St. Louis, Mo., USA - January 27, 2010, St. Louis, Mo., USA - Monsanto Company, an agricultural company, announced that at its annual meeting shareowners elected four members of its board of directors to new terms.
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Frank V. AtLee III is a retired president of the former American Cyanamid Company and chairman of the former Cyanamid International. Mr. AtLee served Monsanto as chairman of the board and chair of the Executive Committee from June 2000 to October 2003. He was Monsanto’s interim president and chief executive officer from December 2002 to May 2003. He is a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Science and Technology Committee.
David L. Chicoine is president of South Dakota State University, a leading land-grant institution, and professor of economics. He was professor of agricultural economics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and held various positions of increasing administrative responsibility with the University of Illinois, most recently as vice president for technology and economic development.
Dr. Chicoine is a member of the Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility Committee and of the Science and Technology Committee.
Arthur H. Harper is managing partner of GenNx360 Capital Partners. He served as president and chief executive officer — Equipment Services Division, General Electric Corporation from 2002 to 2005 and executive vice president — GE Capital Services, General Electric Corporation from 2001 to 2002.
Mr. Harper was elected to the Monsanto board in October 2006 and is a member of the Public Policy and Corporate Responsibility Committee and the Science and Technology Committee. He also serves on the board of Gannett Co.
Gwendolyn S. King is president of Podium Prose, a speakers bureau. From 1992 to her retirement in 1998, Mrs. King was senior vice president, corporate and public affairs, for PECO Energy Company, now Exelon, a diversified utility company. From 1989 through 1992, Mrs. King served as the 11th Commissioner of Social Security. Prior to her appointment, she was deputy assistant to the president and director of Intergovernmental Affairs for President Ronald Reagan. ■