Total Compensation: $ -269,515.00
Heywood Wilansky, age 60, became our President and Chief Executive Officer in November 2004. Mr. Wilansky has been a director of the Company since June 2005 and a director of DSW since March 2005. Before joining Retail Ventures, Mr. Wilansky served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Filene"s Basement, a subsidiary of Retail Ventures, from February 2003 to November 2004. Mr. Wilansky was a professor of marketing at the University of Maryland business school from August 2002 to February 2003. From August 2000 to January 2003, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Management Resources, LLC. From August 1995 to July 2000, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Bon Ton Stores. Prior to that, he was with The May Department Stores Company for more than 19 years, last serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foley"s division from 1992 to 1995 and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Filene"s division from 1991 to 1992.
Total Compensation: $ 796,158.00
James A. McGrady, age 57, became our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary in December 2002. He served as our Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary from July 2000 until December 2002. Mr. McGrady is also a Vice President of DSW. From 1986 until July 2000, Mr. McGrady served as Vice President and Treasurer of Big Lots, Inc. From 1979 through 1986, Mr. McGrady was in the practice of public accounting with KPMG Main Hurdman.
Total Compensation: $ 619,201.00
Julia A. Davis, age 47, became our Executive Vice President and General Counsel in January 2003. She also served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of DSW from July 2005 until April 10, 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Davis was a partner in the Columbus office of the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. Ms. Davis has 19 years of private legal practice primarily representing and advising national and regional retailers in a wide variety of employment matters.
Total Compensation: $ 503,356.00
Steven E. Miller, age 49, became our Senior Vice President Controller in May 2003 after joining the Company in September 2000 as its Vice President Controller. Since July 2005, he has served as Senior Vice President and Controller of DSW. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Miller served as Chief Financial Officer of Spitzer Management, Inc. beginning in 1998. From 1993 through 1998, Mr. Miller held various positions with Big Lots, Inc. including Director, Assistant Treasurer and Assistant Controller.
Total Compensation: $ —
Lawrence J. Ring, Chancellor Professor of Business Administration and (2004) EMBA Alumni Distinguished Professor of Executive Education, The Mason School of Business, The College of William and Mary ("W&M") since 2001. In addition, Mr. Ring has also been an Adjunct Professor of Business Administration, The School of Executive Education, Babson College since 2000. From 1997 to 2002, Mr. Ring served as Faculty Coordinator of Executive Programs at W&M. From 1991 to 2000, he served as Professor of Business Administration at W&M, and from 1994 to 2002, he served as Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School. Professor Ring is also a member of the Board of Directors of: C. Lloyd Johnson Company, Inc., Norfolk, Virginia; Mr. Price Group, Ltd., Durban, South Africa; and the Williamsburg Landing Corporation. He also served as a member of the International Advisory Board of Angus and Coote Jewelers, Sydney, Australia from 2000 to 2007.
Total Compensation: $ 1.01 M
Jay L. Schottenstein, Chairman of the Company, American Eagle Outfitters, Inc., a retail chain, and SSC since March 1992 and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from April 1991 to July 1997 and from July 1999 to December 2000. Since March 2005, Mr. Schottenstein also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DSW. Mr. Schottenstein served as Chief Executive Officer of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. from 1992 to 2002. Mr. Schottenstein served as Vice Chairman of SSC from 1986 until March 1992 and as a director of SSC since 1982. He served as President of the Furniture Division of SSC from 1985 through June 1993 and in various other executive capacities since 1976. Mr. Schottenstein is also a director of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. and DSW.
Total Compensation: $ -375,785.00
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Total Compensation: $ —
Ari Deshe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Safe Auto Insurance Company, a property and casualty insurance company since 1996 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Safe Auto Insurance Company from 1993 to 1996. Prior to that, Mr. Deshe served as President of Safe Auto Insurance Agency from 1992 to 1993 and President of Employee Benefit Systems, Inc. from 1982 to 1992.
Total Compensation: $ —
Ms. Eveillard is an independent consultant since 2003. Ms. Eveillard served as Senior Managing Director and a Consultant, Retailing and Apparel Group, of Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc., an investment banking company, from 2000 until 2003. Prior to that time, Ms. Eveillard served as the Managing Director, Head of Retailing Industry Group, of PaineWebber Inc., a brokerage firm, from 1988 to 2000. From 1972 to 1988, Ms. Eveillard held various executive positions including Managing Director in the Merchandising Group with Lehman Brothers. Ms. Eveillard is also a director of Tween Brands, Inc. and Birks & Mayors, Inc.
Total Compensation: $ —
Harvey L. Sonnenberg, Senior Partner and CPA in the consulting firm Weiser LLP since November 1994. Mr. Sonnenberg is active in a number of professional organizations including the American Institute of CPAs and the New York State Society of CPAs and has long been involved in rendering professional services to the retail and apparel industry. Mr. Sonnenberg is also a director of DSW.
Total Compensation: $ —
Mr. Aaron presently serves as Senior Vice President of the Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc., a professional sports organization, as Chairman of 755 Restaurant Corp., a quick service restaurant company, and as a director of Medallion Financial Corp., a specialty finance company, along with a number of other private business interests.
Total Compensation: $ —
James L. Weisman, President and a member of Weisman Goldman Bowen & Gross, LLP, a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania law firm. Mr. Weisman has extensive legal experience in working with retail clients. His primary areas of practice have been in business transactions and overseeing, directing and participating in civil litigation.
Total Compensation: $ —
Jon P. Diamond, Vice Chairman since November 2004, President and Chief Operating Officer since 1996 and Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 1996 of Safe Auto Insurance Company. Mr. Diamond has served SSC in various management positions since 1983, including serving as Vice President of SSC from March 1987 to March 1993. Mr. Diamond is also a director of American Eagle Outfitters, Inc.
Total Compensation: $ —
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