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Robert Melvin Douglas Cross is a businessperson who founded Bankers Petroleum Ltd. and ROK Resources, Inc. and who has been at the helm of 11 different companies. Currently, he is Non-Executive Chairman of Standard Lithium Ltd. and Chairman for B2Gold Corp. He is also on the board of EastWest Gold Corp., Gallic Energy Ltd. and Jade Capital Corp. and Member of Institute of Corporate Directors. He previously held the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Yorkton Securities, Inc. (British Columbia), Non-Executive Chairman of Arrow Minerals Ltd., Chairman for ROK Resources, Inc., President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at WSM Ventures Corp., Chairman of Chimera Gold Corp., Non-Executive Chairman for Northern Orion Resources, Inc., Non-Executive Chairman of Bankers Petroleum Ltd., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Orion Securities, Inc., Chairman for Mobius Resources, Inc. and Partner-Investment Banking at Gordon Capital Corp. Mr. Cross received an undergraduate degree from The University of Waterloo and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Robert Maurice Cross is currently a Director at Claverley Group Ltd.
and Cubiquity Ltd.
He was previously a Director at Precision Colour Printing Ltd.
from 2011 to 2019.

Robert W.
Cross is currently the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Patron Systems, Inc. He previously served as the President & Chief Executive Officer at Nanophase Technologies Corp.
from 1993 to 1998.
He also worked as a Managing Principal at Batterson Venture Partners LLC and as an Advisor at Apex Venture Partners.
Additionally, he has experience as an Attorney at Winthrop Stimson Putnam & Roberts.
Mr. Cross completed his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Washington University in St. Louis.

Robert R.
Cross has a current job as a Director at Asphalt Green, Inc.

Robert W.
Cross is currently the Executive Director at Virginia Arts Festival.

Robert Bassett Cross is the founder of Capstar LLC, Adarga Ltd., and Broxwood Partners Ltd.
Prior to his current positions, he served as an Independent Director at Gordon Pointe Acquisition Corp.
He obtained a graduate degree from The University of Exeter in 1999.

Robert Crossman served as the Independent Non-Executive Chairman at Capital Mining Ltd.
from 2017 to 2018.

Robert Crossman currently works at Origin Capital Group Pty Ltd., as Director.

Robert J.
Crossley worked as the Head of European Interest Rate Strategy at Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.
from 2005 to 2016.

Robert Lyall Crossman served as a Non-Executive Chairman at Growth Capital Group Ltd.
in 2014-2015, at Chapmans Ltd.
in 2013, and as a Non-Executive Director at Exalt Resources Ltd.
in 2013.

Robert Crossett is currently working as the Vice President-Sales at FedBid, Inc. He completed his undergraduate degree from Radford University.

Angela Anna Cross is currently an Executive Director at Barclays Bank Plc, a Group Finance Director & Executive Director at Barclays PLC, and a Group Finance Director & Director at Barclays Corporate & Investment Bank.
Previously, she worked as a Director at Guild Realisations Ltd.
and as a Group Financial Controller at Barclays Bank UK Plc from 2019 to 2020.

Founder of PowerbyProxi Ltd., Gregory Evan Cross is a businessperson who has been at the head of 8 different companies and presently is Venture Partner at Movac Ltd., Independent Chairman of SLI Systems Ltd., Independent Chairman for S.L.I. Systems, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer at Esphion Ltd. Mr. Cross is also on the board of 8 other companies. In his past career he occupied the position of Chairman of The ICEHOUSE Ltd., Managing Director at Microsoft Corp. and Managing Director at Microsoft New Zealand Ltd. (a subsidiary of Microsoft Corp.), Chief Executive Officer of Advantage Group Ltd., Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at PowerbyProxi Ltd. and General Manager-Sales at BellSouth LLC.

L. Jay Cross is President at The Howard Hughes Corp. Mr. Cross is also on the board of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust and Managed By Q LLC. In the past he occupied the position of President for New York Jets LLC, President-Business Operations at Miami Heat LP and President for Hudson Yards Hell's Kitchen Alliance. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and a graduate degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York.

Mr. Robert Lee is a Chief Technology Officer at Pure Storage, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at Cordell Marine Sanctuary Foundation and Bay Area Underwater Explorers.
He received his undergraduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a graduate degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Robert Wild is the founder of Dracen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He is currently an Executive In Residence at ShangPharma Innovation, Inc. He previously worked as Senior Director & Head at OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and as Chief Scientific Officer & Senior VP-Research at Ignyta, Inc. He also served as Chief Scientific Officer at Eli Lilly & Co. Dr. Wild received his undergraduate and doctorate degrees from the University of Minnesota.

Robert L.
Duffy is currently the Chief Administrative Officer & Senior VP at BWX Technologies, Inc. and a Trustee at the Asian Art Museum.
Previously, he held senior positions in human resources and administration at Harris Corp., United Technologies Corp., Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Shell Plc, and L3Harris Technologies, Inc. He also worked as a Principal at James River Corp.
of Virginia.
Mr. Duffy received his undergraduate degree from Muhlenberg College and his graduate degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Robert Chatwani is currently the Director at Jivox Corp.
and the General Manager & President-Growth at DocuSign, Inc. He previously worked as the Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer at Teespring, Inc. and the Chief Marketing Officer at Atlassian Corp.
Mr. Chatwani completed his undergraduate degree at DePaul University and earned an MBA from Haas School of Business.

Robert Ford Buesinger is currently the Chairman at Westlake Compounds Italy Srl and the Co-Managing Director at RESITECH Germany GmbH.
He is also the Executive VP-Information Technology & Digital at Westlake Corp.
and the President at Westlake Pipe & Fittings Corp.
In the past, Mr. Buesinger worked as a Director at Royal Group, Inc. and as the Managing Director at Westlake Vinnolit GmbH & Co. KG.
He was also the President & Managing Director at Chevron Phillips Singapore Chemicals Pte Ltd.
from 2005 to 2008 and the President & GM-Performance Pipe Division at Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP in 2010.
Additionally, he served as the Senior Vice President at Vinyl Corp.
(United States) from 2010 to 2017.
Mr. Buesinger completed his undergraduate degree at Tulane University (Louisiana).

Robert Kingston is currently the Chief Financial Officer & Director at Keywords Studios Plc.
Prior to his current position, he worked as a Director at Tour Racing Ltd.
and as an Investor Relations Contact at Sky Ltd.
from 1994 to 2019.
He also served as the Chief Financial Officer at Flutter Entertainment Plc.

Robert Stillman currently works as an Advisor at The New York City Investment Fund Manager, Inc. Previously, he worked as a Vice Chairman at CBRE Group, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from Emory University School of Law in 1987 and his graduate degree from The Leonard N Stern School of Business in 1991.

