Dial Appoints George Harad to Board

The Dial Corporation has appointed George J. Harad, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Boise Cascade Corp., to its board of directors. Mr. Harad joins nine current board members and will stand for election at Dial’s 2004 annual stockholders meeting.

“George Harad’s leadership over his more than 30 years at Boise Cascade has had an important impact on that company and its position in the marketplace. He will bring to the Dial Board meaningful experience in managing growth and a deep knowledge of finance and strategic planning,” said Herb Baum, The Dial Corporation’s chairman, president and chief executive officer.

Mr. Harad joined Boise Cascade Corporation, a $7.4 billion international distributor of office supplies and paper and an integrated manufacturer and distributor of paper, packaging, and building materials, in 1971. Over the next 20 years he advanced to president and chief operating officer in December of 1991, and president and chief executive officer in 1994. In 1995 he assumed the role of chairman and chief executive officer.