GEO Board of Directors


Executive Director: Michael Bendorf
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    GEO Board of Directors

 †† New or re-elected board members as of: 1 July 2008

Phil Ainsley
Equiniti
UK
Term ends June 2010

John Bagdonas
Computershare
US
Term ends June 2009

Juan Bonilla††
CUATRECASAS
Spain
Term Ends June 2011

June Anne Burke
Baker & McKenzie
US
Term ends June 2010

Janet Cooper††
Linklaters
UK
Term ends June 2011

Lindsey Doud
RBC cees
UK
Term ends June 2009

Jay Foley††
Citi Smith Barney
UK
Term ends June 2011

Kelly Geerts††
Apple, Inc.
US
Term Ends June 2011

Judith Greaves
Pinsent Masons
UK
Term ends June 2010

Michael Namie††
Intel Corp.
US
Term Ends June 2009

 Brian Ruff
Eli Lilly & Co.
US
Term ends June 2010

Carine M. Schneider
Global Shares
US
Term ends June 2009

Sean Trotman
Deloitte
US
Term ends June 2010

Jewon Wee
Fidelity Stock Plan Services
US
Term ends June 2009

James Wulforst††
E*TRADE Financial
Corporate Services, Inc.
US
Term Ends June 2009
Advisory Council Chair

Barbara Seta
UBS
Switzerland
Term ends June 2009

 Service Provider Council Chair

Mary Samsa
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
US
Term ends June 2009

Nominations for the GEO Board of Director Election are now open. Nominate yourself to run in the Board Election.


GEO Executive Committee
          • Chair: Carine Schneider
          • Vice-Chair: Janet Cooper
          • Secretary: Judith Greaves
          • Treasurer: John Bagdonas
          • Ad Hoc Director: June Anne Burke

GEO Committees - Fiscal Year 2007-2008

        (To see a description of the committee, the chair-person and any additional members, click the committee name below.)

    GEO Advisory Council
Council Chair:
Barbara Seta
UBS AG, Switzerland

Karen Beyer
General Electric, US

Kelley Garrett
Microsoft Corporation, US

Wendy Jennings
Riverbed Technology, Inc., US

Yvonne Prang
McDonald's Deutschland Inc,
Germany

Brian Ruff
Eli Lilly & Company, US

Bernice Toy
Cisco Systems, Inc., US

Nigel Turner
BP, UK

Dominique Welcomme
Vivendi, France



    Previous Board Members

Name Company Country Board Member Service
Mary Carter KPMG UK - 2008 (Service Provider Chair)
Mary Samsa Seyfarth Shaw US - 2008
Maoiliosa O'Culachain Global Shares Ireland - 2008
Gráinne O'Connell Vodafone UK - 2008
Dan Hickey Nokia US - 2008
Michael Bendorf Buck Consultants US - 2008
Nicholas Greenacre White & Case UK - 2008
Tony Kirwan Global Reward Plan Ltd. Ireland 2005 - 2007
Ed Burmeister Baker & McKenzie USA 1999 - 2007
Mark Clem Charles Schwab USA 2004 - 2006
Kathryn Kindgren Mourant USA 2005 - 2006
Hans Meunch Swiss Re Switzerland 2002 - 2006
Andy Turner RBC Abacus Jersey 2003 - 2006
Geoff Price Computershare UK 2003 - 2005
Dominic Jones Mourant Jersey 1999 - 2005
Nigel Mason Lloyds TSB Registrars UK 2001 - 2005
Christian Celin Société Générale France 2003 - 2004

Gavin St. Pier

 Walbrook Group Limited
 Guernsey 2003 - 2004
Saundra Gibson Merrill Lynch USA 1999 - 2003
Tony Kirwan The Law Firm Network Ireland 2000 - 2003
Jeffrey Lees Dibbs Barker Gosling Australia 2000 - 2003
Liane Jones Legg Mason USA 1999 - 2003
Roxanne Povio Cisco Systems USA 2001 - 2002
Bernice Toy Applied Materials USA 1999 - 2002
Gerbrand (Bram) Groen William Mercer Germany 2002
Mark van Beusekom PS Participation Solutions The Netherlands 1999 - 2001
Fred Whittlesey Aon Consulting USA 1999 - 2000
Mark Curtis Smith Barney USA 1999 - 2000
Mike Brody Transcentive USA 1999 - 2001
Carol M. Rutlen Global Focus LLP USA 1999 - 2001