Robert B.
Zoellick is currently the Chairman of the International Advisory Council at Standard Chartered Plc, the Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society, the Director of the Peter G.
Peterson Institute for International Economics, the Director of the National Endowment for Democracy, the Director of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, an Independent Director at Robinhood Markets, Inc., and a Member of Swiss Re Strategic Investments UK Ltd.
Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of the International Bank for Reconstruction & Development.
He was also the Vice Chairman-International at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from 2006 to 2007.
From 2017 to 2019, he held the position of Non-Executive Chairman at AllianceBernstein Holding LP and Chairman at AllianceBernstein Corp.
He served as a Director at Laureate Education, Inc. from 2013 to 2017.
Additionally, he was an Independent Director at X Corp.
(United States) from 2018 to 2022 and a Director at Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd.
from 2013 to 2023.
From 2007 to 2012, he was the President of The World Bank Group.
He also served as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S.
Department of the Treasury from 2005 to 2006 and as the Executive Vice President of the Fannie Mae Foundation from 1993 to 1997.
He has also worked as a senior counselor at BRNSWK Nordic AB.
Mr. Zoellick obtained his graduate degree from Harvard University, his undergraduate degree from Swarthmore College, and graduate degrees from Harvard Law School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government.

Robert Tomusange is currently working as an Administration Director at African Export-Import Bank.
Previously, he worked as a Director-Finance & Administration at John Hopkins University Atlantic Basin Policy Institute, Manager-Africa Operations at Malaria Consortium, and Operations Manager at Chemonics International, Inc. Dr. Tomusange holds a doctorate degree from Walden University LLC, undergraduate and MBA degrees from Makerere University, and a graduate degree from the University of Stellenbosch Business School.

Robert Dennis currently works at Stavely Minerals Ltd., as Non-Executive Director from 2021.
Mr. Dennis also formerly worked at Poseidon Nickel Ltd., as CEO, Managing Director & Non-Executive Director from 2018 to 2019, Cupric Pty Ltd., as Chief Operating Officer-Nifty Copper, IGO Nova Holdings Pty Ltd., as Chief Operating Officer, Western Mining Holdings Ltd.
Corp., as Chief Engineer, LionOre Australia Pty Ltd., as General Manager-Project Development, IGO Ltd., as General Manager-Project Development from 2015 to 2016, and Great Central Mines Ltd., as General Manager-Operations.

Robert C.
Taylor has worked as the Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President at Fluor Corp.
since 1992.

Robert M.
Motz served as the Vice President of Finance and Administration at Motorola Solutions Canada, Inc. He was also the Chief Financial Officer at AMJ Campbell, Inc. and Hydrogenics Corp.
Additionally, he served as the President, CEO, Secretary, and Director at Aeroquest International Ltd.
Currently, he is the Chief Financial Officer at Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corp.
Mr. Motz completed his undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto in 1985.

Robert F.
MacLellan currently works at Magna International, Inc., as Chairman from 2022, Northleaf Capital Partners Ltd., as Chairman from 2010, Freedom Mobile, Inc., as Chairman from 2015, Right To Play Canada, as Chairman, T.
Rowe Price Group, Inc., as Independent Director from 2010, The Price Group LLC, as Independent Director from 2010, and TD Investment Services, Inc., as President-Wholesale Banking.
Mr. MacLellan also formerly worked at TD Asset Management, Inc., as Chairman from 2001 to 2010, Yellow Pages Ltd., as Chairman from 2014 to 2018, YPG Financing, Inc., as Chairman, ACE Aviation Holdings, Inc., as Independent Director in 2012, Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment Ltd., as Director from 2005 to 2011, McLeod Young Weir Ltd., as Director & Vice President, Lancaster Financial, Inc., as Director, Lancaster Financial Holdings, Inc., as Managing Director, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as Chief Investment Officer from 2003 to 2008, TD Capital, Inc., as President from 1995 to 2009, TD Bank US Holding Co., as President, The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, as Member, and United Way of Greater Toronto, as Trustee.
Mr. MacLellan received his undergraduate degree from Carleton University and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School.

Robert L.
Schrader is currently the Director at Junior Achievement of Central Upstate New York, Inc. He is also the Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Paychex, Inc. since 2014.
Previously, he worked as the Vice President-Finance & Controller at Bausch & Lomb, Inc. from 2003 to 2013.
Before that, he was a Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from 1997 to 2003.
He also served as the Chief Financial Officer at Unither Manufacturing LLC in 2013 and 2014.
Mr. Schrader completed his undergraduate degree at the State University of New York College at Brockport and holds an MBA from the University of Rochester Simon Business School.

Robert Jastrzebski is a Professor at the University of Warsaw, where he started in 2019 and currently holds the position.
Prior to this, he was the Chairman-Supervisory Board at Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA from 2018 to 2024.
He completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Warsaw.

Robert C. Murphy founded Snap, Inc. Currently, Mr. Murphy is Director & Chief Technology Officer at this company. In the past he occupied the position of Engineer at Revel Systems, Inc. Mr. Murphy received an undergraduate degree from Stanford University.

Presently, Robert W. P. Symonds holds the position of Chief Operating Officer at Husky Energy, Inc. He is also Member of Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of AB, Member of Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers and Member of Society of Petroleum Engineers, Inc. Mr. Symonds previously held the position of Vice President-Canadian Operations at Enerplus Corp. and Vice President-Operations at Enerplus Resources Fund (a subsidiary of Enerplus Corp.), Vice President-Foothills Business Unit at Shell Canada Ltd. and Vice President-Foothills & Corporate Development at Compton Petroleum Corp. Mr. Symonds received an undergraduate degree from The University of Edinburgh and a graduate degree from the University of Alberta.

Robert James Thomson is Chief Executive Officer & Director at News Corp. In the past Mr. Thomson occupied the position of Chief Executive Officer & Director at Move, Inc., Publisher at The Wall Street Journal, Inc., Managing Editor at The Financial Times (United States), Editor at Times Newspapers Ltd. and Executive Vice President of Dow Jones & Co., Inc.

Robert Ng Chee Siong (黄志祥, born 1952) is the chairman of Hong Kong property development conglomerate Sino Group, a position he has held since 1981. He is the eldest son of Ng Teng Fong, the Singaporean real estate billionaire. Forbes listed the two as the 30th richest people in the world in 1997.

Career
History
Ng was speculating in futures contracts on the Hong Kong Futures Exchange through two Panamanian-registered companies when the October 1987 global stock market crash began; his paper losses reportedly reached HK$1 billion. At first, Ng refused to pay, claiming to be protected by the limited liability of the companies through which he had traded. This led to the collapse of the futures exchange; trading was also halted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange for four days. An investigation by the Commercial Crime Bureau of the Royal Hong Kong Police revealed that Ng had avoided required margin calls through collusion with one of his brokers. Instead, a deal was worked out which saw Ng repay HK$500 million, with Hong Kong taxpayers providing the rest of the funds needed by the Exchange through a government bailout. Their battle to gain control of the company was later described as 'one of the most colourful take-over struggles in Singapore history' and led to YHS' transformation from a food company to a luxury real estate developer.

