George E. Deese

George E. Deese, age 65, has been chief executive officer of Flowers Foods since January 2004 and chairman of the board since January 1, 2006. Previously, he served as president and chief operating officer of Flowers Foods from May 2002 to January 2004 and as president and chief operating officer of Flowers Bakeries, the company's core business division, from 1983 to May 2002. Mr. Deese joined the company in 1964. He is a board member of the Grocery Manufacturers of America (GMA), a trustee of the Georgia Research Alliance, and serves on the Mayo Clinic Florida Leadership Council. Mr. Deese previously served as chairman of the American Bakers Association (ABA) and on the ABA board and executive committee. He previously served as vice chairman of the board for Quality Bakers of America (QBA) and as a member of the QBA board for 15 years.

Joe E. Beverly

Joe E. Beverly, age 70, has been Chairman of the board of directors of Commercial Bank in Thomasville, Georgia, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE), a financial services company, since 1989. He is also the former Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Synovus Financial Corp, and is an advisory director of Synovus Financial Corp. He was President of Commercial Bank from 1973 to 1989. Mr. Beverly has served as a director of Flowers Foods since March 2001, and he previously served as a director of Flowers Industries, Inc. from August 1996 until March 2001.

Franklin L. Burke

Franklin L. Burke, age 70, has been a private investor since 1991. He is the former Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Bank South Corp., an Atlanta, Georgia banking company, and the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Bank South, N.A., the principal subsidiary of Bank South Corp. He has served as a director of Flowers Foods since March 2001. Mr. Burke previously served as a director of Flowers Industries, Inc. from 1994 until March 2001 and as a director of Keebler Foods Company from 1998 until March 2001.

Manuel A. Fernandez

Manuel A. Fernandez, age 65, has been the managing director of SI Ventures, a venture capital firm, since 1998 and chairman emeritus of Gartner, Inc., a leading information technology research and consulting company, since 2001. Prior to his present positions, Mr. Fernandez was chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Gartner. Previously, he was president and chief executive officer at Dataquest, Inc., Gavilan Computer Corporation, and Zilog Incorporated. He has served as a director of Flowers Foods since January 2005. Mr. Fernandez also serves on the board of directors of Brunswick Corporation (NYSE), Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (NYSE), and SYSCO Corporation (NYSE).

Benjamin H. Griswold, IV

Benjamin H. Griswold, IV, age 71, is partner and chairman of Brown Advisory. Mr. Griswold retired in February 2005 as senior chairman of Deutsche Bank Securities, a position he had held since 1999. Prior to that time, Mr. Griswold held several positions with Alex. Brown & Sons, ultimately being elected the firm's chairman of the board. Following the merger of Alex. Brown and Bankers Trust New York, he became senior chairman of BT Alex. Brown, which was acquired by Deutsche Bank in 1999. Mr. Griswold also served on the board of the New York Stock Exchange, completing his term in 1999. He currently serves on the board of directors of WP Carey, LLC (NYSE) and the Stanley Black & Decker Corporation (NYSE) and as a trustee of Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Griswold joined the Flowers Food Board of Directors in February 2005.

Amos R. McMullian

Amos R. McMullian, age 74, has been Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of Flowers Foods since January 2006. He previously served as Chairman of the Board from November 2000 to December 2005 and as Chief Executive Officer of Flowers Foods from November 2000 to January 2004. Mr. McMullian previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Flowers Industries, Inc. from 1985 until March 2001 and as its Chief Executive Officer from 1981 until March 2001.

J.V. Shields, Jr.

J.V. Shields, Jr., age 73, has been chairman of Wellington Shields & Co., LLC, a diversified financial services company and member of the New York Stock Exchange, since 2009, following a merger of Shields & Co. with H.G. Wellington & Co. Prior to the merger, Mr. Shields had been chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Shields & Co. since 1982. Mr. Shields also is chairman of Capital Management Associates, Inc., chairman of Wellington Shields Capital Management LLC, both registered investment advisors, and chairman of the board of trustees of The BBH Funds, the Brown Brothers Harriman mutual funds group. He has served as a director of Flowers Foods since March 2001, and he previously served as a director of Flowers Industries, Inc. from March 1989 until March 2001.

David V. Singer

David V. Singer, age 56, has served as the chief executive officer of Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. (NASDAQ) since 2010, following the merger of Lance, Inc. and Snyder’s of Hanover, Inc. He served as the president and chief executive officer of Lance, Inc. from 2005 until the merger with Snyder’s in 2010. He was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated, Charlotte, NC, from 2001 until 2005 and vice president and chief financial officer of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated from 1986 until 2001. Mr. Singer has been a director of Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. since 2010 and previously served as a director of Lance, Inc. from 200302010. He joined Flowers Foods’ board on January 1, 2010.

Melvin T. Stith, Ph.D.

Melvin T. Stith, Ph.D., age 65, is dean of the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University in New York. From 1991 to November 2004, he was dean of the College of Business at Florida State University in Tallahassee and the Jim Moran Professor of Business Administration. He also is a director of Synovus Financial Corporation (NYSE) and previously served on the board of Rexall Sundown, Inc., and Keebler Foods Company. He has served as a director of Flowers Foods since July 2004.

Jackie M. Ward

Jackie M. Ward, age 73, is the Retired Chairman and CEO of Computer Generation Incorporated, a telecommunications company based in Atlanta, Georgia that she co- founded, from 1968 until it was acquired by Intec Telecom Systems in December 2000. She is also a director of Sanmina-SCI Corporation (NASDAQ), WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE) and SYSCO Corporation (NYSE). Ms. Ward served as a director of Flowers Industries, Inc. from March 1999 until March 2001, and she has served as a director of Flowers Foods since March 2001.

C. Martin Wood III

C. Martin Wood III, age 68, has been a Partner in Wood Associates, a private investment firm, since January 2000. He retired as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Flowers Industries, Inc. on January 1, 2000, a position that he had held since 1978. Mr. Wood has served as a director of Flowers Foods since March 2001 and previously served on the Flowers Industries, Inc. board of directors, from 1975 until March 2001.