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GlobalSourcing from February 2004 to December2004
and Executive Vice President —Customer Centricity from
July 2003 to February 2004. Prior to that, he served as
Executive Vice President — General Merchandise Manager
from 2001 to 2003, as SeniorVicePresident — General
Merchandisefrom 1998 to 2001 and as Vice President —
General Merchandise from 1996 to 1998. Prior to joining
us in 1996, Mr.London was a senior vice president for
NordicTrack, a fitness equipment manufacturer, and
executive vice president for Central Tractor Farm & Country,
a specialty farmproducts retail supplier.
Timothy D. McGeehan was named Executive Vice
President — RetailSales in June 2005. Mr. McGeehan
joined us in 1988 and has held positions as Senior Vice
President, Regional Vice President, regional manager,
district manager and store manager.
Kalendu Patelwas namedExecutive Vice President —
Strategy and International in April 2005. Mr. Patel joined us
in 2003 and has held positions as Senior Vice President
andVice President. Prior to joining us, Mr. Patel was a
partner at Strategos, a strategic consulting firm. Prior to
that, he held various positions with KPMG ConsultingInc.
and Courtaulds PLC in the United Kingdom.
Greg Thorson joined us in June 2005 as Executive Vice
President — Enterprise Transformation. Prior tojoiningus,
Mr. Thorson was a retailpartner at Accenture LLP,aglobal
management consulting, technology services and outsourcing
company,where he worked with large retailers on strategic
initiatives. Prior to that, he spent more than 15 years in
restaurant development and operations.
John C. Waldenwas named Executive Vice President —
Customer Business Group in December 2004. Mr. Walden
served as Executive Vice President — Human Capital and
Leadership from 2002 to 2004 and President of
BestBuy.com, Inc. from 1999 to 2002.Prior to joining us in
1999, Mr. Walden served as chief operating officer of
Peapod, Inc., an Internet retailer of groceries. Mr. Walden
has also held executive positions with Ameritech
Corporation, a telecommunications company, and Storage
Technology Corporation, amaker of data storage products.
Earlier he practiced corporate and securities law with Sidley
Austin Brown & WoodLLP.
Susan S.Hoffwas named Senior Vice President andChief
Communications Officer in April 2004. Previously, she had
servedasSenior Vice President — Public Affairs and
Investor Relations Officer since 2000. Since joining us in
1983, Ms. Hoff has served in various capacities including
Vice President of Corporate Communications and Public
Relations.
Joseph M. Joyce was promoted to Senior Vice President —
General Counsel and Assistant Secretary in 1997.
Mr. Joyce joined us in 1991 as Vice President — Human
Resources andGeneral Counsel. Priorto joining us,
Mr. Joycewas withTonka Corporation, a toy maker, having
most recently served as vice president, secretary and
general counsel.
James L. Muehlbauer was named Senior Vice President —
Finance in June 2003. He joined us in 2002 as Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of Musicland. Prior to
joining us, Mr. Muehlbauer spent 10 years with The Pillsbury
Company, a food manufacturer, where he held various
senior-level finance management positions, including vice
president and worldwide controller, vice president of
operations, divisional finance director, director of mergers
and acquisitions, and director of internal audit. A certified
public accountant, Mr. Muehlbauer spent eight years with
Coopers & Lybrand LLP andmost recently served as a senior
manager in the firm’s audit and consulting practice.
Ryan D. Robinsonwas named Senior Vice President —
Finance and Treasurer in September 2005. Mr. Robinson
joined us in 2002as Vice President — Finance and
Treasurer. Prior to joining us, he spent 15 years at
ABN AMRO Holding N.V., a leading international bank, and
most recently served as senior vice president and director of
that financial institution’s North American private equity
activities. Mr.Robinson also held management positions in
ABN AMRO Holding N.V.’s corporate finance, finance
advisory, acquisitions and asset securitization divisions.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of
Security Holders.
There were no matters submitted duringthe fourthquarter
of the fiscal year ended February 25, 2006, to a vote of
security holders,through the solicitation of proxies or
otherwise.