What qualifies Mr. Claflin to do this job?
• Mr. Claflin’s family has long supported education. Following the Civil War in 1869, Mr. Claflin’s great-great-grandfather founded Claflin University (formerly Claflin College) in order to educate the children of freed slaves. Claflin University continues to educate young people as a historically black college located in South Carolina. A Claflin was also one of the founders of Boston University. Mr. Claflin is a retired CEO of 3Com Corporation, a billion dollar plus global information technology company. Prior to joining 3Com, Mr. Claflin held senior positions at IBM including President of the Personal Computer Company/Americas and General Manger of Asia/South Pacific. Mr. Claflin also was Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Claflin is the chairman of the board of directors of AMD Corporation, a NY Stock Exchange company, a director of Ciena Corporation, a NASDAQ company, and a member of the Liberal Arts Development Council of Penn S
