| John E. Beard
Director
John E. Beard graduated from Williams College in 1954 and from Harvard
Law School in 1957. He joined the law firm Ropes & Gray in 1957
and became a partner in 1967. Mr. Beard has represented companies
like Reebok and Timberland in consumer-branded merchandise and EMC
and Millipore in high-technology products and services. Mr. Beard
has assisted private equity buyers in acquiring businesses using multi-tiered
financing structures, and has represented companies in establishing
and operating joint ventures and other strategic partnerships. After
serving BTU as Corporate Secretary since 1981, Mr. Beard joined the
Board as a Director in June, 2002.
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