The Sino Group also spun off their hotel interests into a new company, Sino Hotels, in that year; Ng became chairman of the board of the new company as well from its inception. In early 1997, under Ng's direction, Sino Hotels made several acquisitions, including an 80% stake in the local branch of the Conrad Hotel for HK$2 billion. Ng also predicted that office properties would perform well during that year. For the latter six months of that year, Sino Hotels reported a 66% fall in net interim profits and 80% fall in operating profit, which Ng attributed to lower c

Mr. Robert J. Bass is an Independent Trustee at Blackstone Private Credit Fund, an Independent Director at Redfin Corp., an Independent Director at Groupon, Inc., an Independent Director at Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp. II, a Member at New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, a Member at The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a Member at The Connecticut Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is on the Board of Directors at Blackstone Private Credit Fund, Blackstone / GSO Secured Lending Fund, Redfin Corp., Apex Tool Group LLC, Groupon, Inc. and Revolution Acceleration Acquisition Corp. II. Mr. Bass was previously employed as an Independent Non-Executive Director by Sims Metal Management Ltd. and a Vice Chairman & Partner by Deloitte LLP. He also served on the board at NewPage Corp. and NewPage Holdings LLC. He received his undergraduate degree from Emory University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Robert Warren Miller (May 23, 1933, Quincy, Massachusetts) is a millionaire, entrepreneur, co-founder of DFS (Duty Free Shops), and sailing champion.

Education & Business Interests
thumb|400px|DFS’s Okinawa venue.
The concept of 'duty free shopping' - offering high-end concessions to travelers, free of import taxes - was in its infancy when, behind Chuck Feeney, Miller founded DFS on November 7, 1960.

Duty Free Shoppers (DFS)
DFS began operations in Hong Kong (where it retains its corporate headquarters), later expanding to Europe and other continents. DFS' first major breakthrough came in the early 1960s, when it secured the exclusive concession for duty free sales in Hawaii, allowing it to market its products to Japanese travelers. DFS has been recognized as the world’s leading luxury goods travel retailer.

Robert Miller is, by virtue of his limited contribution, a significant minority shareholder (38%) in DFS alongside LVMH, which bought out Feeney’s share. DFS was the first international retailer to game the emergence of Japanese economic elites travelling abroad in the 1960s. More recently, Miller targeted the emergence of mainland China’s economic elite following the Japanese experience as a category of shoppers in the Asia Pacific. Miller’s company changed with its market. DFS’s beginnings lay primarily in duty-free liquor, but is now the leading travel retailer of luxury goods in a variety of categories. To present its new merchandise, DFS moved beyond the airport liquor store venue and into store environments executed with an eye to style in order to market the broadest portfolio of brand names in the travelling marketplace.

DFS eventually expanded to off-airport duty free stores and large downtown Galleria stores, and became the world's largest travel retailer. In 1996, Miller's and Feeney's interests were acquired by Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH), the French luxury goods group, for $1.63 billion. Miller still retains a 31% share of the company to this day.

DFS Turns Fifty
In June 2010, Robert W. Miller was named November’s Personality of the Month by The Moodie Report in conjunction with the Dalmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky. The Personality of the Month program recognizes those individuals — who by their deeds, attitudes and behavior — advance the luxury goods industry’s cause. Miller’s primary entrepreneurial activity, Duty Free Shops (DFS) celebrated its 50th anniversary at the DFS Galleria Sun Plaza store during a star-studded 50th anniversary gala. with a star studded gala at the DFS Galleria Sun Plaza store. DFS was founded by Cornell alumni Robert W. Miller and Charles F. Feeney in 1960. The first store was at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport. As of 2010, the duty free luxury retailer DFS has stores in fifteen countries.

The half century gala on July 10, 2010 was attended by 2000 guests, who arrived at the Sun Plaza to a surprise. They were transported to a secret location, Hong Kong’s Kai Tak International Airport, the site of the original DFS. A domed clubbing space was erected on the Kai Tak site, hosting performances by disk jockey Emmanuel Santarromana and Grammy Award-winning musician Wyclef Jean. Designers supported the event. Burberry, Celine, Chloe, Fendi and Marc By Marc Jacobs offered limited-edition merchandise specifically for the gala, including Celine’s python luggage bag and Fendi’s sequined baguette bag. Said Robert Miller, “I couldn’t be more proud and confident of our company and our people’s future than I am today.” The afterhours event culminated in Haitian singer Wyclef Jean’s performance, whose appearance reflected DFS's commitment to Hand in Hand for Haiti, the design industry initiative to rebuilding a Haitian school after 2010’s earthquake.

Founder Robert Miller greeted the celebrants at Kai Tak. “A lot has happened in Hong Kong in the past 50 years, and the changes are unbelievable,' said Miller. 'DFS has been through tumultuous times, but it has persevered and done well. That’s due to our wonderful team of people, and to their dedication and loyalty.”

Search Investment Group Ltd
In 1973, Miller founded Search Investment Group Ltd, an international investment company of which he is CEO and chairman. The Search investment Group Ltd is a large shareholder in Ortelius Capital Partners, which is an investment firm founded by Miller's son-in-law HRH Prince Pavlos of Greece. He is also principal of SAIL advisors (Search Alternative Investments Ltd),global investors in hedge funds. Along with other assets, Miller is currently ranked the 68th richest person in the U.K., down from 22nd in 2003.

Service through The Asia Society
[Green Tara Bodhisattva 14C Detail.jpeg|thumb|200px|left|Green Tara Bodhisattva from the Asia Society Collection.]
Founded in 1956 by John D. Rockefeller III, the Asia Society exists to promote better understanding and appreciation in the United States of the peoples of Asia. The Society has been a leading interest of Miller. The Society conducts public affairs programming for members and the business community, in addition to historical and cultural activities. It was thought that a rapidly changing Asia required better understanding by Americans. The Asia Society, through its programs, still stimulates responsible analysis of the major issues confronting Asian-American relations in an attempt to gain more understanding and cooperation by the peoples on both sides of the Pacific.

This Society of which Miller is a Trustee has approximately ten thousand members. The Asia Society Hong Kong Center was established in the early 1990s ago by Hong Kong community leaders. It was the Asia Society's first overseas office, and remains the largest overseas office. Miller was important in that effort. The Hong Kong Asia Society hosts approximately one hundred events per year in Hong Kong and mainland China. Programmes include lectures, exhibitions, tours, seminars, films and conferences.

An example of the presentations supported by Miller is 'Vietnam Behind the Lines: Images from the War 1965 - 1975', an exhibition which at the Hong Kong Museum of Art during the first half of 2004. It was organized and presented by the Asia Society, the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department, the Hong Kong Museum of Art, and the British Museum. The exhibition presented an unfamiliar aspect of the Vietnam conflict: works created by North Vietnamese artists engaged in the creation of propaganda, between 1965 and 1975 in the collection of the British Museum. Combining traditional and contemporary techniques, the works revealed an extremely diverse range of media including hand-painted posters, pen and ink sketches, watercolour and ink paintings, drawings in crayon and chalk, acrylics on cardboard, and printed compositions. In conjunction with the exhibition, the Asia Society organized a series of lectures, films and other events about Vietnamese history, culture, politics and contemporary affairs.

