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## Lawrence J. Blanford

### President and CEO, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., (Retired)

#### Education

2000 Advanced Management Program, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA  
1984 M.B.A., Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH  
1977 B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

#### Professional Experience

2013 - Present Boards and Advisory Boards  
2007 - 2012 President and Chief Executive Officer, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., Waterbury, VT  
2005 - 2006 President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Group Technologies Ltd., Toronto, ON  
2004 - 2005 President & Founder, Strategic Value Consulting, LLC, Atlanta GA  
2001 - 2003 President and Chief Executive Officer, Philips Consumer Electronics NA, Atlanta, GA  
1998 - 2000 Maytag Appliances, Newton, IA  
1989 - 1997 Johns Manville, Denver, CO  
1985 - 1988 PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, P A  
1977 - 1985 Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH

#### Boards

Board of Directors, Steelcase, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI  
Board of Trustees, St. Michaels College, Colchester, VT

#### Advisory Boards

Busch School of Business, The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C.  
Catholics Come Home, Inc., Roswell, GA

#### Personal

Married to Lynn. Two children.