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ended August 1, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial
reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
None.
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 46 Director since 2005
Jonathan Coslet 44 Director since 2005
James Coulter 49 Director since 2005
John G. Danhakl 53 Director since 2005
Sidney Lapidus 71 Director since 2005
Kewsong Lee 44 Director since 2005
Carrie Wheeler 37 Director since 2005
Burton M. Tansky 71 Director since 2005, President and Chief Executive Officer
Karen W. Katz 52 Executive Vice President and President and Chief Executive Officer of Neiman Marcus
Stores
James E. Skinner 56 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
James J. Gold 45 President and Chief Executive Officer of Bergdorf Goodman
Gerald A. Barnes 56 President and Chief Executive Officer of Neiman Marcus Direct
Nelson A. Bangs 56 Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Marita O'Dea 60 Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer
Phillip L. Maxwell 61 Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Wayne A. Hussey 59 Senior Vice President, Properties and Store Development
The following biographies describe the business experience of our directors and executive officers.
David A. Barr has been a member and 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., Polypore Inc., and TransDigm Group Inc.
Jonathan Coslet has been a partner of TPG Capital, L.P. since 1993 and is currently a senior partner and member of the
firm's Executive, Management and Investment Committees. Prior to joining TPG Capital, L.P., 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 Harrah's Entertainment, Inc., Quintiles Transnational Corp., IASIS Healthcare Corp., Petco Animal
Supplies, Inc., and Biomet, Inc.
James Coulter co-founded TPG Capital, L.P. in 1992. 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 and J. Crew
Group, Inc.
John G. Danhakl is a Managing Partner of Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. with whom he has been a partner since 1995.
Prior to joining Leonard Green & Partners, L.P., he served as a Managing Director in the Los Angeles office of Donaldson, Lufkin &
Jenrette, which he joined in 1990. From 1985 to 1990, Mr. Danhakl was a Vice President in corporate finance at Drexel Burnham
Lambert. He also serves on the board of directors of Arden Group, Inc., Horseshows In the Sun, Inc., Leslie's Poolmart, Inc., Petco
Animal Supplies, Inc., The Tire Rack, Inc., and Sagittarius Brands, Inc.
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