Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Rosskamm, 58, was the Chief Executive Officer of Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. ("Jo-Ann"), from October 1985 to August 2006, and Chairman of the Board of Directors from July 1992 to August 2006. Under his leadership, Jo-Ann became the nation's leading retailer of fabrics and sewing supplies and one of the nation's largest retailers of craft and floral products, operating 800 stores in 47 states. He continues as a member of Jo-Ann's board of directors, where he has served since 1985. Since 2006, Mr. Rosskamm has advised a number of start-up ventures, including retailer PetSense, Inc. Effective July 10, 2008, the Company"s Board of Directors appointed Alan Rosskamm, Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Total Compensation: $ 1.14 M
Joseph M. Baron, 60, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 2002. Before that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Homelife Corporation from February 1999 to October 2001. Homelife Corporation filed a bankruptcy petition under Chapter 11 of the U. S. Bankruptcy Code during July 2001. On February 5, 2008 Joseph M. Baron, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has assumed leadership of the Company's Bensalem-based retail businesses on an interim basis.
Total Compensation: $ 1.03 M
Eric M. Specter, 50, has served as Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer since January 1997, and he has been employed by us since 1983.
Total Compensation: $ 988,510.00
Colin D. Stern, 59, has served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel since 1990, and he has been employed by us since 1989. He has also served as Secretary since February 1998.
Total Compensation: $ —
Timothy M. White, 49, has served as Executive Vice President - Chief Marketing Officer since October 2007 and as Senior Vice President - Marketing from July 2006 to October 2007. Before that he served as Senior Vice President - Marketing for Linens-N-Things from June 2002 to June 2006.
Total Compensation: $ —
John J. Sullivan, 61, has served as Senior Vice President - Corporate Controller since April 2007 and as Vice President - Corporate Controller since October 1998.
Total Compensation: $ —
Ms. Curl, 53, was the Chief Marketing Officer of Avaya, Inc. ("Avaya") from October 2000 through April 2004. In that capacity, she was responsible for the strategic and operational management of Avaya's global marketing organization. Avaya provides voice, converged voice and data customer relationship management, messaging, multi-service networking and structured cabling products and services to its customers. Before joining Avaya, Ms. Curl was employed by Xerox Corporation beginning in 1976, where she held positions in sales, marketing and field operations culminating with her appointment as Corporate Vice President, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Public Sector, Worldwide in January 1999. In that capacity, she was responsible for developing strategic and tactical market plans for the provision of document solutions and services to the public sector worldwide. Ms. Curl is also a Director of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, HealthSouth Corporation and Welch Allyn Inc.
Total Compensation: $ 913,396.00
James G. Bloise, 64, has served as Executive Vice President - Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, and Shared Business Services since December 2005 and as Senior Vice President - Supply Chain Management from 2002 to December 2005.
Total Compensation: $ —
Gale H. Varma, 57, has served as Executive Vice President - Human Resources since July 2003. Before that, she served as Division Vice President -Human Resources and Ethics Officer for the Prudential Institutional Employee Benefits division of Prudential Financial Services, a division of Prudential Insurance Company of America, from September 1997 to April 2003.
Total Compensation: $ 5.23 M
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Total Compensation: $ —
Dr. Davies, 51, has been the President of Queens University of Charlotte since July 2002. Dr. Davies was the Dean of the McColl School of Business, Queens University of Charlotte from June 2000 until March 2001 when she was appointed Chief Operating Officer of that institution. From June 1997 to June 2000, she served as Professor of Management and Dean of the Bennett S. LeBow College of Business at Drexel University. From 1992 to 1997, Dr. Davies served as Chairman of the Department of Management at the University of Central Florida. Her professional specialization is in the field of strategic planning with a particular emphasis on competitive and marketing strategy. She has written and lectured on these topics extensively. Dr. Davies is also a Director of C&D Technologies, Inc. and Sonoco Products Company.
Total Compensation: $ —
Anthony A. DeSabato, 59, has served as Executive Vice President - Corporate and Labor Relations, and Business Ethics since July 2003. Before that, he served as Executive Vice President and Corporate Director of Human Resources since 1990, and he has been employed by us since 1987.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Hopkins, 65, was associated with the public accounting firm of KPMG LLP from 1966 until 1999. During his term at KPMG LLP, Mr. Hopkins served as an audit partner and a SEC reviewing partner. From 1993 until 1998, Mr. Hopkins was managing partner of KPMG's Philadelphia Business Unit.
Total Compensation: $ —
Jonathon Graub, 47, has served as Senior Vice President - Real Estate, since December 1999, and he has been employed by us since 1981.
Total Compensation: $ —
Ms. Hudson, 61, served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Brady Corporation until November 2003 when she retired. Prior to her appointment as Chairman, she was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Brady Corporation from January 1994 until March 2003. Brady Corporation is a leading manufacturer and marketer of complete identification solutions which improve productivity, performance, safety and security. Its products include high-performance labels, signs, software, printers, specialty die-cut materials and data-collection systems. Before joining Brady Corporation, she was a Vice President at Eastman Kodak Company and General Manager of its Professional, Printing and Publishing Imaging Division. Her 24 years at Eastman Kodak Company included positions in finance, communications and public affairs, information systems and the management of instant photography and printing. Ms. Hudson is also a Director of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson and serves on the Alverno College Board of Trustees and as Immediate Past Chairman of the Medical College of Wisconsin Board of Trustees. Ms. Hudson's term on the Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson Board expires on April 8, 2008. She will not stand for re-election.
Total Compensation: $ —
On July 10, 2008, the Board unanimously appointed Ms. M. Jeannine Strandjord to serve as a member of the Board. Ms. Strandjord previously served on the Board from April 2006 until June 2008. Ms. Strandjord is an experienced financial executive whose career has spanned more than 30 years. Most recently, she has served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Integration Officer of Sprint Corporation from 2003 until her retirement in 2005, with responsibility for implementation of Sprint"s transformation, including overall program management of comprehensive process redesign and organizational development. Prior to 2003, Ms. Strandjord served Sprint and subsidiaries of Sprint in a number of financial capacities, including Senior Vice President of Financial Services, Senior Vice President and CFO of the Long Distance Division, Senior Vice President and Treasurer, and Vice President and Controller of Sprint. Prior to joining Sprint, Ms. Strandjord was Vice President of Finance for Macy"s Midwest and had held financial positions with Kansas City Power & Light Co. and Ernst and Whinney. Ms. Strandjord holds a bachelor"s degree in business administration and accounting from the University of Kansas and is a certified public accountant. She is a member of the Board of six registered investment companies which are a part of American Century Funds and a member of the Boards of DST Systems, Inc. and Euronet Worldwide, Inc. Ms. Strandjord has served as Chairman and President of the Heartland Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors for the last two years.
Total Compensation: $ —
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Total Compensation: $ —
Michel Bourlon, 48, has served as Executive Vice President - Sourcing since March 2004. Before that, he served as Managing Director of Eddie Bauer International (Hong Kong) Ltd., from September 1997 to February 2004.
Total Compensation: $ —
On July 9, 2008 Brian P. Woolf, the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cache, Inc., has been appointed President of the Lane Bryant brand. Brian Woolf has served in various retail-industry management and merchandising positions over the past three decades. Before joining Cache, he held senior merchandising positions at a number of well-known retailers, including Limited Stores, Marshall"s, Lazarus, Bloomingdale"s and Macy"s. Rosskamm commented, "Brian"s long history of accomplishments in the women"s apparel business includes the successful turnaround at Cache. We are very pleased that he has agreed to join us and lead our Lane Bryant brand.
