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companies since November 1996. He has served on our board since 2002 and has been an executive officer in the
video game industry since 1988.
Michael N. Rosen is our Secretary and a director. Mr. Rosen has served in the same capacities for us or our
predecessor companies since October 1999. Mr. Rosen is also a member of the Executive Committee. Mr. Rosen has
been a partner at Bryan Cave LLP, counsel to us, since their July 2002 combination with Robinson Silverman. Prior
to that, Mr. Rosen was Chairman of Robinson Silverman. Mr. Rosen is also a director of Barnes & Noble.
Jerome L. Davis is a director and a member of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Davis has served as a director
since October 2005. Mr. Davis has served as Global Vice President, Service Excellence for Electronic Data
Systems, a business and technology services company, since July 2003. From May 2001 to July 2003, he served in
various capacities at Electronic Data Systems, including Chief Client Executive Officer and President, Americas for
Business Process Management. Prior to joining Electronic Data Systems, Mr. Davis served as President and
Executive Officer of the Commercial Solutions Division of Maytag Corporation, a home and commercial appliance
company, from October 1999 until May 2001. Mr. Davis served as Senior Vice President and Officer of Sales for
Maytag Appliances Division from March 1998 to September 1999. From March 1992 to February 1998, Mr. Davis
was Vice President of National Accounts and Area Vice President for Frito Lay. Mr. Davis also held senior
executive positions in Sales and Marketing with Proctor & Gamble from 1977 to 1992. Mr. Davis is currently a
director and Chair of the Finance Committee and a member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate
Governance Committee of Apogee Enterprises, Inc., where he has been a director since 2004.
James J. Kim is a director. Mr. Kim has served as a director since the mergers in October 2005. Prior to the
mergers, Mr. Kim served as EB’s Chairman and as a director since March 1998. Mr. Kim founded The Electronics
Boutique, Inc., the predecessor to EB, in 1977 and served as its Chairman since its inception. Mr. Kim also serves as
the Chairman of Amkor Technology, Inc., a semiconductor assembly, test, packaging and technology firm.
Leonard Riggio is a director and Chair of the Executive Committee. Mr. Riggio was the Chairman of the Board
of Historical GameStop or its predecessor companies from November 1996 until Historical GameStop’s initial
public offering in February 2002. He has served as an executive officer or director in the video game industry since
1987. Mr. Riggio has been Chairman of the Board and a principal stockholder of Barnes & Noble since its inception
in 1986 and served as Chief Executive Officer from its inception in 1986 until February 2002. Since 1965,
Mr. Riggio has been Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and the principal stockholder of Barnes &
Noble College Booksellers, Inc., one of the largest operators of college bookstores in the country. Since 1985,
Mr. Riggio has been Chairman of the Board and a principal beneficial owner of MBS Textbook Exchange, Inc., one
of the nation’s largest wholesalers of college textbooks.
Stephanie M. Shern is a director and Chair of the Audit Committee. Mrs. Shern formed Shern Associates LLC
in February 2002 to provide business advisory and board services, primarily to publicly-held companies. From May
2001 until February 2002, Mrs. Shern served as Senior Vice President and Global Managing Director of Retail and
Consumer Products for Kurt Salmon Associates. From 1995 until April 2001, Mrs. Shern was the Vice Chair and
Global Director of Retail and Consumer Products for Ernst & Young LLP and a member of Ernst & Young’s
Management Committee. Mrs. Shern is currently a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of The Scotts/
Miracle Gro Company, a director and Chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Governance Committee of
Nextel Communications, Inc., a director and member of the Audit Committee of Royal Ahold, and a director and
Chair of the Audit Committee of The Vitamin Shoppe, Inc.
Stanley (Mickey) Steinberg is a director. Mr. Steinberg has served as a director since the mergers in October
2005. Prior to the mergers, Mr. Steinberg served as a director of EB since September 1998. Mr. Steinberg currently
serves as a Senior Advisor to the mergers and acquisitions firm of Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC. From August
1994 to June 1998, Mr. Steinberg served as Chairman of Sony Retail Entertainment. From 1989 to 1994,
Mr. Steinberg served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Walt Disney Imagineering.
Mr. Steinberg serves on the Board of Directors of Reckson Associates Realty Corp. and of two privately held
companies — AMC, Inc., the owner and manager of the AmericasMart Atlanta trade show center, and ECI Group,
an apartment developer, construction and management company.
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