Hershey - The Sweetest Place On Earth

LeRoy S. Zimmerman (Chairman of the Board)
LeRoy was appointed a Director of the Company effective January 1, 2006, and was elected Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2007. Mr. Zimmerman, Pennsylvania’s first elected Attorney General, serves as Senior Counsel at the law firm of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC, where he also held a number of prior positions, including Chairman of the Board from 1994-2000. A 1956 graduate of Villanova University and a 1959 graduate of The Dickinson School of Law, Zimmerman is involved with many corporate and civic organizations, including the Pennsylvania Society Council as President, the Society of Attorneys General Emeritus as co-chair, The Hall Foundation as a trustee, and the Board of Counselors of The Dickinson School of Law of The Pennsylvania State University. He is the Chair of the Milton S. Hershey School Board of Managers, Chair of the Hershey Trust Company Board of Directors, and a member of the Board of Directors of The Hershey Company and the M.S. Hershey Foundation.

Joshua L. Brener
Joshua was appointed a Director of the Company in October 1998. Mr. Brener is the President of Water Solutions, a consulting firm specializing in project planning, forensic investigations and team assembly for the recreation and amusement industry. The firm is also the U.S. marketing representative for Poseidon Technologies, Inc. Prior to his current position, Mr. Brener served as Vice President of North American Aquatic Safety for Poseidon Technologies, Inc. He has also served as Executive Vice President of Water Technology, Inc., an engineering and architectural firm specializing in the planning and design of waterparks, theme parks and aquatic facilities, and as Executive Vice President of Heery International, providing extensive planning and design services in the areas of theme parks, waterparks and public assembly facilities. Mr. Brener serves on the Board of Directors of Universal Furniture Company and is Vice President of Edgewater Condo Association. He is a Past President and a member of the Board of Trustees for The Temple in Atlanta.

Dana Chryst
Dana was appointed a Director of the Company in February 2006. Ms. Chryst serves as the owner of The Jay Group, a marketing fulfillment services company headquartered in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She joined The Jay Group in 1981, and acquired controlling interest of the company in 2002. A graduate of Millersville University, Ms. Chryst serves on the Board of Directors of Fulton Bank, Lancaster, PA, Fulton Financial Corporation, and Lancaster General.

Sheila E. Dow-Ford
Sheila was appointed a Director of the Company in March 2003. Ms. Dow-Ford is the CEO of Dow/Ford Strategies. Previously, she served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Counsel of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) from 1994 until January of 2007. Prior to joining PHEAA, Ms. Dow-Ford was Chief Counsel of the New Jersey School Boards Association and a Commissioner on the New Jersey Governor’s Quality Education Commission. A frequent speaker, Ms. Dow-Ford serves on the Boards of the Education and Policy Leadership Council and PA Partnerships for Children, and as a Director of Harrisburg University. A graduate of LaSalle College, she received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Richard A. Harvey, Jr.
Richard was appointed a Director of the Company in September 2004. Mr. Harvey is President of the investment banking firm Stonebridge Associates, LLC, and its predecessor BNY Associates, which provides corporate finance transaction and advisory services, with an emphasis on middle market companies. Mr. Harvey is a member of the board of directors of Nabi Biopharmaceuticals, a NASDAQ traded biopharmaceuticals company, and also serves on the Board of Directors of Hammond Castle Museum. In addition, Mr. Harvey has also served as director of special corporate giving for the YMCA of the North Shore, an organization serving 11 communities north of Boston.

Theodore (Ted) J. Kleisner
Ted was appointed a Director of the Company in February 1996. Mr. Kleisner was elected President and CEO of the Company effective January 1, 2007. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Kleisner served as the President and CEO of the Greenbrier Resort and Club Management Company, a business unit of CSX Corporation, which owns and manages resorts, clubs and real estate developments in West Virginia, The Turks & Caicos Islands BWI, Florida, The Commonwealth of the Bahamas and Bermuda. He is a Director of Allegheny Energy, Inc (NYSE: AYE), the American Hotel and Lodging Association’s Resort Committee, the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry, Team Pennsylvania Foundation, Modern Transit Partnership and WITF, Inc. He also serves on the board of trustees of The Culinary Institute of America and is a member of the executive advisory board of The Daniels College of Business at The University of Denver.

Robert Reese
Robert was appointed a Director of the Company in October 2009. Mr. Reese currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Hershey Trust Company, the Board of Managers of the Milton Hershey School, and the Board of Managers of the M.S. Hershey Foundation. He is also President and Managing Director of the Hershey Trust Company.

Lynn C. Swann
Lynn was appointed a Director of the Company in June 2003 and is owner of Swann, Inc., in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mr. Swann serves as a member of the Board of Directors of H.J. Heinz Company and Harrah’s Entertainment. A former All-Pro wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, he also serves on the Board of Directors for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, and is former chair of the President's Council on Physical Fitness & Sports. Mr. Swann also created a youth scholarship fund for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School.