 HENRY P. BECTON, JR. Director since May 1997 Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chairman
Lead Director
Henry Becton served as president of WGBH Educational Foundation, a public broadcasting organization, from 1984 until October 2007, when he was named vice chairman. He served as WGBH's general manager from 1978 until 1999. He has served as a director of Becton Dickinson and Company since 1987 and has served as its lead director since 2008. Since 1990, Henry has been a trustee or director of 47 DWS Fund investment companies or trusts advised by Deutsche Bank. Henry served as a director of The Providence Journal Company from 1992 to 1997. Henry is a trustee and former chairman of the Association of Public Television Stations and is a member of the boards of directors of the PBS Foundation, Public Radio International, and Public Radio Exchange. Henry's extensive media industry experience, his current and past roles as a chairman and director of many media industry organizations, his accounting and finance knowledge, and his public company board, business and financial experience (including lead director, audit committee chairmanship and financial expert, compensation committee and governance committee experience) all serve to strengthen the Board's collective qualifications, skills, and experience. |
