JAMES W. NOLAN
SARA LEE FRESH BAKERY
SARA LEE CORPORATION

James W. Nolan is chief executive officer of Sara Lee Fresh Bakery and an executive vice president of Sara Lee Corporation.

Mr. Nolan joined Sara Lee in February 2005, as chief executive officer of Sara Lee Foodservice. Prior to joining Sara Lee, he served as executive vice president of U.S. operations for PepsiAmericas, the second largest PepsiCola bottling operation. Before joining PepsiAmericas in 2001, he held numerous positions of increasing responsibility during a 21-year career with PepsiCo, including chief customer officer of PepsiCola North America and senior vice president of sales and market development for PepsiCola North America. He spent two years at Procter & Gamble prior to joining PepsiCo.

Mr. Nolan earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York.

Sara Lee has one of the world’s leading portfolios with its food, beverage, household, and body care brands, including Ambi Pur, Ball Park, Douwe Egberts, Hillshire Farm, Jimmy Dean, Kiwi, Sanex, Sara Lee and Senseo.

In fiscal 2007, Sara Lee generated more than $12 billion in net sales across approximately 200 countries. The Sara Lee community consists of 52,000 employees worldwide.