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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned directors and/or officers of C.H. Robinson
Worldwide Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Corporation"), (a) hereby
constitutes and appoints Owen P. Gleason, D. R. Verdoorn and Chad M. Lindbloom,
and each of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), the
undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution for the undersigned in the undersigned's name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities (including without limitation, as
director and/or principal executive officer, principal financial officer,
principal accounting officer or any other officer of the Corporation), (i) to
sign a registration statement, and any and all amendments thereto, including
post-effective amendments, on Form S-8 relating to the Robinson Companies
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the "Plan"), and the deferred
compensation obligations under the Plan, which is to be filed with the United
States Securities and Exchange Commission, with all exhibits thereto, and any
and all documents in connection therewith, and (ii) to perform each and every
act and do each and every thing requisite and necessary to be done in order to
effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present; and (b) hereby ratifies, approves and
confirms all that each of the above-named attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney as of the 29th day of September, 2000.
Signature Title
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/s/ D.R. Verdoorn Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
--------------------------- Officer
D.R. Verdoorn (principal executive officer)
/s/ Chad M. Lindbloom Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Chad M. Lindbloom
/s/ Thomas K. Mahlke Corporate Controller
--------------------------- (principal accounting officer)
Thomas K. Mahlke
/s/ Dale S. Hanson Director
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Dale S. Hanson
/s/ Looe Baker III Director
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Looe Baker III
/s/ Barry Butzkow Senior Vice President and Director
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Barry Butzkow
/s/ Owen P. Gleason Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
--------------------------- and Director
Owen P. Gleason
/s/ Gregory D. Goven Senior Vice President and Director
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Gregory D. Goven
/s/ Robert Ezrilov Director
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Robert Ezrilov
/s/ Gerald A. Schwalbach Director
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Gerald A. Schwalbach
