William R. Johnson
President and Chief Operating Officer.
Director since 1993. (1,5)

Joseph J. Bogdanovich
Vice Chairman.
Director since 1963. (1,3,6)

Nicholas F. Brady
Chairman and President, Darby Advisors, Inc. and Chairman, Darby Overseas Investments, Ltd., Easton, Maryland.
Director from 1987 through September 1988. Reelected 1993. (3,4)

Richard M. Cyert
President Emeritus and Professor of Economics and Management, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Director since 1984. (2,3,4,6)

Thomas S. Foley
Partner, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. law firm, Washington, D.C.
Director since 1995. (2,6)

Edith E. Holiday
Attorney and Director, Various Corporations.
Director since 1994. (4,6)

Samuel C. Johnson
Nonexecutive Chairman, S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., Racine, Wisconsin.
Director since 1988. (2,4)

Lawrence J. McCabe
Senior Vice President- General Counsel.
Director since 1991. (1)

Paul F. Renne
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Director since 1997. (1)

Luigi Ribolla
Executive Vice President and President-Heinz Europe.
Director since 1992. (1)

Herman J. Schmidt
Director, Various Corporations.
Director since 1977. (2,3,4,6)

Eleanor B. Sheldon
Social Scientist.
Director since 1979. (2,4,6)

William P. Snyder III
President, The Wilpen Group, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Director since 1961. (2,3,4)

William C. Springer
Executive Vice President.
Director since 1993. (1)

S. Donald Wiley
Vice Chairman, H.J. Heinz Company Foundation.
Director from 1972 through September 1990.
Reelected 1991. (6)

David R. Williams
Executive Vice President.
Director since 1992. (1,5)

Committees of The Board