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Table of Contents
Name (Age)
Business Experience
During Past Five Years and
Other Information
Director
Since
Directors Whose Terms Continue until the 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Lauren J. Brisky (61)
Ms. Brisky retired February 1, 2009 as the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Chief Financial Officer of Vanderbilt
University, after serving 10 years in that capacity. As the Vice Chancellor for Administration and Chief Financial Officer,
she served as the financial liaison for Vanderbilt University's Audit, Budget and Executive Committees and was responsible
for Vanderbilt University's financial management as well as administrative infrastructure, which included such areas as
facilities and construction, human resources, information systems and business operations. She served as Associate Vice
Chancellor for Finance of Vanderbilt University from 1988 until her 1999 appointment to Vice Chancellor. Ms. Brisky has
also held positions at the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University and North Carolina State University. She serves as
Chair of the Board of Trustees for Simmons College, where she has served as a member of the Board since 2000. Ms. Brisky
has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Sports Authority of Nashville since 2004.
Ms. Brisky has valuable experience as Chief Financial Officer of Vanderbilt University, where she also was responsible for
the university's human resources. Her financial expertise and her knowledge of college-age students, a group that comprises
a significant portion of the Company's target customers and its store associate recruitment base, is valuable to the Company.
2003
Archie M. Griffin (57)
Since July 2010, Mr. Griffin has been the Senior Vice President of Alumni Relations at The Ohio State University. Mr.
Griffin has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc. since
January 2004 and as an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors of The Ohio State University Foundation since January
2004. Mr. Griffin served as the Associate Director of Athletics at The Ohio State University from 1994 to 2003, after serving
more than nine years in various positions within the Athletic and Employment Services Departments at The Ohio State
University. Mr. Griffin has also served as a director of Motorists Mutual Insurance Company since 1991 and the Ohio Auto
Club since 1992. Mr. Griffin has also served as a member of The Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation Board of
Trustees since 2006 and the Board of the Columbus Youth Foundation (Vice Chair) since 1991.
Mr. Griffin currently serves as our Corporate Social Responsibility Committee chairman. Mr. Griffin is one of the most well-
respected and well-recognized individuals in the State of Ohio. As Senior Vice President of Alumni Relations at The Ohio
State University and President and Chief Executive Officer of The Ohio State University Alumni Association, Inc., he
spends a significant amount of time with the Company's target customer and recruiting base. Mr. Griffin's lengthy service on
the Board and institutional knowledge of the Company are also valuable.
2000
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