Board of Directors
Edward A. Mueller
Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Qwest Communications International Inc.
Age 64
Mr. Mueller served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Qwest Communications International Inc. (Qwest) (a provider of voice, data and video services) from August 2007 until his retirement in April 2011. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (a provider of specialty products for cooking) from January 2003 until July 2006. Mr. Mueller served on the Board of Directors of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. from 1999 until May 2007. Prior to joining Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Mr. Mueller served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ameritech Corporation, a subsidiary of SBC Communications, Inc. (a provider of communication services and products). He joined SBC in 1968, and held numerous executive positions, including President and Chief Executive Officer of Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Bell and President of SBC International Inc. He is also a director of McKesson Corporation. Mr. Mueller previously served as Director of Qwest, Verisign, Inc. and Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Mr. Mueller has been a director at Clorox since 2007.
