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Bob Frerichs is an International Chairman, representing Accenture at the highest level with clients, governments and the public around the globe.

Before assuming his current role in September 2011, Mr. Frerichs was group chief executive—North America, with overall responsibility for Accenture’s business in North America. He also served as the company’s chief risk officer, from 2004 to 2009, where he was responsible for managing Accenture's overall business risk, including contract risk, and was deeply involved in the significant aspects of the company's financial, business and contract management.

Prior to serving as chief risk officer, Mr. Frerichs was chief operating officer of Accenture's Communication & High Tech operating group. He also served as managing partner of the initial market maker team within the Communication & High Tech operating group, responsible for identifying, structuring and closing major client opportunities.

Other leadership roles Mr. Frerichs has held within that operating group include global managing partner of the Electronics & High Tech operating unit and managing partner of the US Aerospace & Defense operating unit. During his 35 years with Accenture he also served as the managing partner of the Asia Pacific operating units for the Products and Resources operating groups.

Mr. Frerichs was a member of Accenture's board of directors prior to the company's initial public offering in July 2001 and also served on the company's strategic planning teams during key periods over the past 20+ years. He was involved in the creation of Avanade, a technology company Accenture formed with Microsoft, and currently serves as chairman of Avanade's board of directors. A certified public accountant and certified at the fellow level in manufacturing, Mr. Frerichs joined Accenture in 1976 and became a partner in 1986.

He holds a bachelor's degree in computer science engineering and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Illinois.

Jim Henry is a former Vice Chairman of Bank of the West in San Francisco, CA. Jim was with this top 25 financial institution for 25 years and held numerous roles including Chief Risk Officer, member of the Executive Management Committee, Chairman of the Executive Loan Committee, and member of the Board of Directors, where he served on the Audit Committee –Ex .Officio and the Loan and Investment Committee, also Ex. Officio. During Jim’s career at the bank he served as the company’s Chief Credit Officer, and was a Division Head, leading both Specialty Lending and Corporate Banking.

Prior to joining Bank of the West in 1982, Jim worked at a number of blue chip financial companies including Sears Trust, Bank of America and Imperial Bank.

Today, Jim sits on several boards for both publicly traded and privately held corporations including Taylor Morrison Home Builders (TMHC); Chief Enterprises Inc., an auto & heavy equipment industry supplier based in Chicago; Wedgewood Enterprise Corporation, and John Muir Health System, a Walnut Creek, CA-based health care services company.

Jim holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio as well as a Masters in Business Administration from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. He also participated in the University of Michigan Graduate School of Business Senior Financial Executives Program and was formerly licensed in California both as a Real Estate Agent and as a Securities Agent.

Kenny Slutsky is an investor in both private and public sectors enterprises. His experience spans numerous industries including: technology, energy, real estate and financial services. Among the corporations in which he has held CEO or other senior leadership positions are Kern Oil & Refining Co, Casey Co, and Candle Corporation, a leading provider of systems management software. He has served or is serving on an advisory board of Northwest Airlines, Red Cloud Capital, AT Curd/PCL Construction Co, Saybrook Capital and Wedgewood Enterprise Corporation, among others. Kenny also has been involved with several public sector endeavors including, but not limited to, running political campaigns and providing advice to various governmental agencies.

Originally from Wilmington, Delaware, Kenny graduated magna cum laude from Bowdoin College and obtained a J.D. from Emory University School of Law. He served for 10 years on the Board of Global Volunteers, was the first national chairman of the Wellness Community National Board, and was the Golden Founder of the Wellness Communities of South Bay and Baltimore. In 1985, he founded the charitable Aequilibris Trust. He is also a member of WPO (the World Presidents Organization).

Hardy is the co-founder, and now serves on the board, of CVC Capital Partners ("CVC"). He recently retired as the Managing Partner of CVC.

CVC manages capital on behalf of over 300 institutional, governmental and private investors worldwide. Over the years they have secured commitments of more than US$71 billion investor funds. CVC has completed over 300 investments in a wide range of industries and countries across the globe. Today, CVC’s funds are invested in over 60 companies worldwide which employ over 400,000 people and generate combined annual sales of approximately US$120 billion.

Since co-founding CVC, Hardy has been involved in and held a number of directorships including Formula One, the Dorna Sports Group, Rapala VMC OYJ, Punch Taverns Plc (formerly known as Punch Group Limited), Spirit Group Holdings Limited and Kappa Holding BV. He is currently a director of CVC Capital, Samsonite International S.A, Everbright Ltd, the Lecta Group and Mount Street.

Hardy holds a BA in Public Policy and Psychology from Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA, where he graduated cum laude in 1976, and an MBA in Finance and Marketing from UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA (1981). He serves on the Board of Visitors for both the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He lives in London with his wife Helle and has six children.