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William P. Benton, 81, became a director of SMI in 1995. Mr. Benton retired from Ford Motor Company as Vice President of Marketing worldwide after a 37-year career with the company. During that time, Mr. Benton held the following major positions: Vice President/General Manager of Lincoln/Mercury Division; Vice President/General Manager of Ford Division; four years in Europe as Group Vice President of Ford of Europe; and a member of the company�s Product Planning Committee, responsible for all products of the company worldwide. Most recently, Mr. Benton was Vice Chairman of Wells Rich Greene and Executive Director of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide in New York until 1992. In addition, Mr. Benton serves as a director of SAI and Allied Holdings, Inc. | 