Sailing Records
In October, 2003, Miller's monohull yacht, the Mari-Cha IV, set a new world record, becoming the first monohull ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean in under seven days. During the same crossing, the yacht also broke the 24-hour distance record, by sailing in just 24 hours. Both he and his son-in-law Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, son of King Constantine II of Greece were crew members. In 2005, the Mari-Cha IV competed in the Rolex Transatlantic Challenge and broke the 100-year-old record for a West to East transatlantic crossing by 2 days, 5 minutes and 56 seconds.T he Mari-Cha IV was moored at the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, which is also home to Frank Pong’s Pyewacket. Pong won the St. Barth Around-the-Island Race a few years ago with his R/P 77 Jelik. Pong bought the R/P 94 Pyewacket from the late Roy Disney. Pyewacket shared the moorings with the 140-ft Mari-Cha IV, which Miller raced in the Pacific Cup. Eventually, Miller down sized his fleet and decided to keep the older Mari-Cha III at the Royal Hong Kong YC. In 2010, the Mari-Cha III was listed for sale.

The Rolex Transatlantic Challenge, 2005
On Apr. 30, 2005, Robert Miller’s 140-foot (43m) Mari-Cha IV transited the four-mile-long gate off the Lizard, winning the Rolex Transatlantic Challenge and breaking the century-old record established by Charlie Barr on board Wilson Marshall’s 185-foot (56.4m) Atlantic. Miller’s state-of-the-art Mari-Cha completed the 2,925-nautical mile passage, across the North Atlantic between New York and the Lizard, England in a time of 9 days, 15 hours, 55 minutes and 23 seconds—a full 2 days, 12 hours, 6 minutes and 56 seconds faster than Atlantic’s record-breaking voyage 100 years ago.
As Mike Hanlon reported, “’It is a great feat,’ commented Mari-Cha IV’s owner Robert Miller. ‘For a record to stand 100 years, and we’ve had the honour to make an attempt and be successful at it--I am over the moon, overjoyed. It is fantastic. This was a very tough trip. We had six days of weather on the nose. We crossed the Gulf Stream, saw some very rough seas there and again had headwinds and steep short seas on the nose, and the boat and the crew took a beating.’”
During the record breaking crossing, Miller pushed the Mari-Cha III beyond its limits. The mainsail headboard and the headboard cars on both mainsail and mizzen broke. The chance of breaking the century-old record was endangered. As Miller recounted, ’[i]f the ship or the crew were in danger then we would have had to retire, but we did a very good damage control assessment and the question of retirement was never an option. We have a very versatile crew, and we can be really self-contained here, so any type of problem we have been able to overcome this time. We were very fortunate and it all worked out well for us, I’m very happy to say.”

The Mari-Cha IV’s 2005 voyage followed in the wake of an October 2003 passage between New York and Lizard in which Miller set a monohull record of 6 days, 17 hours, 52 minutes and 39 seconds. In the 2003 effort, Mari-Cha IV had the advantage of being able to choosing a sailing time during optimum weather conditions. In 2005, their voyage coincided with a race start with a fixed time. Said Miller’s helmsman, “[p]retty much for the first 1,500 miles we were battling away against everything…the elements, Maximus…and we’ve still got a big battle on our hands now.” After clocking at the Lizard gate, the Challengeyachts continue to the finish line at the Needles, off the Isle of Wight, as in 1905 the record-setting yacht Atlantic did. “From a record standpoint it is very exciting, especially it being such an old record. It is not every day you break a 100-year-old record. It is incredible that a record like that stood for so long, and it was the outright record for so long, too. So obviously it was an incredible achievement back then, and they’ve made us fight for it this time as well,” continued Miller’s helmsman.

The boat-to-boat competition during the Challenge was tight, down to the finish On the Lizard approach, Mari-Cha IV cut between Land’s End and the Scilly Isles, while 40 miles astern, the New Zealand entry Maximus passed outside of the Scillies. Off the Lizard, Mari-Cha IV was engulfed in thick fog reducing visibility to just 330 feet. “We can see the bow of the boat, so it’s not true English fog, and we are VMG running down the Channel in 14 knots of wind doing 15.5 knots,” said Miller’s helmsman. Despite Mari-Cha’s lead, there was a possibility of Maximus hunting them down. “We are very concerned about the breeze shutting down, and if that happens they’ll bring it up from behind, so we have realised we have a race on our hands still,” said the helmsman. The tides were relatively weak, removing a potential tactical advantage for Maximus, which passed the Lizard at 13:18:55 UTC, 3 hours 13 minutes and 32 seconds in Mari-Cha IV’s wake. As Mari-Cha IV and Maximus reached the Lizard, A. Robert Towbin’s Sumurun, the on-the-water and handicap leader in the Classic division, was 1,653 miles off the Lizard. “We are the back of the pack, and it is pretty discouraging when you hear that the first boat has finished and you still have halfway to go,” conceded Armin Fischer, the Sumurun’s skipper. “We are about 170 miles ahead of the other two boats, but that can change very rapidly if you hit a weather system in the wrong way.”

High Society

Miller’s sense of style has set him apart on occasion. For his daughter Marie-Chantal Miller’s rehearsal dinner prior to her wedding to Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece, Miller engaged renown event planner Robert Isabell to conjure a Greek temple on a London estate which hosted the event.

Family & Home Life
Miller, who is now a British citizen, remains based in Hong Kong but has houses in London, New York, Paris, Hong Kong,and Gstaad. He also owns the convert|32000|acre|km2|0|sing=on Gunnerside Estate in Yorkshire, one of the largest country estates in Britain.

Miller was born at Quincy City Hospital, Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts and is a son of Ellis Warren Appleton Miller (Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, February 7, 1898 - bef. May, 1986), a bookkeeper, salesman, and descendant of several Mayflower passengers; and the former Sophia 'Sophie' June Squarebriggs (Prince Edward Island, June 10, 1899 - Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, March 20, 1998), a Canadian-born former governess. They were married at 32 Bates St., Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, on September 15, 1923 by George E. Heath, Minister of the Gospel.

Associations
Miller attended Cornell University School of Hotel Management. He graduated in 1955, having obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Hotel Administration. While attending Cornell University, Miller joined the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, and through that organization, the Irving Literary Society. Other positions held by Miller include Trustee of the Asia Society, Independent Non-Executive Director and Member of the Remuneration Committee of Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels Ltd. and Presidential Councilor and Trustee Emeritus of Cornell University.

Robert Martin Friedland is an entrepreneur and businessperson who founded 8 companies, notably: Ivanhoe Mines Ltd., Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. and Ivanhoe Energy, Inc. and who has been at the helm of 17 different companies. Presently, he holds the position of Executive Co-Chairman at Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. (which he founded in 1993), Non-Executive Chairman of Gold X Mining Corp., Chairman for I-Pulse, Inc. (which he founded in 2008), Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer for Ivanhoe Capital Corp. (which he founded in 1987), Co-Chairman for Clean TeQ Holdings Ltd., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for High Power Exploration, Inc., Chairman of Beijing Pu Neng Century Technology Co., Ltd., Chairman of Vrb Energy, Inc., Co-Chairman for SK Global Entertainment, Inc. (which he founded in 2016), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Ivanhoe Capital Acquisition Corp., Chairman at Sunwing Holding Corp. and Chairman at Ivanhoe Pictures. Robert Martin Friedland is also on the board of Ivanhoe Industries LLC and Kietta and Partner at Ivanhoe Mines Mongolia, Inc. He previously was Executive Co-Chairman at Ivanhoe Energy, Inc. (he founded the company in 1995), Co-Chairman at Diamond Fields Resources, Inc., Chairman at Potash One, Inc., Chief Executive Officer & Non-Independent Director at Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd. (he founded the company in 1994) and Non-Executive Chairman of Chinova Resources Pty Ltd. He received an undergraduate degree from Reed College.

