Belden Appoints Mary S. McLeod of Pfizer Inc. to Board of Directors

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Belden has appointed Mary S. McLeod as a Director and member of the Compensation Committee of the board. Ms. McLeod, age 51, is Senior Vice President of Worldwide Human Resources at Pfizer Inc., a post she has held since April 2007. Pfizer is the world's largest global research-based pharmaceutical company. Prior to joining Pfizer, Ms. McLeod was an executive vice president of Korn Consulting Group, a firm specializing in helping companies through large-scale change. Before joining Korn, she led Human Resources for Symbol Technologies and was the head of Human Resources for Charles Schwab, where she was also Chief of Staff for Schwab's chief executive. In addition, she has worked for Cisco Systems and GE. Ms. McLeod has a bachelor's degree from Loyola University and a master's degree from the University of Missouri.

John Stroup, President and Chief Executive Officer of Belden, said, "We are delighted to welcome Mary McLeod to Belden's Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee of the board. She brings valuable experience helping companies achieve their strategic objectives through effective organizational design and compensation systems."

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From: Belden Dee Johnson Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications 314.854.8054