Former Governor Joins Oil & Gas Exploration Company

Continental Resources appointed former North Dakota Governor Ed Schafer, 65, to its Board. Schafer was elected North Dakota's 30th governor in 1992 and served for two terms. In 2008, he was nominated and confirmed as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. During his term as governor, Schafer also served as Chairman of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, which is comprised of all energy-producing states. Before his political service, he was the President of Gold Seal, a distributor of household products. Schafer was also the co-founder and CEO of Extend America, a telecommunications company focused on rural connectivity in the Midwest.

Manufacturing

International Paper Company announced the election of Joan Spero, 66, to its Board of Directors. In the past, Spero has served in the U.S. Department of State as Undersecretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Affairs and as Ambassador to the UN for Economic and Social Affairs. She has also held leadership positions in Corporate Strategy and Corporate Affairs at American Express and served as President of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Spero is currently a Senior Research Scholar at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and a member of IBM’s Board of Directors. Previously, she served on the board of directors at the ING Group, Delta Air Lines, and First Data.