Neiman Marcus 2009 Annual Report Download - page 53

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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Our current Board of Directors consists of eight members, who have been elected pursuant to a limited liability operating
agreement of our parent, as described on page 81. All of the directors, except Mr. Tansky, who is an employee of the Company, are
employees of our Sponsors and therefore are deemed to be affiliates. The names of our current directors, along with their present
positions and qualifications, their principal occupations and directorships held with public corporations during the past five years, their
ages and the year first elected as a director, are set forth below.
Name
Present positions and offices
with the Company, principal
occupations during the past five years
and other directorships Age
Year
first
elected
director
David A. Barr
Managing director of Warburg Pincus LLC and a general partner of
Warburg Pincus & Co, a leading global private equity investment firm, since
January 2001. Mr. Barr currently serves on the board of directors of Builders
FirstSource, Inc., Polypore International Inc., TransDigm Group
Incorporated, and Scotsman Industries, Inc. Formerly a director of Eagle
Family Foods, Inc. and Wellman, Inc., Mr. Barr is the Chairman of our
Audit Committee and serves as our Audit Committee financial expert.
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We believe Mr. Barr's qualifications to serve on our Board of Directors
include his financial expertise and years of experience providing strategic
advisory services to complex organizations.
Jonathan J. Coslet
Partner of TPG Capital, L.P. since 1993. He is currently a senior partner and
member of the firm's Executive, Management and Investment Committees.
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. Formerly a director of J. Crew
Group, Inc., Mr. Coslet is Chairman of our Compensation Committee and a
member of the Executive Committee.
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Mr. Coslet's knowledge of capital markets, his executive leadership, and
financial expertise are valuable assets to our Board of Directors.
James G. Coulter
Co-founder in 1992 of TPG Capital, L.P. Mr. Coulter also serves on the
board of directors of IMS Health Incorporated, Lenovo Group Limited and J.
Crew Group, Inc. Formerly a director of Seagate Technology, Zhone
Technologies, Inc., and Alltel Corporation.
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As co-founder of TPG Capital, L.P., Mr. Coulter has extensive knowledge of
the capital markets and brings an entrepreneurial spirit and keen sense of
business acumen to our Board.
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