Cristina Pieretti

Ms. Pieretti, aged 53 years, has been a member of our board of directors since January 2000 and was appointed to the board by the Cisneros Group.
From 1992 to March 1995, and since February 1996, Ms. Pieretti has held a number of senior management positions with marketing and operations responsibilities at companies within the Cisneros Group in the consumer goods, retail and telecommunications industries.
From March 1995 to February 1996, Ms. Pieretti was a partner at Booz-Allen & Hamilton, a consulting firm.
Ms. Pieretti has the title of executive vice president of operations of the Cisneros Group.
Ms. Pieretti is also a director of Pueblo Xtra International, Inc., a company within the Cisneros Group.