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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
Our executive officers are elected by the Board of Directors and hold office until a successor is
chosen or qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. The following lists our executive
officers and gives a brief description of their business experience as of February 22, 2010:
Sam K. Duncan, 58, joined our board of directors and became chairman of the board in June
2005. Mr. Duncan was first elected an officer of the Company on April 18, 2005 when he was
appointed as chief executive officer. Prior to his election as chief executive officer of the Company,
Mr. Duncan was president and chief executive officer of ShopKo Stores, Inc., a multi-department
retailer, from October 2002 to April 2005. From 1992 to 2002, Mr. Duncan held various
merchandising and executive positions with Fred Meyer, Inc. (a division of The Kroger Co.), a
grocery retailer, including: president of Fred Meyer from February 2001 to October 2002 and
president of Ralph’s Supermarkets from 1998 to 2001. Mr. Duncan began his retail career in the
supermarket industry in 1969 with Albertson’s, Inc., where he held various merchandising positions
until 1992. Mr. Duncan has been a director of Nash-Finch Company since 2007 and was a director
of ShopKo Stores, Inc. from 2002-2005. On February 11, 2010, Mr. Duncan announced that he will
retire in 2011.
Bruce Besanko, 51, was first elected an officer of the Company on February 16, 2009.
Mr. Besanko has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of the Company since
that time, and as chief administrative officer since October 2009. Mr. Besanko previously served as
executive vice president and chief financial officer of Circuit City Stores, Inc., a leading specialty
retailer of consumer electronics and related services, from July 2007 to February 2009. Prior to that,
Mr. Besanko served as senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer for The Yankee
Candle Company, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of premium
scented candles, since April 2005. He also served as vice president, finance for Best Buy Co., Inc.,
a retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment software, appliances and
related services, from 2002 to 2005. On November 10, 2008, Circuit City Stores, Inc. filed a
voluntary petition for reorganization relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in
the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia; its assets are currently in the
process of being liquidated under the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court.
Deborah A. O’Connor, 47, was first elected an officer of the Company on July 8, 2008. Since
that time, Ms. O’Connor has been senior vice president, finance and chief accounting officer of the
Company. Ms. O’Connor previously served as senior vice president and controller of the
ServiceMaster Company, a company providing residential and commercial lawn care, landscape
maintenance, termite and pest control, home warranty, cleaning and disaster restoration, furniture
repair, and home inspection services, from December 1999 to December 2007.
Sam Martin, 53, was first elected an officer of the Company on September 17, 2007. Since that
time, Mr. Martin has been executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Company.
Mr. Martin has responsibility for all areas of Retail, Contract and Supply Chain. Prior to joining the
Company, he served most recently as senior vice president of operations of Wild Oats
Markets, Inc., a natural foods grocery chain, from January 2006 through September 2007. Prior to
joining Wild Oats, Mr. Martin served as senior vice president of supply chain for ShopKo Stores Inc.
from April 2005 through December 2005 and vice president of distribution and transportation from
April 2003 to April 2005. From 1998 until 2003, he was regional vice president, western region, and
general manager for Toys’’R’’Us, Inc., a toy and baby products retailer.
Ryan T. Vero, 40, was first elected an officer of the Company on November 1, 2004. Mr. Vero
has served as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer of the Company since June
2005. He served as executive vice president, merchandising of the Company from 2004 until June
2005 when he was promoted to executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. Mr. Vero
previously served as executive vice president, merchandising and marketing of OfficeMax, Inc.,
beginning in 2001 and executive vice president, e-commerce/direct of OfficeMax, Inc.
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