A strong and customer focused global enterprise like H.B. Fuller has an equally strong and knowledgeable board of directors to guide us. With that in mind, this month we elected Thomas W. Handley, president of Ecolab’s global food and beverage division, as an independent member to our board. He will also sit on the audit and compensation committees. We welcome Tom and his exceptional leadership and operations experience to our board, which now comprises seven independent directors and our President and Chief Executive Officer, Michele Volpi.

Tom’s background with growing product lines both at Ecolab and Procter & Gamble, particularly overseas, will be a tremendous support to our recent investments in the Asia Pacific and EIMEA markets. With much of his career leading businesses abroad, Tom is well-versed in the global company mindset.

As the newest member of our board, Tom joins a seasoned team of highly knowledgeable and accomplished business leaders:

•Director Juliana L. Chugg, who joined our board in 2007 and sits on the audit and compensation committees, is the senior vice President, president, Pillsbury USA, General Mills, Inc.

•Director J. Michael Losh is a private investor and financial expert who joined the board in 2001, chairs the audit committee and sits on the corporate governance and nominating committee. He has held chairman and chief financial officer positions at Cardinal Health, Metaldyne Corporation and General Motors Corporation.

•The chairman, Lee R. Mitau, joined our board in 1996 and is currently executive vice president and general counsel at U.S. Bancorp. Lee  is chairperson of the corporate governance and nominating committee and also sits on the compensation committee.

•Alfredo L. Rovira, a director since 2003 and member of the audit  and corporate governance and nominating committees, is managing partner of the law firm of Brons & Salas in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

•John C. van Roden, Jr., also a director since 2003, is a private investor. He previously served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Glatfelter, Inc. John sits on our compensation and corporate governance and nominating committees.

•R. William Van Sant, operating partner of Stone Arch Capital, LLC, joined our board in 2001. He is chairperson of the compensation committee and also sits on our corporate governance and nominating committees.

•Prior to presiding over H.B. Fuller for the last four years, director Michele Volpi  held executive leadership positions in our global adhesives group, General Electric in Europe and North America, The Boston Consulting Group in Milan, Italy, and Habasit Hispanica in Barcelona, Spain.

We’re grateful for the time, experience and knowledge each member of our board of directors contributes to H.B. Fuller. Guided by their leadership, H.B. Fuller will become even stronger as we continue to develop innovative adhesives that help our customers succeed around the world.

-Steven Brazones

Assistant Treasurer and Director of Investor Relations