Robert A. Walker is Member of The Business Roundtable, Member of The Business Council and Member of All-American Wildcatters Association and on the board of 7 other companies. He previously was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Anadarko Petroleum Corp., President & Chief Financial Officer at 3Tec Energy Corp. and Managing Director-Global Energy Group at UBS Investment Bank (US). Robert A. Walker received an undergraduate degree and an MBA from The University of Tulsa.

Robert J.
W.
Walvis served as Non-Executive Chairman for Environmental Scientifics Group Holdings Ltd., Associated British Ports Holdings Ltd., Allianz Nederland Groep NV, Shell Plc, Shell International Ltd., and Inspicio Holdings Ltd.
He also held positions as Finance Director for HSBC Holdings Plc, Director for Bowleven Plc, Independent Non-Executive Director for Johnson Matthey Plc, Non-Executive Director for Tate & Lyle Plc, Senior Independent Non-Executive Director for Balfour Beatty Plc, Non-Executive Director for JPMorgan Cazenove Holdings Ltd., and Non-Executive Director for EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Group Ltd.
Walvis graduated from Delft University of Technology.

Robert Marc Bakish is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 8 different companies. Currently, he is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at ViacomCBS, Inc. Mr. Bakish is also on the board of 5 other companies. In the past he was Chairman at Viacom 18 Media Pvt Ltd., Chairman of Cable Television Advertising Bureau, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer for Global Entertainment Group Plc, Executive Vice President-Operations of Viacom Enterprises, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Viacom, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer of MTV Networks International, President & Chief Executive Officer for ViacomCBS Networks International, President for Viacom Media Networks, Inc. and Partner at Booz Allen Hamilton International (U.K.) Ltd. Robert Marc Bakish received an MBA from Columbia Business School and an undergraduate degree from Fu Foundation School of Engineering & Applied Science.

Currently, Robert M. Calderoni is Chairman at Citrix Systems, Inc. Mr. Calderoni is also on the board of ANSYS, Inc. and KLA Corp. He previously held the position of Chairman at LogMeIn, Inc., Chairman at Anaplan, Inc., Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President of Avery Dennison Corp., Senior Vice President-Finance for Apple, Inc., Chief Financial Officer-Storage Systems Division at International Business Machines Corp. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Ariba, Inc. Robert M. Calderoni received an undergraduate degree from Fordham University.

Robert William Collymore was a former Chief Executive Officer, MD & Executive Director of Safaricom Plc from 2012 to 2019.
He also held various director positions in organizations such as The East African Marines Systems Ltd., Vodafone Group Plc, United Nations Global Compact, Kenya Vision 2030, The B Team, Inc., and Acumen Fund Kenya.
Additionally, he served as the Chairman of The East African Marines Systems Ltd.
and as a Trustee for the M-Pesa Foundation and The National Road Safety Trust.
He briefly served as the Director of the National Cancer Institute in 2019.

Robert G. Courteau is a businessperson who has been at the head of 11 different companies. He is on the board of Richelieu Hardware Ltd. and 4 other companies. In the past Mr. Courteau occupied the position of Chairman at Information Technology Association of Canada, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Altus Group Ltd. and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Altus Group U.S., Inc. (a subsidiary of Altus Group Ltd.), President & Chief Executive Officer at SPI Santé Sécurité, Inc. and President & Chief Executive Officer at SPI Health & Safety, Inc. (a subsidiary of SPI Santé Sécurité, Inc.), President & Chief Executive Officer at CM Management, Inc. (Canada), President & Chief Executive Officer of CM Management, Inc. (Canada), President-North America & Global COO at SAP SE President of SAP America, Inc. and President & Managing Director at SAP Canada, Inc. (both are subsidiaries of SAP SE), President & Chief Executive Officer at Nexxlink Technologies, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer for Bell Business Solutions, Inc., Chief Information Officer & Vice President at Westburne, Inc., Vice President & General Manager at Xerox Corp., Executive Vice President at Electronic Data Systems Corp. and Senior Vice President-Business Solutions at Fujitsu Consulting Canada, Inc. Mr. Courteau received an undergraduate degree from the University of Ottawa and an undergraduate degree from Concordia University.

Robert James Gamgort is a businessperson who has been at the head of 17 different companies. Presently, Mr. Gamgort holds the position of Executive Chairman, President & CEO at Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Kennedy Endeavors LLC, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Birds Eye Foods, Inc., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Pinnacle Foods Finance Corp., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Pinnacle Foods International Corp., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Avian Holdings LLC, Chief Executive Officer & Director at GLK LLC, Chief Executive Officer & Director at GLK Holdings, Inc., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Rochester Holdco LLC, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Seasonal Employers, Inc., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Birds Eye Foods LLC and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Pinnacle Foods Fort Madison LLC. He is also on the board of Pinnacle Foods Group LLC (former Chief Executive Officer & Director), Bucknell University, Grocery Manufacturers Association and Acorn Holdings BV. Robert James Gamgort previously held the position of President-North America Region at Mars, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer of Keurig Green Mountain, Inc., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Pinnacle Foods, Inc., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Pinnacle Foods Finance LLC, President for Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. and Principal at General Foods USA., Inc. He received an MBA from Kellogg School of Management and an undergraduate degree from Bucknell University.

Robert Michael Godsell is currently the Chairman of Business Unity South Africa, Co-Chairman of Millennium Labour Council, Director of Standard Bank Investment Corp.
Ltd., Non-Executive Director of South African Industrial Development Corp., and Member of National Development Planning Commission.
He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer & Director of AngloGold Ashanti (Pty) Ltd., Chairman of World Gold Council Ltd., Non-Executive Chairman of Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd., Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Kansai Plascon Africa Ltd.
and Optimum Coal Holdings Ltd., Chairman of Business Leadership South Africa and Congress of South African Trade Unions, and Chairman of Polymetal International Plc.
He was also a Non-Executive Director of Anglo American Plc, Director of MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC, Independent Non-Executive Director of Barrick TZ Ltd., and Director of Sedibelo Resources Ltd., Solar Capital (Pty) Ltd.
He served as the President of South African Chamber of Mines and Chamber of Mines of South Africa.
He is a member of the National Planning Commission of South Africa.
He completed his undergraduate degree from the University of Natal and his graduate degree from the University of Cape Town.

Robert Jarrett Lilien is an entrepreneur and businessperson who founded E*TRADE Institutional Securities, Inc., Bendigo Partners LLC and TIR (Holdings) Ltd. and who has been at the helm of 10 different companies. Presently, he occupies the position of Managing Partner at Bendigo Partners LLC. He is also President & Chief Operating Officer at WisdomTree Investments, Inc. and President of Jazz Foundation of America and on the board of 5 other companies. Mr. Lilien previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Kapitall, Inc., Chief Executive Officer & Director at Global Pari-Mutuel Services, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at E*TRADE Institutional Securities, Inc., Director at Howard Capital Management, Inc. (California), Independent Director at Virtu ITG Holdings LLC, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at E*TRADE Financial Corp., Chief Executive Officer for Virtu ITG LLC, Chief Executive Officer of TIR (Holdings) Ltd. and President & Chief Brokerage Officer at E*TRADE Securities Ltd. Robert Jarrett Lilien received an undergraduate degree from the University of Vermont.

