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BED BATH & BEYOND PROXY STATEMENT
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Dean S. Adler, 54, is a Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Lubert-Adler Partners, L.P., a private real estate investment firm.
He has served as a Principal of Lubert-Adler Partners, L.P. for over ten years. He has been a director of the Company since 2001.
During the last five years, Mr. Adler also served as a director of Developers Diversified Realty Corp., a shopping center real estate
investment trust, and Electronics Boutique, Inc., a mall retailer. Mr. Adler has wide experience and involvement in commercial real
estate including, in particular, retail real estate.
Stanley F. Barshay, 71, has served in a variety of senior executive positions at consumer healthcare companies. He served as
Executive Vice President of Merck & Co. (formerly Schering-Plough Corporation) and President of its Consumer Health Care
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Health Care, at Schering-Plough Corporation since June 2003. For many years, Mr. Barshay served in a variety of senior execu-
tive positions at American Home Products (now part of Pfizer). He has been a director of the Company since 2003. Among other
things, Mr. Barshay brings to the Board specialized knowledge about the marketing of consumer goods, and in particular health
and beauty care products.
Klaus Eppler, 80, 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, when he ceased active partnership with responsibilities for
clients. He has been a director of the Company since 1992 and has served as outside Lead Director since 2002. Mr. Eppler is also
a director of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (successor to The Dress Barn, Inc.), an apparel retailer. Mr. Eppler has served as a director
of one or more retailers continuously for over 35 years. Throughout his career as a practicing attorney, he represented numerous
public companies or their boards of directors, including many retail companies. Mr. Eppler brings to the Board his experience with
a wide variety of retailers.
Patrick R. Gaston, 53, is an executive at the Verizon Foundation, and is currently on leave serving a one-year term as Executive in
Residence and Senior Advisor with the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund to support the rebuilding efforts in Haiti. Until January 2011, Mr.
Gaston was President of the Verizon Foundation since 2003. Prior to assuming that position, Mr. Gaston held a variety of man-
agement positions at Verizon Communications Inc. and its predecessors since 1984, including positions in operations, marketing,
human resources, strategic planning and government relations. He has been a director of the Company since 2007. Among other
things, Mr. Gaston brings to the Board experience with respect to very large and complex public companies as well as extensive
experience with other local, national and international organizations through his non-profit work.
Jordan Heller, 50, has been President of Heller Wealth Advisors LLC, a provider of financial advisory services, since 2008. Mr. Heller
was previously 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. Among other things, Mr. Heller brings to the Board experience in and knowledge of various financial matters. He serves as
an “audit committee financial expert” on the Company’s Audit Committee.
Victoria A. Morrison, 58, has been the Executive Vice President & General Counsel of Edison Properties, LLC, a diversified real
estate company, since 2007. Ms. Morrison was previously practicing law as a partner in the law firm of Riker, Danzig, Scherer,
Hyland & Perretti LLP since 1986. She has been a director of the Company since 2001. Among other things, Ms. Morrison brings to
the Board experience in and knowledge of real estate law and transactions.
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT THE SHAREHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE ELECTION
OF THE NINE NOMINEES AS DIRECTORS.
OTHER BOARD OF DIRECTORS INFORMATION
How many times did the Board of Directors meet last year?
The Board of Directors held seven meetings during the fiscal year ended February 26, 2011 (“fiscal 2010”).