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Independent Directors:
Nominee
Director
Since
Position with the Company and
Business Experience, including
Directorships Held During Past Five Years
Specific Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes and Skills
Adrian D.P. Bellamy .....
Age 71
1997 • Chairman of the Board
• Chairman of the Compensation
Committee and member of the
Nominations and Corporate
Governance Committee
• Chairman and Director of Reckitt
Benckiser plc (household,
personal, health and food
products) since 2003
• Director, The Gap, Inc. (clothing)
since 1995
• Chairman and Director of The
Body Shop International plc
(personal care products),
2002 – 2008
• Extensive experience as both an
executive and director in the retail
industry, including 12 years as
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of DFS Group Ltd.
• Broad perspective of the retail
industry from current and past
positions on the Boards of other
retailers including The Gap, The
Body Shop and Gucci
Rose Marie Bravo CBE . .
Age 62
2011 • Member of the Compensation
Committee
• Vice Chairman, Burberry Group
plc (apparel and accessories),
2006 – 2007
• Chief Executive Officer, Burberry
Group Plc, 1997 – 2006
• President, Saks Fifth Avenue
(specialty department store),
1992 –1997
• Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer of I. Magnin, a former
division of R.H. Macy & Co.
(specialty department store),
1987 –1992
• Director, Tiffany & Co. (jewelry)
since 1997
• Director, The Estée Lauder
Companies Inc. (beauty products)
since 2003
• Extensive knowledge of the retail
industry, with over 30 years of
experience as an executive and
over 15 years of experience as a
public company director
• Strong understanding of global
brand management,
merchandising, marketing and
product development
Mary Ann Casati ........
Age 57
2012 • Member of the Audit and Finance
Committee
• Co-Founding Partner, Circle
Financial Group, LLC (financial
services) since 2003
• Partner and Managing Director,
Co-Head Retailing Industry
Investment Banking Group,
Goldman Sachs Group (investment
banking), 1982 – 2002
• Director, J. Crew Group, Inc.
(clothing), 2006 – 2011
• Extensive experience advising
retail companies, as both an
investment banker and director
• Strong background in capital
markets, corporate finance, risk
awareness, governance and
diversity
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