John L. Notter

Member, Board of Directors since 2005

International financier and developer John L. Notter manages and has substantial interests in a wide variety of companies, including Westlake Properties, Inc. and Sailview Associates, Inc. of Westlake Village, California; Clark Road Development, LLC and Sherwood Holdings Ltd. of Sarasota, Florida. In the past, he served as chairman of the audit committee as a member of the Hilton Hotels Corporation board of directors. Today as a member of the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation board of directors, he serves as chairman of the investment committee.

Notter spent 15 years as the operating head of the D.K. Ludwig Group, a large network of companies around the world with major interests in real estate, hotels, shipping, insurance, agriculture, and mining. Also, he served as chairman of American-Hawaiian Steamship Company, which was the developer of a major master-planned residential and commercial development north of Los Angeles. Notter served as chairman of the board for Princess Hotels International, Inc., and as president of Universe Tankships, Inc. and National Bulk Carrier, Inc., one of the world's largest providers of tankers and shipping services throughout the world. Notter also served on the boards of Financière Crédit Suisse First Boston in Zurich, Pepcom, and Swiss American Corporation, and was a member of the advisory board of Chemical Bank of New York.

Mr. Notter currently serves as chairman of the board of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, a global nonprofit organization committed to improving the understanding and control of cancer. Leveraging its worldwide network of investigators and ability to sponsor and conduct its own clinical trials, the Institute focuses on translating discoveries into applications for human benefit. He also serves on the board of the Frank W. Jobe Foundation in Los Angeles.

Born in Zurich, Switzerland, Notter immigrated with his family to the United States in 1941. After receiving an honorable discharge from the armed services, he went on to earn degrees from Pasadena City College and California State University, Los Angeles. Currently, Notter splits his time between New York, Florida, California, and Europe.