John Martinez - IShares MSCI Independent Director

Mr. John E. Martinez is Independent Director of iShares Msci Singapore Ews. He is Chair of the Securities Lending Committee of the Company since 2012. Mr. Martinez has served as a Trustee of iShares Trust since 2003, Chair of the Securities Lending Committee of iShares Trust since 2012, a Director of iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund, Inc. since 2010, Chair of the Securities Lending Committee of iShares MSCI Russia Capped Index Fund, Inc. since 2012, a Trustee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust since 2011 and Chair of the Securities Lending Committee of iShares U.S. ETF Trust since 2012. Mr. Martinez is a Director of FirstREX Agreement Corporationration, providing governance oversight and consulting services to this privately held firm that develops products and strategies for homeowners in managing the equity in their homes. Mr. Martinez previously served as Director of Barclays Global Investors UK Holdings, where he provided governance oversight representing BGIs shareholders through oversight of BGIs worldwide activities. Mr. Martinez also previously served as CoChief Executive Officer of the Global Index and Markets Group of BGI, Chairman of Barclays Global Investor Services and Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets Group of BGI. Since 2003, he is a Director and Executive Committee Member for Larkin Street Youth Services, providing governance oversight and strategy development to an agency that provides emergency and transitional housing, healthcare, education, job and life skills training to homeless youth