Mr. Mabus has served as Chairman of the Board of Foamex International Inc. ("Foamex") since February 2004 and as a director of Foamex since September 2000. He also served as President and CEO of Foamex from June 2006 to April 2007. Mr. Mabus served as U. S. ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1994 to 1996. In 1987, he was elected governor of Mississippi and served from 1988 to 1992. After leaving public service in 1996, he joined the board of directors of Strategic Partnerships LLC, an employee training service company and served as President of its Global Resources Division from October 1998 to February 2002. He is currently active in his family's timber business. Mr. Mabus also serves on the board of directors of Fusion Telecommunications, Inc, Citizens International, Strategic Partnerships LLC and several non-profit boards. Mr. Mabus received a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School, a Master of Arts in Political Science from the John Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Arts in English and Political Science from the University of Mississippi.

Board committee assignments have not yet been determined for Mr. Mabus. There are no transactions in which Mr. Mabus has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. As a non-employee director, Mr. Mabus will receive compensation in accordance with the Company's policies for compensating outside directors.