Board of Directors (as of August 2, 2010) Bradbury H. Anderson  2, 4 Retired Chief Executive  Offi cer and Vice Chairman, Best Buy Co., Inc. (electronics retailer) William T. Esrey  1, 3* Chairman of the Board, Spectra Energy Corp. (natural gas infrastructure  provider) and Chairman  Emeritus, Sprint  Nextel Corporation  (telecommunications  systems) R. Kerry Clark  1, 2 Retired Chairman and Chief  Executive Officer,  Cardinal Health, Inc. (medical services and  supplies) Paul Danos  1, 5 Dean, Tuck School of  Business and  Laurence F. Whittemore  Professor of  Business Administration,  Dartmouth College Raymond V. Gilmartin  2, 4* Professor of Management  Practice, Harvard Business  School and Retired  Chairman, President and  Chief Executive Officer, Merck & Company, Inc. (pharmaceuticals) Hilda Ochoa-Brillembourg  3, 5 Founder, President and  Chief Executive Officer,  Strategic Investment Group  (investment management) Heidi G. Miller  3, 5 President, JPMorgan  International, JPMorgan  Chase & Co. (banking and  fi nancial services) Judith Richards Hope  1*, 5 Distinguished Visitor from  Practice and Professor of Law,  Georgetown University  Law Center Steve Odland  3, 4 Chairman of the Board and  Chief Executive Officer,  Office Depot, Inc.  (office products retailer) Robert L. Ryan  1, 3 Retired Senior Vice  President and  Chief Financial Officer,  Medtronic, Inc.  (medical technology) Kendall J. Powell Chairman of the Board and  Chief Executive Officer,  General Mills, Inc. Dorothy A. Terrell  4, 5* Limited Partner,  First Light Capital  (venture capital) Lois E. Quam  2, 5 Founder and Chief Executive  Officer, Tysvar, LLC  (business development and  consulting) Board Committees $^{ 1}$ Audit $^{2}$ Compensation $^{3}$ Finance $^{4}$ Corporate Governance $^{5}$ Public Responsibility $^{*}$ Denotes Committee Chair Michael D. Rose  2*, 4 Chairman of the Board,  First Horizon National  Corporation (banking  and fi nancial services) (as of August 2, 2010) Senior Management Mark W. Addicks Senior Vice President; Chief Marketing Officer Samir Behl Vice President; President,  Asia/Pacifi c Region John R. Church Senior Vice President,  Supply Chain Michael L. Davis Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources John T. Machuzick Senior Vice President; President,  Bakeries and Foodservice Shawn P. O’Grady Senior Vice President; President, Consumer  Foods Sales Sean N. Walker Vice President; President, Latin America  and South Africa Luis Gabriel Merizalde Vice President; President, Europe, Middle East and Africa Christopher D. O’Leary Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer, International Keith A. Woodward Senior Vice President, Financial Operations Y. Marc Belton Executive Vice President, Worldwide Health,  Brand and New  Business Development David E. Dudick Sr . Senior Vice President;  President, U.S. Channels Sales Michele S. Meyer Vice President;  President,  Small Planet Foods Roderick A. Palmore Executive Vice President;  General Counsel; Chief Compliance and Risk  Management Officer  and Secretary Peter C. Erickson Senior Vice President, Innovation, Technology  and Quality Kofi A. Bruce Vice President;  Treasurer Ian R. Friendly Executive Vice President; Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Retail Maria S. Morgan Vice President;  President, Foodservice Donal L. Mulligan Executive Vice President; Chief Financial Officer Kendall J. Powell Chairman of the Board and  Chief Executive Officer Christina L. Shea Executive Vice President, External Relations;  President,  General Mills Foundation Peter J. Capell Senior Vice President, International Wholesome  Snacks Strategic  Business Unit Jeffrey L. Harmening Vice President; President, Big G Cereals Gary Chu Senior Vice President; President, Greater China Juliana L. Chugg Senior Vice President; President, Pillsbury USA David P. Homer Senior Vice President; President,  General Mills Canada Richard O. Lund Vice President; Controller Rebecca L. O’Grady Vice President; President, Yoplait Kimberly A. Nelson Senior Vice President; President, Snacks James H. Murphy Senior Vice President;  President, Meals Ann W.H. Simonds Vice President; President, Baking Products Christi L. Strauss Senior Vice President; Chief Executive Officer,  Cereal Partners Worldwide Our Thanks to  Jeff Rotsch After a distinguished  36-year career with  General Mills, Jeff Rotsch  retired in August 2010 as  Executive Vice President,  Worldwide Sales and  Channel Development.  Jeff led our sales organi- zation for 13 years,  achieving record levels of  performance for the  division. He has been a  highly valued member of  our management team,  and we thank him for the  many contributions he  has made to our company. General Mills 16