GameStop 2004 Annual Report Download - page 43

Secretary, GameStop Corp., 625 Westport Parkway, Grapevine, Texas 76051. As required by the charter, the
Audit Committee will continue to review and reassess the adequacy of the charter annually and recommend
any changes to the board of directors for approval. The current members of the Audit Committee are
Stephanie M. Shern (Chair), Edward A. Volkwein and Gerald R. Szczepanski, all of whom are ""indepen-
dent'' directors under the listing standards of the NYSE. In addition to meeting the independence standards of
the NYSE, each member of the Audit Committee is Ñnancially literate and meets the independence standards
established by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the ""SEC''). The board of directors has also
determined that Mrs. Shern has the requisite attributes of an ""audit committee Ñnancial expert'' as deÑned by
regulations promulgated by the SEC and that such attributes were acquired through relevant education and/or
experience. The Audit Committee met ten times during Ñscal 2004.
Compensation Committee. The principal function of the Compensation Committee is to, among other
things, make recommendations to the board of directors with respect to matters regarding the approval of
employment agreements, management and consultant hiring and executive compensation. The Compensation
Committee is also responsible for administering our Amended and Restated 2001 Incentive Plan and our
Supplemental Compensation Plan (the ""Supplemental Compensation Plan''). The current members of the
Compensation Committee are Gerald R. Szczepanski (Chair) and Edward A. Volkwein, both of whom meet
the independence standards of the NYSE.
Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. We were a ""controlled company'' under the rules
of the NYSE until all of the outstanding shares of our Class B Common Stock were distributed by Barnes &
Noble to its stockholders on November 12, 2004. Subsequent to this distribution, our board of directors
formed the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. The current members of the Nominating and
Corporate Governance Committee are Leonard Riggio, Gerald R. Szczepanski and Edward A. Volkwein, all
of whom meet the independence standards of the NYSE. Our board of directors has adopted a written charter
setting out the functions of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, a copy of which can be
found on our website at www.gamestop.com.
Executive OÇcers
The following table sets forth the names and ages of our executive oÇcers and the positions they hold:
Name Age Position
R. Richard FontaineÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 63 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
OÇcer
Daniel A. DeMatteoÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 57 Vice Chairman and Chief Operating OÇcer
Joseph DePinto ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 42 President
David W. Carlson ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 42 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
OÇcer
Ronald Freeman ÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏÏ 57 Executive Vice President of Distribution
Information with respect to executive oÇcers of the Company who also are directors is set forth in
""Information Concerning the Directors'' above.
Joseph DePinto has been our President since March 2005. Prior to joining GameStop, Mr. DePinto was
Vice President of Operations of 7-Eleven, Inc. since March 2002. Prior to March 2002, Mr. DePinto was
Senior Vice President and Chief Operating OÇcer for Thornton Quick Cafπe & Market. Prior to joining
Thornton Quick Cafπe & Market, Mr. DePinto held various positions with PepsiCo, Inc.
David W. Carlson has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OÇcer of GameStop or our
predecessor companies since November 1996. From 1989 to November 1996, Mr. Carlson held various
positions with Barnes & Noble, including Director of Finance, Director of Accounting and Manager of
Financial Reporting. Prior to 1989, Mr. Carlson held various positions with the public accounting Ñrm of
KPMG Peat Marwick.
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