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John C. Kenning, 51, was first elected an officer of the Company on April 3, 2012. He has served as
executive vice president and president of contract since that time. From January 2009 until March 2012,
Mr. Kenning served as president, North America commercial of ADT Security Services, Inc., a provider of
security products and services. In that position he was responsible for North American P&L including $2 billion
in revenue and 10,000 employees. Prior to that, from 2006 to January 2009, Mr. Kenning served as senior vice
president, global strategic sales and global partners of Nortel Networks, Inc., a telecommunications company.
Ronald Lalla, 54, was first elected an officer of the Company on March 19, 2012. He has served as
executive vice president and chief merchandising officer since that time. From April 2008 until March 2011,
Mr. Lalla served as chief merchandising officer and chief technology officer of Katz Group Canada Ltd., one of
Canada’s leading drug store operators with more than 1,800 drug stores across the country. In that position he
was responsible for developing and executing Katz Group’s merchandising and marketing strategy. Prior to that,
from January 2003 to January 2008, Mr. Lalla served as executive vice president, global merchandising at
Corporate Express Inc., an office supply company, where he was responsible for global merchandising and
sourcing strategy. Prior to his time at Corporate Express Inc., he held several leadership positions of increasing
responsibility at Kmart Corporation, a mass merchandise retailer.
Michael J. Lewis, 62, was first elected an officer of the Company in May 2011. Mr. Lewis has served as
executive vice president and president of retail since that time. From 2010 until early 2011, Mr. Lewis served as
global head of a merchandising center for Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Wal-Mart”), an international mass-
merchandise retailer, and was responsible for brand management and supply chain and supported all
merchandising for Wal-Mart private brands in the grocery and personal care businesses. Prior to that, Mr. Lewis
was president of Wal-Mart’s Midwest division from 2005 to 2010, with responsibility for more than 850 Wal-
Mart stores and more than 250,000 associates. He also served as president of the retail division of Nash Finch
Company, a national, wholesale food distributor, from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Lewis was the president of
Conquest Management Corporation, an investment and management consulting firm specializing in growth
strategies for major retail and consumer goods companies, from 1995 to 2003.
Deborah A. O’Connor, 50, was first elected an officer of the Company in July 2008. Ms. O’Connor has
served as senior vice president, finance and chief accounting officer since that time. 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.
Stephen B. Parsons, 48, was first elected an officer of the Company in July 2011. He has served as
executive vice president and chief human resources officer since that time. From February 2008 to July 2011,
Mr. Parsons served as senior vice president, human resources and labor relations, of Rite Aid Corporation (“Rite
Aid”), a retail drug store chain. In that role, he was responsible for all aspects of human resources and change
management, serving 92,000 associates across more than 4,700 stores and 12 distribution centers. From June
2007 to February 2008 he served as group vice president, human resources for Rite Aid. From June 2005 until its
acquisition by Rite Aid in June 2007, Mr. Parsons served as senior vice president, human resources, of Brooks
Eckerd Pharmacy, North America’s fourth largest retail drug store chain prior to its acquisition by Rite Aid.
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