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Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
Item 4(a). EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE REGISTRANT
The following table sets forth our executive officers and certain key employees.
Name Age Position
Gertrude Boyle ............ 79 Chairman of the Board (1)
TimothyP.Boyle .......... 54 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director (1)
Patrick D. Anderson ........ 46 VicePresident and Chief Operating Officer, Assistant Secretary (1)
RickD.Carpenter .......... 40 VicePresident of Manufacturing and Operations (1)
CarlK.Davis ............. 55 VicePresident and General Counsel, Secretary (1)
EdwardR.Howell.......... 55 GlobalPresident of Sorel Division (1)
Robert G. Masin ........... 55 SeniorVicePresident of Sales and Merchandising (1)
Grant D. Prentice .......... 49 VicePresident and General Manager – Outerwear Merchandising (1)
BryanL.Timm ............ 40 VicePresident and Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer (1)
William J. Berta ........... 51 General Manager – Footwear Merchandising
John B. Gilbert, Jr. ......... 60 President of Mountain Hardwear, Inc.
DavidW.Robinson......... 52 General Manager – Hunting, Fishing and Accessories Merchandising
Mark J. Sandquist .......... 44 General Manager – Sportswear Merchandising
(1) These individuals are considered Executive Officers of Columbia Sportswear.
Gertrude Boyle has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1983. Columbia was founded by her
parents in 1938 and managed by her husband, Neal Boyle, from 1964 until his death in 1970. Mrs. Boyle also
served as our President from 1970 to 1988. Mrs. Boyle is Timothy P. Boyle’s mother.
Timothy P. Boyle joined Columbia in 1971 as General Manager and has served as President and Chief
Executive Officer since 1988. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1978. Mr. Boyle is also a
member of the Board of Directors of Northwest Natural Gas and Widmer Brothers Brewing Company. Mr. Boyle
is Gertrude Boyle’s son.
Patrick D. Anderson joined Columbia in June 1992 as Manager of Financial Reporting, became Corporate
Controller in August 1993 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in December 1996. In May 2001, Mr.
Anderson was appointed Vice President of Finance and Administration as well as Assistant Secretary and served
in this position until July 2002 when Mr. Anderson was named Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. From
1985 to 1992, Mr. Anderson was an accountant with Deloitte & Touche LLP.
Rick D. Carpenter joined Columbia in October 1988 as Inventory Planner and held various management
positions in planning and customer operations until May 1998 when he was promoted to Director of Operations.
In May 2001, Mr. Carpenter was named Vice President of Manufacturing and Operations. Prior to joining
Columbia, Mr. Carpenter held warehouse management positions for Modern Merchandising.
Carl K. Davis joined Columbia in October 1997 as Vice President and General Counsel. In May 2001, Mr.
Davis was named Secretary. He was employed by Nike, Inc. from 1981 to October 1997 where he served in a
variety of capacities, most recently as Director of International Trade.
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