Presently, Robert F. Spoerry is Non-Executive Chairman for Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. and Non-Executive Chairman-Supervisory Board at Sonova Holding AG, Chairman-Supervisory Board at Sonova AG (a subsidiary of Sonova Holding AG). He is also on the board of Conzzeta AG. Mr. Spoerry previously occupied the position of Chairman of Mettler-Toledo (Schweiz) GmbH. Robert F. Spoerry received an MBA from The University of Chicago and a graduate degree from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Robert Wong is on the board of Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd. (former Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director) and MCL Land Ltd. and Member of Hong Kong Institute of Surveyors and Member of The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. In the past Mr. Wong occupied the position of Executive Director at Hongkong Land Co Ltd.

Presently, Robert Roman Bernshteyn occupies the position of Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Coupa Software, Inc. He is also on the board of 5 other companies. In the past Mr. Bernshteyn held the position of Project Manager at Accenture LLP, Head-Product Marketing & Management at Siebel Systems, Inc. and VP-Global Product Marketing & Management at SuccessFactors, Inc. Robert Roman Bernshteyn received an undergraduate degree from State University of New York at Albany and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Robert Simon Childs is a businessperson who has been at the head of 5 different companies. Mr. Childs is Chairman at The Bermuda Society and Non-Executive Chairman at Hiscox Ltd., Non Executive Chairman at Hiscox Dedicated Insurance Fund Plc and Non-Executive Chairman at Hiscox, Inc. (both are subsidiaries of Hiscox Ltd.). Mr. Childs is also on the board of 5 other companies. Mr. Childs previously was Chairman for The Lloyd's Market Association, Underwriting Director at Hiscox Plc and Chairman-Advisory Board at Royal Holloway University of London. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of London.

Robert W. Martin is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Thor Industries, Inc. and Secretary & Director at Recreation Vehicle Industry Association. In his past career he was President at Keystone RV Co.

Robert J. Johnson is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 5 different companies. Presently, Dr. Johnson occupies the position of Chief Executive Officer & Director at Vertiv Holdings Co. and Chief Executive Officer for Vertiv Group Corp. and Chief Executive Officer for Vertiv Co. (both are subsidiaries of Vertiv Holdings Co.) and Chief Executive Officer at Vertiv Holdings LLC. Robert J. Johnson previously occupied the position of Vice President & GM-Energy Solutions Group at B456 Systems, Inc., President & Chief Executive Officer at Schneider Electric IT Corp. and President-North America & Senior Vice President at APC-MGE Systems. Robert J. Johnson received an undergraduate degree from Missouri University of Science & Technology.

Robert G. Kramer occupies the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Emergent BioSolutions, Inc. In the past he occupied the position of President of Emergent BioDefense Operations Lansing, Inc. Mr. Kramer received an MBA from the University of Western Kentucky and an undergraduate degree from Clemson University.

Robert G. Stuckey holds the position of Chairman for CoreSite Realty Corp. and Managing Director at The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity). Mr. Stuckey is also on the board of 5 other companies. In the past he was Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, Inc., Chief Financial Officer of Trammell Crow Co. LLC, Chief Investment Officer of CarrAmerica Realty Corp. and Senior Vice President at ProLogis. He received an MBA from Harvard University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Nebraska.

Presently, Robert M. Buck holds the position of President, CEO, Chief Operating Officer & Director at TopBuild Corp. Mr. Buck previously occupied the position of Group Vice President at Masco Corp. and President of Liberty Hardware Mfg. Corp. (a subsidiary of Masco Corp.) and President & Chief Executive Officer at Masco Contractor Services LLC. Mr. Buck received an undergraduate degree and an MBA from The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Robert Glen Goldstein is a businessperson who has been at the helm of 7 different companies is on the board of Venetian Macau SA, Opportunity Village, Inc., Emeril Lagasse Foundation and The Adelson Drug Rehabilitation Clinic and Chairman, President & Chief Operating Officer at Las Vegas Sands LLC, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Las Vegas Sands Corp. and Member of Pennsylvania State Bar Association. In the past Robert Glen Goldstein occupied the position of President & Chief Operating Officer at The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino, President & Chief Operating Officer at Venetian Casino Resort LLC, Executive Vice President at Pratt Hotel Corp. and Executive Vice President-Marketing at Sands Hotel & Casino. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a graduate degree from Temple University Beasley School of Law.

Currently, Robert Kunze-Concewitz occupies the position of Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director at Davide Campari-Milano NV. He is also on the board of 5 other companies. He previously was Marketing Director-Global Prestige Products at Procter & Gamble Co. He received an undergraduate degree from Hamilton College (New York) and a graduate degree from Manchester Business School.

Robert Mehrabian is a businessperson who has been at the head of 7 different companies and currently is Executive Chairman at Teledyne Technologies, Inc. and Chairman for Teledyne RESON A, Chief Executive Officer for Teledyne Instruments, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at Teledyne Reynolds, Inc., Chief Executive Officer for Teledyne e2v, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer & Director at Teledyne RISI, Inc. (which are all subsidiaries of Teledyne Technologies, Inc.). Dr. Mehrabian is also Member of National Academy of Engineering and Member of ASM International and on the board of 6 other companies. In his past career he held the position of President-Aerospace & Electronics Segment at Allegheny Technologies, Inc. and President-Aerospace & Electronics Segment at Allegheny Teledyne, Inc. (a subsidiary of Allegheny Technologies, Inc.), President of Carnegie Mellon University, Associate Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dean at the University of California, Santa Barbara and Professor at the University of Illinois. Robert Mehrabian received an undergraduate degree and a doctorate from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Robert D.
Perdue is currently the Director at IMPACT, Inc., Director at Impact Tech, Inc., Director at Blue dot VATBox Ltd., Advisor at aiOla Ltd., and Partner at Lutetia Technology Partners Ltd.
Previously, he served as an Independent Director at Global Technology Acquisition Corp.
I from 2021 to 2024.
He also worked as a Manager at Ernst & Young LLP and Time Warner, Inc. Additionally, he held the position of Chief Operating Officer at EyeWonder LLC from 2009 to 2012 and Chief Operating Officer at The Trade Desk, Inc. from 2018 to 2019.
Mr. Perdue obtained an MBA from Georgetown University.

Mr. Robert V. Pragada is a Co-President & Chief Operating Officer at Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. and a Chief Executive Officer & Director at Jacobs Project Management Co. He is on the Board of Directors at Eaton Corp. Plc, Jacobs Project Management Co., Jacobs Consulting Solutions Ltd., Jacobs Government Services Co. and Jacobs U.K. Ltd. Mr. Pragada was previously employed as a President & Director by CH2M HILL Cos. Ltd., a President & Chief Executive Officer by Brock Services, LLC, a President & Chief Executive Officer by The Brock Group, Inc. (Texas), a President & Chief Executive Officer by Brock Holdings III, Inc., a Group Vice President by Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc., and a Chief Operating Officer by Kinetics Group, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from United States Naval Academy and a graduate degree from Stanford University.

