William F. Aldinger
Age:56
Director Since: 2003

Mr. Aldinger is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of HSBC North America Holdings Inc., a financial services company. He joined Household International, Inc., a predecessor company, in 1994 as President and Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Aldinger became Chairman of Household International, Inc. in May 1996. He is a director of HSBC Holdings plc, MasterCard International and Illinois Tool Works Inc.

Mr. Aldinger is a member of the boards of Children’s Memorial Medical Center/Children’s Memorial Hospital and the Children’s Memorial Foundation. He also serves on the board of trustees of the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

Date: November 2004