for the Idaho Democratic Party from 1998 to 1999. He<br />

has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (1977-1982),<br />

Chairman of the Idaho Bicentennial Commission (1971-1977) and as President of the ACLU of Idaho<br />

(1996-1999.) Tony has three children, and he and his wife, Gail Chaloupka, are members of Crane Creek<br />

Country Club in Boise.<br />

36 <strong>38th</strong> <strong>annual</strong> <strong>KILLEBREW</strong>-<strong>thompson</strong> <strong>memorial</strong> <strong>golf</strong> <strong>tournament</strong>

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