The Board of Directors of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (the "Company") sets high standards for the Company's employees, officers and directors. Implicit in this philosophy is the importance of sound corporate governance. It is the duty of the Board of Directors to serve as a prudent fiduciary for shareholders and to oversee the management of the Company's business. To fulfill its responsibilities and to discharge its duty, the Board of Directors follows the procedures and standards that are set forth in these guidelines. These guidelines are subject to modification from time to time as the Board of Directors deems appropriate in the best interests of the Company or as required by applicable laws and regulations.
Robert P. Stiller , founder of the Company, served as its President and Chief Executive Officer since its inception in July 1981 until May
2007. Since May 2007, Mr. Stiller has served the Company as Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Stiller's qualifications to serve on your
Board include his intimate knowledge of your Company, as its founder, as well as his vision and foresight in understanding the trends in the
marketplaces most affecting your Company.
Lawrence J. Blanford has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company since May 2007. From May 2005 to
October 2006, Mr. Blanford held the position of Chief Executive Officer at Royal Group Technologies Ltd., a Canadian building products and
home improvements company. From January 2004 to May 2005, Mr. Blanford was Founder and President of Strategic Value Consulting, LLC,
a consultancy. Prior to that, Mr. Blanford held various management positions with Royal Philips Electronics (North America), Maytag
Corporation, Johns Manville Corporation, PPG Industries and The Procter & Gamble Company. Mr. Blanford's qualifications to serve on your
Board include his experience with leading consumer products organizations in different industries, his strategic vision for growth, his
commitment to corporate social responsibility, and his ability to achieve organizational goals marshalling resources around a compelling
strategic imperative for quality results.
Barbara D. Carlini is the Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Dean Holding Company, the nations largest dairy
company, and has served in that position since 2009. Prior to that she served as Chief Information Officer of Motorola's Mobile Devices
Division from May 2006 to January 2008. From November 2001 until March 2006, Ms. Carlini was the Chief Information Officer of Diageo,
NA (formerly Guinness North America). Ms. Carlini's qualifications to serve on your Board include her diverse consumer products
background, her substantial expertise in information technology and systems, her passion for corporate social responsibility and overall
organizational and leadership skills.
Douglas N. Daft is currently a Director at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (since 2005) and a member of its Compensation, Nominating and
Governance Committee and at The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (since 2003) and a member of its Audit and Compensation Committees.
From 2000 through 2004, Mr. Daft was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Coca-Cola Company. Mr. Daft's
qualifications to serve on your Board include his overall business leadership experience gained through his service as Chief Executive Officer
of a major international public company, as well as his brand management expertise, and his financial and corporate governance acumen, as
well as the diverse and valuable finance, operational and strategic expertise he has gained from serving on the boards of other major public
companies.
William D. Davis is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Learning Care Group, Inc., a provider of early education and care
services to children primarily under the age of 12. He was President and Chief Executive Officer, and a Director from July 2002 until
September 2010. Mr. Davis's qualifications to serve on your Board include a diverse consumer products background, an extensive
understanding of your Company's business and operations and significant senior management expertise.
Jules A. del Vecchio recently retired from his position as a First Vice President of New York Life Insurance Company where he was
responsible for communications and agent management and training and served in that position since 1970. Mr. del Vecchio's qualifications to
serve on your Board include his senior management and organizational experience as well as his extensive understanding of human resource
engineering.
Michael J. Mardy is, and has been since July 2003, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Tumi, Inc., a retailer of
prestige luggage and business accessories. Mr. Mardy is also a director of ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNK) (formerly
CMGI, Inc.), a supply chain technology company and is Chairman of its Audit Committee and a member of its Capital Allocation and
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Mr. Mardy's qualifications to serve on your Board include his extensive financial and
accounting expertise (including his membership in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Financial Executive
Institute) and leadership, the experience he has gained through service on the board of another public company, his consumer products
experience in prior management positions and his overall leadership skills as a senior executive.
Hinda Miller has been a Vermont State Senator since 2003. Ms. Miller is also President of DeForest Concepts, a consulting firm
specializing in entrepreneurial businesses. From 1977 to 1996, Ms. Miller was President of Champion Jogbra, Inc., an athletic apparel
company. Ms. Miller's qualifications to serve on your Board include the experience she gained in establishing and successfully operating her
own company, as well as a comprehensive understanding of and a passion for corporate social responsibility and policy making.
David E. Moran has been President of Marketing Driven Solutions, a marketing consulting firm focused on driving organic growth
through innovation, brand building and portfolio strategy, since June 2005. Mr. Moran was Chief Executive Officer of Fusion5, a management
consulting company, from July 1999 to June 2005. Mr. Moran's qualifications to serve on your Board include his extensive understanding of
your Company's business (including having spent four years at Maxwell House Coffee) and operations and his wide-ranging and
comprehensive expertise in brand building, marketing strategy and leadership.
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., 33 Coffee Lane, Waterbury VT 05676