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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The following table sets forth the name, age and position of individuals who currently serve as our directors and executive
officers.
Name Age Position
David A. Barr 43 Director
Ron Beegle 43 Director
Jonathan Coslet 41 Director
James Coulter 46 Director
John G. Danhakl 50 Director
Sidney Lapidus 68 Director
Kewsong Lee 41 Director
Carrie Wheeler 34 Director
Burton M. Tansky 68 President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
James E. Skinner 53 Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Nelson A. Bangs 53 Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Marita O'Dea 57 Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Steven P. Dennis 46 Senior Vice President, Strategy, Business Development and
Multi-Channel Marketing
Karen W. Katz 49 President and Chief Executive Officer of Neiman Marcus
Stores
Brendan L. Hoffman 38 President and Chief Executive Officer of Neiman Marcus
Direct
James J. Gold 42 President and Chief Executive Officer of Bergdorf Goodman
The following biographies describe the business experience of our directors and executive officers.
David A. Barr was appointed to serve as a director following the consummation of the Transactions. Mr. Barr has been
managing director of Warburg Pincus LLC and a general partner of Warburg Pincus & Co. since January 2001. Prior to joining
Warburg Pincus in 2000, Mr. Barr served as a managing director at Butler Capital where he focused on consumer and industrial
leveraged buyout transactions for more than ten years. Mr. Barr also serves on the board of directors of Builders First Source, Inc.,
Eagle Family Foods, Inc., Polypore Inc., TransDigm Inc., and Wellman, Inc.
Ron Beegle was appointed to serve as a director following the consummation of the Transactions. Mr. Beegle is a partner of
Goode Partners and serves as an advisor to DLJMB Merchant Banking Partners ("DLJMB"). Prior to joining Goode Partners, Mr.
Beegle served as an Operating Partner and Chairman of Global Consumer Retail Investors for DLJMB. From 1996 to 2003, Mr.
Beegle spent seven years at Gap Inc., serving as Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations of Banana Republic, Executive Vice
President and General Manager of Gap Inc. Direct, and Chief Operating Officer of the company's flagship Gap division. Mr. Beegle
also serves on the board of directors of Aeropostale, Inc.
Jonathan Coslet was appointed to serve as a director following the consummation of the Transactions. Mr. Coslet has been
a partner of Texas Pacific Group since 1993 and is currently a senior partner and member of the firm's Executive, Management and
Investment Committees. Prior to joining Texas Pacific Group, Mr. Coslet worked at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, specializing in
leveraged acquisitions and high yield finance from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Coslet also serves on the board of directors of Quintiles
Transnational Corp., IASIS Healthcare Corp., and J. Crew Group, Inc.
James Coulter was appointed to serve as a director following the consummation of the Transactions. Mr. Coulter co-
founded Texas Pacific Group in 1992 and has been Managing General Partner of Texas Pacific Group for more than eight years.
From 1986 to 1992, Mr. Coulter was a Vice President of Keystone, Inc. From 1986 to 1988, Mr. Coulter was also associated with
SPO Partners, an investment firm that focuses on public market and private minority investments. Mr. Coulter also serves on the
board of directors of Lenovo Group Limited, Seagate Technology, and Zhone Technologies, Inc.
John G. Danhakl was appointed to serve as a director following the consummation of the Transactions. Mr. Danhakl is a
Managing Partner of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. with whom he has been a partner since 1995. Prior to
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