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Tina Klocke, 55, has been our Chief Operations Bear since March
2009. She served as our Chief Financial Bear from November 1997
until September 2014, our Treasurer from April 2000 until September
2014, and our Secretary from February 2004 until November
2013. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Klocke was the Controller
for Clayton Corporation, a manufacturing company, where she
supervised all accounting and finance functions as well as human
resources. Prior to joining Clayton Corporation in 1990, she was the
controller for Love Real Estate Company, a diversified investment
management and development firm. Ms. Klocke began her career in
1982 with Ernst & Young LLP. In 2014, Ms. Klocke announced her plans
to leave the Company in the first half of fiscal 2015.
Jennifer Kretchmar, 41, joined Build-A-Bear Workshop in August
2014 as Chief Product Ocer and Innovation Bear. Prior to joining
the Company, Ms. Kretchmar was Senior Vice President of Product
and Brand Management with the Stride Rite Children’s Group of
Wolverine World Wide, Inc. where since 2004 she was responsible
for the global product creation strategy for a diverse portfolio of
children’s footwear brands including Stride Rite, Sperry Top- Sider®,
Saucony®, Keds®, Merrell®, Robeez®, Jessica Simpson® and Hush
Puppies®. Before joining Stride Rite, Ms. Kretchmar held positions of
increasing responsibility at The Timberland Company, Goldbug, and
the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Service.
Voin Todorovic, 40, joined Build-A-Bear Workshop in September 2014
as Chief Financial Ocer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Todorovic
was employed at Wolverine World Wide, Inc., a leading global
footwear and apparel company, where since September 2013 he
served as the head of finance and operations for its Lifestyle Group
which includes a portfolio of iconic brands such as Sperry Top-Sider®,
Hush Puppies®, Keds®, and Stride Rite®. From 2011 to 2013 he was Vice
President–Finance and Administration of the Stride Rite Children’s
Group business, operating in wholesale, direct to consumer and
international franchising, and from 2010 to 2011 he was Vice President
of the Performance + Lifestyle Group. Prior to his tenure at Wolverine
World Wide he held positions of increasing responsibility at Collective
Brands, Inc. and Payless ShoeSource.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The information contained in the sections titled “Executive Compensation” and “Board of Directors Compensation” in the Proxy Statement is
incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 11.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
The information contained in the section titled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in the Proxy Statement is
incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 12.
ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
The information contained in the section titled “Related Party Transactions” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference in
response to this Item 13.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The information contained in the section titled “Principal Accountant Fees” and “Policy Regarding Pre-Approval of Services Provided by the
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference in response to Item 14.
Plan Category
(a)
Number of securities to be issued
upon exercise of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
(b)
Weighted-average exercise price of
outstanding options, warrants and
rights
(c)
Number of securities remaining
available for future issuance under
equity compensation plans (excluding
securities reflected in column (a))
Equity compensation plans approved
by security holders $ 714,451 8.14 $ 1,323,925
Total $714,451 8.14 $ 1,323,925
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