The Outstanding Directors Exchange (ODX) announces the members of its Outstanding Directors Class of 2009. The Outstanding Directors Program honours independent directors of public companies who have been recognized by their peers as leaders who have gone above and beyond the call of duty. ODX is a conference series of Money-Media, which was acquired by the Financial Times in January 2008.

Members of the Class of 2009 Outstanding Directors are:

Robert D. Biggs, Retired Managing Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Director, DPL Inc. Biggs is recognized for stepping in to lead scandal-plagued DPL back to a position of financial soundness and respect.

H. Raymond Bingham, Managing Director, General Atlantic; Retired Chairman and CEO, Cadence Design Systems; Director, Flextronics International, KLA-Tencor (2000–2008), Oracle, STMicroelectronics. Bingham is credited with taking decisive action and demonstrating strong leadership in cleaning up options back-dating at KLA-Tencor.

William V. Campbell, Chairman, Intuit; Director, Apple. Campbell is honoured for playing a critical role in building effective boards, cultures and strategies at Intuit and Apple.

Ursula O. Fairbairn, President and CEO, Fairbairn Group; Retired EVP, HR and Quality, American Express; Director, Air Products & Chemicals, Centex, Sunoco, VF. Fairbairn is acknowledged for championing initiatives that have raised the performance bar at VF, contributing to a business transformation and record results.

Jerre L. Stead, Chairman and CEO, HIS; Director, Brightpoint, Conexant Systems, Mindspring Technologies. Stead is lauded for the pivotal role in strategic decision-making at so many young technology companies, and for stepping up to run IHS, taking it to stunning heights.

Douglas A. Warner III, Former Chairman of the Board, JPMorgan Chase; Director, Anheuser-Busch (1992–2008), General Electric, Motorola. Warner is recognized for brokering the hotly-contentious, then widely-praised sale of Anheuser-Busch, culminating years of contributions to the board.

The Class of 2009 will share their best practices at directors-only ODX events throughout the year.

Since its inception in 1998, the Outstanding Directors Program has acknowledged more than 90 corporate directors. The winners have all played key roles during important periods of transition and made strong contributions by demonstrating judgment, courage and integrity while acting in the interests of shareholders.

Candidates for Outstanding Director are nominated and seconded by fellow board members. Selections are made by the Outstanding Directors editorial board under the guidance of an Advisory Board composed of sitting independent corporate directors and CEOs from a cross-section of American industry.

The Outstanding Directors Program operates under the rubric of The Outstanding Directors Exchange, the umbrella organization for the Outstanding Directors Awards and the ODX programs in corporate governance.

To find out more about ODX events, please visit www.TheODX.com.

For further information, please contact:

Kristina Eriksson, Financial Times, +44 20 7873 4961 or kristina.eriksson@ft.com