We are honored to welcome Mr. Gilbert M. Grosvenor, President of the National Geographic Society, Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, former Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Mr. Gordon M. Sears, Chairman of T. J. Ross and Associates, Inc., and Mr. William A. Walker, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bacardi Imports, Inc., as Directors of BCI. These individuals are unsurpassed in their respective fields, and their assistance will be invaluable to BCI.