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Table of Contents
PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our current Board of Directors consists of ten members, who have been elected pursuant to a limited liability company operating agreement of our
parent, Holding, as described in “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence—Newton Holding, LLC Limited Liability
Company Operating Agreement.” The names of our current directors and executive officers, along with their present positions and qualifications, their
principal occupations and directorships held during the past five years, their ages as of August 3, 2013 and the year they were first elected as a director or
executive officer of the Company are set forth below.
Name Age Position with Company
Karen W. Katz 56 Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
James E. Skinner 60 Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer
James J. Gold 49 President of Specialty Retail
John E. Koryl 43 President of Neiman Marcus Direct
Joshua G. Schulman 41 President of Bergdorf Goodman
Wanda Gierhart 49 Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Wayne A. Hussey 62 Senior Vice President, Properties and Store Development
Michael R. Kingston 46 Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Thomas J. Lind 57 Senior Vice President, Program Management
Tracy M. Preston 47 Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Stacie R. Shirley 44 Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
T. Dale Stapleton 55 Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Joseph Weber 46 Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
David A. Barr 49 Director
Jonathan J. Coslet 48 Director
James G. Coulter 53 Director
John G. Danhakl 57 Director
Sidney Lapidus 75 Director
Kewsong Lee 47 Director
Susan C. Schnabel 51 Director
Carrie Wheeler 41 Director
Burton M. Tansky 75 Director
Karen W. Katz. Ms. Katz has served as our Director, President and Chief Executive Officer since October 6, 2010. She served as Executive Vice
President and as a member of the Office of the Chairman from October 2007 until October 6, 2010. From December 2002 to October 6, 2010, she served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Neiman Marcus Stores. Ms. Katz formerly served on the board of directors of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. She is a member
of our Executive Committee. Since joining us in 1985, Ms. Katz has been in charge of a variety of our business units and has demonstrated strong and
consistent leadership. She has an extensive understanding of our customers and the retail industry that enables her to promote a unified direction for both the
Board of Directors and management.
James E. Skinner. Mr. Skinner serves as our Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer. In 2007 he was
appointed a member of the Office of the Chairman and elected Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President in 2010. From October 2005 to
October 2007, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From October 2001 to October 2005, he served as Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. From August 2000 through December 2000, Mr. Skinner served as Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Caprock Communications Corp. and from 1994 until 2000 he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer of CompUSA Inc. Mr. Skinner serves on the board of directors of Fossil, Inc.
James J. Gold. Mr. Gold was elected President and Chief Executive Officer of Specialty Retail, The Neiman Marcus Group in October 2010. His
prior service includes President and Chief Executive Officer of Bergdorf Goodman from May 2004 to October 2010. Mr. Gold served as Senior Vice President,
General Merchandise Manager of Neiman Marcus Stores from December 2002 to May 2004, as Division Merchandise Manager from June 2000 to
December 2002, and as Vice President of the Neiman Marcus Last Call Clearance Division from March 1997 to June 2000.
John E. Koryl. Mr. Koryl joined us as President of Neiman Marcus Direct in June 2011. From August 2009 until June 2011, he held the position
of Senior Vice President, eCommerce Marketing & Analytics at Williams-Sonoma, Inc., a
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