Albert Eli "Al" Coury (October 21, 1934 – August 8, 2013) was a 1970s vice-president of American record label Capitol Records. He joined the label in 1957 and rose to the position of vice-president of marketing, sales and promotion. Coury helped develop the careers of many recording artists, including The Beatles, Nat King Cole, The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd, Glen Campbell, Bob Seger, Guns N' Roses, Aerosmith, Don Henley, Cher and Linda Ronstadt.

Coury was important to several solo Beatles releases in the 1970s, particularly Paul McCartney's 1973 album Band On The Run, and John Lennon's 1974 album Walls and Bridges, both of which reached the top of the charts and yielded #1 singles. It was Coury who persuaded McCartney to include the successful single "Helen Wheels" on the US version of Band On The Run (because it was last-minute, the lyrics to the song were not included on the lyric sheet). He then chose the song "Jet" as the second single, which helped make the album the most successful of McCartney's solo efforts.

The following year, Lennon invited Coury to "work his magic" promoting Lennon's Walls and Bridges album. It was Coury who chose the first single, "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night", which became Lennon's first #1 solo hit (and the only one in his lifetime). Coury was also instrumental in the long-awaited release of Lennon's 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll, bartering with producer Phil Spector to retrieve the master tapes from their abandoned 1973 recording sessions.

Coury's last signing to Capitol Records was the group Dolenz, Jones, Boyce & Hart, made up of former Monkees Micky Dolenz and Davy Jones, and songwriters Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, who'd written several Monkees hits. He then left Capitol to become president and co-founder of RSO Records, with Robert Stigwood. At RSO, Coury marketed such hits as the Saturday Night Fever and Grease soundtrack albums, and Eric Clapton's Slowhand. Coury worked extensively with the Bee Gees, RSO's flagship group.

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Currently, Robert Amndrew Eichfeld occupies the position of Chief Human Resources & Administrative Officer at Discover Financial Services. In his past career he was Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co., Inc. Mr. Eichfeld received an undergraduate degree from Oberlin College and a graduate degree and an MBA from The University of Chicago.

Currently, Robert E. Francis occupies the position of Vice President-Business Operations at H.L. Moe Co., Inc. and Chief Information Officer & Vice President of Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Robert L. Goldstein is on the board of The Battery Conservancy and Chief Operating Officer & Senior Managing Director at BlackRock, Inc. Mr. Goldstein received an undergraduate degree from State University of New York at Binghamton.

Robert Basil Hersov is an entrepreneur and businessperson who founded 5 companies, among them: The Nod Ltd., Invest Africa Ltd. and Marquis Jet Europe and who has been at the helm of 16 different companies. Currently, Mr. Hersov holds the position of Chairman of Adoreum Partners Ltd., Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Invest Africa Ltd. (which he founded in 2013), Chairman for African Capital Investments Ltd. (which he founded in 2013), Chairman at Alternative Capital LLC (which he founded), Chairman for African Gold Acquisition Corp. and Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at S-Group Holdings. Robert Basil Hersov is also Managing Partner at Sapinda Ltd. and on the board of 6 other companies. He previously held the position of Non-Executive Chairman for Exclusive Resorts LLC and Non-Executive Chairman of Exclusive Resorts Europe (a subsidiary of Exclusive Resorts LLC), Chairman for Sportal Ltd., Chairman of Paragon Entertainment Ltd., Chairman for Digital Media Technologies Ltd., Chief Executive Officer of Telepiu PayTv, Chairman for Medikidz Ltd., Chairman-Supervisory Board for Fyber NV, Chief Executive Officer at Marquis Jet Europe (he founded the company in 2004) and Principal at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC. He received an undergraduate degree from the University of Cape Town and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Robert D. Johnson is a businessperson who has been the head of 9 different companies and currently is Chairman for Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. and Chairman at Beechcraft Aviation Co. He is also Member of Greater Phoenix Economic Council and Member of Conquistadores Del Cielo and on the board of 10 other companies. He previously was Chairman for Aerospace Industries Association, President & Chief Executive Officer for Alliedsignal Electronic & Avionics Systems, Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at Honeywell International, Inc. Chairman at Honeywell Aerospace, President & Chief Executive Officer of Alliedsignal Aerospace and Vice President & GM-Aerospace Services at Honeywell International LLC (which are all subsidiaries of Honeywell International, Inc.), Vice President, GM-Manufacturing & Services at AAR Corp., Chairman of Beechcraft Corp., Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise Ltd. and General Manager-Global Engine Services Business at GE Aviation Systems North America LLC. Robert D. Johnson received an undergraduate degree from Miami University.

Founder of Call of Duty Endowment, Robert A. Kotick presently is Chief Executive Officer & Director at Activision Blizzard, Inc. He is also Co-Chairman at Call of Duty Endowment and on the board of 6 other companies. He previously occupied the position of Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Activision, Inc.

Robert A. Livingston is on the board of Amphenol Corp. and 4 other companies. In the past Mr. Livingston held the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Dover Corp. President & Chief Executive Officer of Dover Electronics, Inc. President & Chief Executive Officer of Dover Engineered Products Segment, Inc. Executive Vice President of Dover Technologies, Inc. and Vice President & General Manager at K&L Microwave, Inc. (which are all subsidiaries of Dover Corp.) and President at Vectron International, Inc. He received an undergraduate degree from Salisbury State University.

Robert D.
Walter is the founder of Cardinal Health, Inc., which was founded in 1971.
He held the title of Executive Director from 2007 to 2008.
He is currently working as a Principal at Talisman Capital Management, Inc. since 2010 and as a Member at The Business Council.
In his former positions, he served as the Lead Independent Director at American Express Co. from 2002 to 2018.
He was also an Independent Director at Nordstrom, Inc., a Director at Viacom, Inc., and a Director at Yum!.
Brands, Inc. from 2006 to 2020.
Additionally, he served as a Director at Battelle Memorial Institute and Paramount Global from 2000 to 2006.
Mr. Walter completed his undergraduate degree at The Ohio University in 1967 and obtained an MBA from Harvard Business School in 1970.

Currently, Robert S. Weiss holds the position of Chairman of The Cooper Cos., Inc. He is also on the board of the University of Scranton. He previously held the position of President & Chief Operating Officer for CooperVision, Inc. Dr. Weiss received an undergraduate degree from the University of Scranton.

Robert A. Michael is Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President for AbbVie, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer at Fremont Holding LLC, Chief Executive Officer at Tobira Therapeutics, Inc. and President & Director at Allergan Plc (which are all subsidiaries of AbbVie, Inc.). Mr. Michael is also on the board of AbbVie Biotherapeutics Ltd. Mr. Michael previously held the position of Division Controller-Nutrition Supply Chain at Abbott Laboratories. He received an MBA from Anderson School of Management.

