EX-99.F 5 dex99f.htm CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS & DIRECTORS Certain Information about the Executive Officers & Directors

Exhibit F

CERTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF THE REPORTING PERSONS

          Set forth below is information about (i) the name and title of each executive officer and director of the Berkshire Entities, (ii) his or her business address, and (iii) his or her present principal occupation or employment, and the name, principal business, and address of any corporation or other organization in which such employment is conducted (to the extent that the principal business and address of such corporation or organization are not already disclosed in Item 1 of this Schedule 13D).

(1)     Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (“Berkshire”)

          The executive officers of Berkshire are Warren E. Buffett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Charles T. Munger, Vice Chairman, and Marc D. Hamburg, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  The directors of Berkshire are Warren E. Buffett, Charles T. Munger, Howard G. Buffett, Susan T. Buffett, Malcolm G. Chace, Ronald L. Olson, and Walter Scott, Jr.

(2)     OBH, Inc. (“OBH”)

          The executive officers of OBH are Warren E. Buffett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Charles T. Munger, Vice Chairman, and Marc D. Hamburg, Vice President and Treasurer.  The directors of OBH are Warren E. Buffett, Marc D. Hamburg, and Forrest N. Krutter.

(3)     National Indemnity Company (“NICO”)

          The executive officers of NICO are Donald F. Wurster, President, Ajit Jain, Executive Vice President, Phillip M. Wolf, Senior Vice President, Marc D. Hamburg, Treasurer, and Forrest N. Krutter, Senior Vice President.  The directors of NICO are Donald F. Wurster, Phillip M. Wolf, Marc D. Hamburg, Forrest N. Krutter, Warren E. Buffett, Michael A. Goldberg, and Mark D. Millard.

(4)     Nebraska Fire and Marine Insurance Company (“NFMIC”)

          The executive officers of NFMIC are Donald F. Wurster, President, Phillip M. Wolf, Senior Vice President, Marc D. Hamburg, Treasurer, and Forrest N. Krutter, Senior Vice President.  The directors of NFMIC are Donald F. Wurster, Marc D. Hamburg, Forrest N. Krutter, Warren E. Buffett, and Michael A. Goldberg.

(5)     Cypress Insurance Company (“Cypress”)

          The executive officers of Cypress are Michael Stearns, President, and Rodney Eldred, Vice President.  The directors of Cypress are Rodney Eldred, Michael A. Goldberg, and Brad Kinstler.

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(6)     Columbia Insurance Company (“Columbia”)

          The executive officers of Columbia are Donald F. Wurster, President, Phillip M. Wolf, Senior Vice President, Marc. D. Hamburg, Treasurer, and Forrest N. Krutter, Senior Vice President.  The directors of Columbia are Donald F. Wurster, Marc D. Hamburg, Forrest N. Krutter, Warren E. Buffett, and Michael A. Goldberg.

(7)     BH Columbia Inc. (“BH Columbia”)

          The executive officers of BH Columbia are Marc D. Hamburg, President, and Daniel J. Jaksich, Treasurer.  The directors of BH Columbia are Marc D. Hamburg, Daniel J. Jaksich, Jerry W. Hufton, Forrest N. Krutter, and Mark D. Millard.

(8)     National Liability & Fire Insurance Company (“NLFIC”)

          The executive officers of NLFIC are Donald F. Wurster, President, Ajit Jain, Executive Vice President, and Marc D. Hamburg, Treasurer.  The directors of NLFIC are Donald F. Wurster, Marc D. Hamburg, Warren E. Buffett, Michael A. Goldberg, Forrest N. Krutter, Brian Snover, and Phillip M. Wolf.

(9)     Blue Chip Stamps (“Blue Chip”)

          The executive officers of Blue Chip are Charles T. Munger, Chairman, Robert H. Bird, President, and Jeffrey L. Jacobson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.  The directors of Blue Chip are Charles T. Munger, Robert H. Bird, and Jeffrey L. Jacobson.

(10)   Wesco Financial Corporation (“Wesco”)

          The executive officers of Wesco are Charles T. Munger, Chairman, Robert H. Bird, President, Jeffrey L. Jacobson, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, and Robert E. Sahm, Vice President.  The directors of Wesco are Charles T. Munger, Robert H. Bird, Carolyn H. Carlburg, Robert E. Denham, James N. Gamble, Elizabeth Casper Peters, and David K. Robinson.

