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BED BATH& BEYOND PROXY STATEMENT
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Jordan Heller, 47, has been President of Heller Wealth Advisors LLC, a provider of financial advisory services, since March 2008.
Prior to Heller Wealth Advisors LLC, Mr. Heller was a Partner with The Schonbraun McCann Group LLP from 2005 to 2008. Prior to
joining The Schonbraun McCann Group, Mr. Heller was a Managing Director at American Economic Planning Group. He has been
a director of the Company since 2003.
Robert S. Kaplan, 50, is a Senior Lecturer at Harvard Business School and a Senior Director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Mr.
Kaplan has been a Senior or Managing Director of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. for more than five years, having also served
that firm as Vice Chairman from 2002 until January 2006. He has been a director of the Company since 1994.
Victoria A. Morrison, 55, is the Executive Vice President & General Counsel of Edison Properties, LLC. Before March 1, 2007, she
was a practicing attorney and a partner in the law firm of Riker, Danzig, Scherer, Hyland & Perretti LLP for more than five years.
She has been a director of the Company since 2001.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE ELECTION
OF THESE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS.
OTHER BOARD OF DIRECTORS INFORMATION
The principal occupation and certain other information about the directors whose terms of office continue after the Annual
Meeting is provided below.
Directors Whose Terms Expire in 2009
Steven H. Temares, 49, currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Temares was President and Chief Executive
Officer from 2003 to January 2006. Mr. Temares was President and Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2003. Mr. Temares
joined the Company in 1992 and has served as a director since January 1999.
Klaus Eppler, 78, is a practicing attorney and has been a pensioned partner in the law firm of Proskauer Rose LLP, counsel to
the Company, since 2001. Mr. Eppler was an equity partner of Proskauer Rose LLP from 1965 to 2001. He has been a director of
the Company since 1992. Mr. Eppler serves as outside Lead Director. Mr. Eppler is also a director of The Dress Barn, Inc.
Fran Stoller, 49, is a practicing attorney and has been a partner in the law firm of Loeb & Loeb LLP for more than five years.
She has been a director of the Company since 2003.
How many times did the Board of Directors meet last year?
The Board of Directors held eight meetings during fiscal 2007.
Director Attendance
Each director of the Company attended at least 75% of the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and committees
on which he or she served, except Dean Adler, who attended 75% of the meetings of the Board of Directors and 19 of the 27
meetings, or 70%, of the Board of Directors and committees on which he served. The Company encourages, but does not
require, the directors to attend the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders. All of the Company’s directors attended the
2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.