JOHN M. COOK PRG-Schultz International John Cook is president and chief executive officer of PRG-Schultz International (NASDAQ: PRGX), the largest and only publicly traded comprehensive accounts payable recovery audit services firm. Prior to founding PRG in 1990, Cook served as president and chief executive officer of Roy Greene Associates from 1989 to 1990. Previously, he held a number of top financial and management positions in the retail industry, including senior vice president and chief financial officer of Caldor Stores, a division of The May Department Store Company, and senior vice president of finance and controller of Kaufmann's Department Stores, another May division. In addition, he held the position of president of Eaton Corporation's Car Repair division. Cook serves on the board of trustees of Atlanta's Woodruff Arts Center, and the board of directors of the High Museum of Art. He is a member of the dean's advisory council of the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, and a member of The Carter Center's board of councilors. A member of the board of trustees of Saint Louis University, he serves on the executive advisory board of the university's School of Business and Administration. In June of 1999, Cook was named Ernst & Young's Regional Entrepreneur of the Year for the Financial Services category and was inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame. In 1996 he created the Cook Family Foundation, and the John and Lucy Cook Supporting Foundation, private foundations that further the arts and education. Cook is a graduate of St. Louis University, from which he holds a bachelor's degree in accounting.