(11)   Wesco Holdings Midwest, Inc. (“Wesco Holdings”)

          The executive officers of Wesco Holdings are Michael A. Goldberg, President, and Marc D. Hamburg, Treasurer.  The directors of Wesco Holdings are Michael A. Goldberg, Marc D. Hamburg, and Warren E. Buffett.

(12)   Wesco-Financial Insurance Company (“WFIC”)

          The executive officers of WFIC are Michael A. Goldberg, President, and Dale Geistkemper, Treasurer.  The directors of WFIC are Michael A. Goldberg, Dale Geistkemper, Warren E. Buffett, Marc D. Hamburg, and Forrest N. Krutter.

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Name

 

Principal Occupation

 

Business Address

 

 
Robert H. Bird
 

President of Wesco

 

301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101
         
Howard G. Buffett
 

President of Buffett Farms and BioImages, a photography and publishing company

 

407 Southmoreland Place, Decatur, Illinois 62521, which is the same address for Buffett Farms and BioImages
         
Susan T. Buffett
 

Director of Berkshire since 1991; she is not otherwise employed

 

1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
         
Warren E. Buffett
 

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire

 

1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
         
Carolyn H. Carlburg
 

Attorney in private practice

 

1040 North Lincoln Avenue, 2nd Floor, Pasadena, California 91103
         
Malcolm G. Chace
 

Chairman of the Board of Directors of BankRI, a community bank located in Rhode Island

 

One Providence Washington Plaza, Providence, Rhode Island 02903, which is the same address for BankRI
         
Robert E. Denham
 

Partner in the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

 

355 South Grand Avenue, 35th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071-1560
         
Rodney Eldred
 

President of Cornhusker Casualty Company, the principal business of which is the property and casualty insurance business

 

9290 West Dodge Road, Omaha, Nebraska 68114, which is the same address for Cornhusker Casualty Company
         
James N. Gamble
 

Engaged in the investment counseling business

 

301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101
         
Dale Geistkemper
 

Treasurer of WFIC

 

3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
         
Michael A. Goldberg
 

President of Berkshire Hathaway Credit Corp., which is engaged in commercial real estate financing

 

1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, which is the same address for Berkshire Hathaway Credit Corp.
         
Marc D. Hamburg
 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Berkshire

 

1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
         
Jerry W. Hufton
 

Director of Taxes of Berkshire

 

1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
         
Jeffrey L. Jacobson
 

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wesco

 

301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101
         
Ajit Jain
 

Executive Vice President of NICO

 

3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
         
Daniel J. Jaksich
 

Controller of Berkshire

 

1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131

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Name

 

Principal Occupation

 

Business Address
 

 
Brad Kinstler
 

President of Fechheimers Brothers Company, which is engaged in the manufacture of uniforms

 

4545 Malsbary Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242, which is the same address for Fechheimers Brothers Company
         
Forrest N. Krutter
 

Secretary of Berkshire

 

1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
         
Mark D. Millard
 

Director of Financial Assets of Berkshire

 

1440 Kiewit Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
         
Charles T. Munger
 

Vice Chairman of Berkshire

 

355 South Grand Avenue, 34th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071-1560
         
Ronald L. Olson
 

Partner in the law firm of Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP

 

355 South Grand Avenue, 35th Floor, Los Angeles, California 90071-1560
         
Elizabeth Casper Peters
 

Engaged in personal investments

 

301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101
         
David K. Robinson
 

Of counsel to the law firm of Hahn & Hahn LLP

 

301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101; the Reporting Persons do not know the address of Hahn & Hahn LLP
         
Robert E. Sahm
 

Vice President of Wesco

 

301 East Colorado Boulevard, Suite 300, Pasadena, California 91101
         
Walter Scott, Jr.
 

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Level 3 Communications, Inc., which is engaged in telecommunications and computer outsourcing

 

1025 El Dorado Boulevard, Broomfield, Colorado 80021, which is the same address for Level 3 Communications, Inc.
         
Brian Snover
 

Vice President of NICO

 

3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
         
Michael Stearns
 

President of Cypress

 

9290 West Dodge Road, Omaha, Nebraska 68114
         
Phillip M. Wolf
 

Senior Vice President of NICO

 

3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131
         
Donald F. Wurster
 

President of NICO

 

3024 Harney Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131

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