ADVISORY/John Bryan, Sara Lee's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Twenty-Five Years Will Address the Members and Guests of the Economic Club of Chicago.

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ADVISORY...for Tues. (Feb. 29)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

What: John Bryan will address the members and guests of the Economic
      Club of Chicago, sharing his thoughts and experiences on his
      twenty-five years as Sara Lee's CEO.

Who: John Bryan is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
     of Sara Lee Corporation. Mr. Bryan became president and a
     director of the company in 1974, and was named chief executive
     officer a year later. He was elected chairman of the board in
     1976. Mr. Bryan is the architect of Sara Lee's extensive global
     portfolio of leading consumer brands. Under his leadership, the
     company's revenues have grown from $2.4 billion in 1975 to more
     than $20 billion in 1999. Mr. Bryan is a member of the board of
     directors of BP Amoco Corporation p.l.c., BANK ONE CORPORATION,
     General Motors Corporation and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. He led a
     $100 million fund-raising campaign to renovate Chicago's
     Orchestra Hall and Lyric Opera House, and was recently appointed
     by Mayor Richard M. Daley as the chairman of a private
     development project to build a $250 million millennium park on
     Chicago's lakefront. Mr. Bryan has long promoted the advancement
     of women in business and also actively supports social issues.

When: Tuesday, February 29, 2000
      5:00 - 5:45 p.m. Electronic Media check-in outside the
                       Grand Ballroom
                       General Media check-in outside the Grand
                       Ballroom
      6:45 p.m. Dinner begins in the Grand Ballroom
      7:45 p.m. Program begins in the Grand Ballroom

Where: The Palmer House Hilton Hotel
       Grand Ballroom
       17 E. Monroe Street, Chicago