Mr. Robert V. Vitale is a President & Chief Investment Officer at Post Holdings Partnering Corp., an Executive Chairman at BellRing Brands, Inc., an Independent Director at Energizer Holdings, Inc., a President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Post Holdings, Inc. and a President & Chief Executive Officer at Post Foods LLC. He is on the Board of Directors at Energizer Holdings, Inc., Post Holdings, Inc., 8th Avenue Food & Provisions, Inc., Concordance Academy of Leadership and Dymatize Enterprises LLC. Mr. Vitale was previously employed as a President & Chief Executive Officer by AHM Financial Group LLC, a Vice President by NationsBank Corp., a Senior Associate by KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, a Partner by Westgate Equity Partners, LLC, and a Principal by Westgate Group LLC (Missouri). He also served on the board at Naturade, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from St. Louis University and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

Presently, Robert D. Wright is President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Potbelly Corp. Mr. Wright is also on the board of Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption and Quality Supply Chain Co-op, Inc. In the past Mr. Wright was President, Chief Executive & Operating Officer at Charleys Philly Steaks, President at CE Restaurant Holdings LLC, President & Chief Operating Officer of Gosh Enterprises, Inc., Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President for The Wendy's Co. and Vice President-Operations & Training Integration at Wendy's International LLC (a subsidiary of The Wendy's Co.) and Executive Vice President-Franchise Operations at Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. Robert D. Wright received an undergraduate degree from Letourneau University.

Founder of Southwest Value Partners Enterprise LLC, Torrey Pines Bank (California) and National Bank of Arizona, Robert Gary Sarver is an entrepreneur and businessperson who has been the head of 7 different companies and currently is Executive Chairman at Western Alliance Bancorp., Chairman for Western Alliance Bank (Phoenix, Arizona) (a subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorp.) and Executive Director at Southwest Value Partners Enterprise LLC. Mr. Sarver is also on the board of National Basketball Association, Inc., Real Club Deportivo Mallorca SAd, Sarver Heart Center and The Weil Foundation and Managing Partner at NBA Media Ventures LLC and Managing Partner at Phoenix Suns. In the past he was Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for Alliance Bancorp, Inc. (Arkansas), Chairman & Chief Executive Officer for California Bank & Trust, Inc., Chief Executive Officer at GB Bancorp, President for National Bank of Arizona, Chief Executive Officer for BankWest of Nevada, Director & Executive Vice President at Zions Bancorporation and Member of Japanese American National Museum. Robert Gary Sarver received an undergraduate degree from the University of Arizona.

Mr. Robert M. Dutkowsky is an Independent Director at The Hershey Co., an Independent Non-Executive Director at Raymond James Financial, Inc., an Independent Director at Pitney Bowes, Inc., a Lead Independent Director at US Foods Holding Corp., a Lead Independent Director at US Foods, Inc. and a Co-Managing Director at Tech Data Europe GmbH. He is on the Board of Directors at The Hershey Co., Raymond James Financial, Inc., Pitney Bowes, Inc., US Foods Holding Corp., US Foods, Inc., H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc. and United Way Suncoast, Inc. Mr. Dutkowsky was previously employed as an Executive Chairman by Tech Data Corp., a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer by Egenera, Inc., a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer by J.D. Edwards & Co., a Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer by GenRad, Inc., a President by Data General Corp., a President-Data General by EMC Corp., a Vice President-Asia Pacific by International Business Machines Corp., and a Chief Executive Officer by Tech Data Ltd. He also served on the board at The ADT Corp., SEPATON, Inc., McAfee, Inc., Global Technology Distribution Council and Mcafee.com Corp. He received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University.

Robert W. Best is a businessperson who has been at the head of 6 different companies is on the board of Atmos Energy Corp. (former Executive Chairman), Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Ltd. and Associated Electric & Gas Insurance Services Ltd. (Bermuda). He previously was Chairman at American Gas Association, Chairman for Southern Gas Association, President for Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Co. LLC, President at Texas Gas Transmission LLC, Senior Vice President at Transco Energy Co. LLC, Senior Vice President-Regulated Businesses at Consolidated Natural Gas Co. and Chairman of Dallas Regional Chamber of Commerce. Robert W. Best received an undergraduate degree from Indiana State University and a graduate degree from Indiana University.

Robert J.
Margolis is the founder of Access Clinical Partners LLC.
He currently holds several positions, including Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner at HealthCare Partners Holdings LLC since 1992, Director at the National Committee for Quality Assurance, Director at the California Association of Physician Groups, Director at Martin Luther King Jr. General Hospital, Director at Welbe Health LLC since 2020, Director at Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital, Member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Inc., and Member of the Harvard Medical School's HealthCare Policy Advisory Council.
In the past, he served as Co-Chairman at DaVita, Inc. from 2012 to 2015, Chairman of the American Medical Group Association, Chairman of Quality Assurance, Inc., Chairman of the California Hospital Medical Center Foundation, Director at Sutter Health, and Member of Dignity Health.
He also held positions as a Member of the American College of Physicians, Inc. and Managing Partner at Primary Physicians Research, Inc. Dr. Margolis completed his undergraduate studies at Duke University and Rutgers State University of New Jersey.

Presently, Robert A. Minicucci is Chairman of Amdocs Ltd. and Chairman of Paycom Payroll LLC. Mr. Minicucci is also on the board of Paycomm, Inc., Domus Kids, Inc. and Amdocs Management Ltd. (United Kingdom) and Managing Member at WCAS X Associates LLC and Managing Member at WCAS CP IV Associates LLC. Robert A. Minicucci previously held the position of Non-Executive Chairman of Alliance Data Systems Corp., Chairman at Paycom Software, Inc., Managing Director at Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc., General Partner at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, Treasurer & Senior Vice President at American Express Co., Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice President of First Data Corp. and Managing Member at LabOne, Inc. He received an undergraduate degree from Amherst College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Robert Lawrence Phillips is a businessperson who has been at the head of 14 different companies and presently holds the position of Chairman at Canadian Western Bank, Independent Chairman of CWB Financial Group, President & Director at R. L. Phillips Investments, Inc., Chairman of Canadian Direct Insurance, Inc. and Chairman of MDA Systems Ltd. He is also on the board of 6 other companies. In the past Mr. Phillips held the position of Chairman at Precision Drilling Corp. and Chairman for Precision Drilling Trust (a subsidiary of Precision Drilling Corp.), President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at BCR Group of Cos., Chief Executive Officer & Director at British Columbia Railway Co., President & Chief Executive Officer at PTI Group, Inc. (United States), Independent Director at Maxar Technologies ULC, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Dreco Energy Services ULC, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Civeo Canada, Inc., President & Director at LinkedIn Corp., Executive VP-Business Development & Strategy at MacMillan Bloedel Ltd., Vice President for Husky Oil Ltd. and Member of Alberta Economic Development Authority. Robert Lawrence Phillips received an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree from the University of Alberta.

Robert Reeg is currently the Chairman at Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. SI, Director at the University of Missouri, and Director at Junior Achievement USA. He previously held positions such as Vice Chairman at Junior Achievement of Chicago, Director at JA Worldwide, Inc., President-Technology & Operations at Mastercard, Inc. from 2013 to 2017, President-Operations & Technology at Mastercard International, Inc., and Principal at Conoco, Inc., Cleveland Pneumatic Co., The United States Army (District of Columbia), Totco, Inc., and Sprint Corp.
Mr. Reeg received his undergraduate degree from Northwestern Oklahoma State University.