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Arts degree in English.
Mike Devine was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Coach in December 2001 and Executive Vice President
in August 2007. Prior to Joining Coach, Mr. Devine served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President-Finance of Mothers Work, Inc.
from February 2000 until November 2001. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Devine was Chief Financial Officer of Strategic Distribution, Inc., a
Nasdaq-listed industrial store operator. Previously, Mr. Devine was Chief Financial Officer at Industrial System Associates, Inc. from
1995 to 1997, and for the prior six years he was the Director of Finance and Distribution for McMaster-Carr Supply Co. He also serves as
a member of the Board of Directors of NutriSystem, Inc. Mr. Devine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Marketing from
Boston College and an M.B.A. degree in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Melanie Hughes has served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, of Coach since November 2006. Prior to joining Coach, Ms.
Hughes served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources for the Media Division of Interpublic Group from April 2006 until October
2006. From January 2000 until July 2005, she was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Doubleclick. Ms. Hughes’ earlier
experience includes a variety of senior human resources roles at UBS Warburg, Gillette and Guinness PLC. She began her career in 1985 at
Marks and Spencer in London. Ms. Hughes holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Brunel University and an M.B.A. from
INSEAD.
Carole Sadler has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since May 2000. She joined Coach as Vice
President, Chief Counsel in March 1997. From April 1991 until February 1997, Ms. Sadler was Vice President and Associate General
Counsel of Saks Fifth Avenue. From September 1984 until March 1991, Ms. Sadler practiced law as a litigation associate in New York
City, most recently at the firm of White & Case, and prior to that at Paskus Gordon & Mandel and Mound Cotton & Wollan. Ms. Sadler
holds a Juris Doctor degree from American University, Washington College of Law, and a Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, in American
Studies from Smith College.
Susan Kropf was elected to Coach’s Board of Directors in June 2006. From 2001 to January, 2007, Ms. Kropf served as President and
Chief Operating Officer of Avon Products, where she had day-to-day oversight of Avon’s worldwide operations. Before that, she was
executive vice president and chief operating officer, Avon North America and Global Business Operations, with responsibility for the
company’s North American operating business unit as well as global marketing, R&D, supply chain operations and information
technology. Ms. Kropf also serves on the Boards of MeadWestvaco Corp., Sherwin Williams Co., and the Wallace Foundation. Ms. Kropf
holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. John’s University and an M.B.A. in finance from New York University.
Gary Loveman was elected to Coach’s Board of Directors in January 2002. Mr. Loveman has served as Chairman of Harrah’s
Entertainment, Inc. since January 2005 and as its Chief Executive Officer and President since January 2003; he had served as President of
Harrah’s since April 2001 and as Chief Operating Officer of Harrah’s since May 1998. He was a member of the three-executive Office of the
President of Harrah’s from May 1999 to April 2001 and was Executive Vice President from May 1998 to May 1999. From 1989 to
1998, Mr. Loveman was Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard University Graduate School of
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Business Administration, where his responsibilities included teaching M.B.A. and executive education students, research and publishing in
the field of service management, and consulting and advising large service companies. Mr. Loveman also serves as a Director of Harrah’s,
on the Board of Trustees at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston and on the Trust Board at Children’s Hospital Boston. He holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree in economics from Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Ivan Menezes was elected to Coach’s Board of Directors in February 2005. Mr. Menezes has served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of Diageo North America, the world’s leading premium drinks company, since January 2004, after having served as its President
and Chief Operating Officer from July 2002, and as President of Diageo, Venture Markets since July 2000. Since joining Diageo in 1997 he
has held various progressively senior management positions. Before joining Diageo, he held senior marketing positions with Whirlpool
Europe in Milan and was a principal with Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc., both in Chicago and in London. Mr. Menezes holds a Bachelor of
Arts degree in economics from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, a post graduate diploma from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.
Irene Miller was elected to Coach’s Board of Directors in May 2001. Ms. Miller is Chief Executive Officer of Akim, Inc., an
investment management and consulting firm, and until June 1997 was Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Barnes & Noble,
Inc., the world’s largest bookseller. She joined Barnes & Noble in 1991, became Chief Financial Officer in 1993 and Vice Chairman in
1995. From 1986 to 1990, Ms. Miller was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. Ms. Miller also serves as a
Director of Barnes & Noble, Inc., Inditex, S.A. and TD Bank Financial Group. Ms. Miller holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the
University of Toronto and a Master of Science degree from Cornell University.
Michael Murphy was elected to Coach’s Board of Directors in September 2000. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Murphy served as Vice
Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer of Sara Lee Corporation. Mr. Murphy also served as a Director of Sara Lee from 1979 through
October 1997. Mr. Murphy joined Sara Lee in 1979 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and, from
1993 until 1994, also served as Vice Chairman. Mr. Murphy is also a Director of Civic Federation, Big Shoulders Fund, Metropolitan Pier
and Exposition Authority, Chicago Cultural Center Foundation, GATX Corporation and The Joffrey Ballet. He is also a member of the
Board of Trustees of Northern Funds (a family of mutual funds). Mr. Murphy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business
administration from Boston College and an M.B.A. degree in finance from the Harvard Business School.
Jide Zeitlin was elected to Coach’s Board of Directors in June 2006. Since December 2005, Mr. Zeitlin has served as founder of