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Burton 59,406,897 7,245,230 98,946 14,219,584 Kathleen S. Dvorak 64,967,946 1,623,874 159,253 14,219,584 Pradeep Jotwani 58,508,954 8,083,263 158,857 14,219,583 Robert J. Keller 63,750,799 1,887,979 1,112,294 14,219,585 Ron Lombardi 65,649,677 986,849 114,548 14,219,583 Graciela I. Monteagudo 58,396,697 8,254,606 99,771 14,219,583 E. Mark Rajkowski 65,038,039 1,552,984 160,052 14,219,582 Elizabeth A. Simermeyer 59,097,091 7,553,888 100,095 14,219,583 Thomas W. 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