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PROPOSAL 1
ELECTION OF DIRECTORS
Upon the recommendation of our Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee, our Board has nominated
for reelection the persons set forth in the tables below. Our Board has no reason to believe that any of the
nominees will be unwilling or unable to serve as a director. However, should a nominee become unwilling or
unable to serve prior to the Annual Meeting, our Nominations and Corporate Governance Committee would
recommend another person or persons to be nominated by our Board to stand for election, and your proxies
would be voted for the person or persons selected by the committee and nominated by our Board.
There are no family or special relationships between any director nominee or executive officer and any other
director nominee or executive officer. There are no arrangements or understandings between any director
nominee or executive officer and any other person pursuant to which he or she has been or will be selected as our
director and/or executive officer.
Information Regarding the Director Nominees
The following table sets forth information, as of March 30, 2015, with respect to each director nominee. We have
also included information about each nominee’s specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills that led
the Board to conclude that he or she should serve as a director of the company, in light of our business and
structure, at the time we file this Proxy Statement. Each director nominee furnished the biographical information
set forth in the table.
Executive Officers:
Nominee
Director
Since
Position with the Company and
Business Experience, including
Directorships Held During Past Five Years
Specific Experience,
Qualifications,
Attributes and Skills
Laura J. Alber ........
Age 46
2010 • Chief Executive Officer since
2010
• President since 2006
• President, Pottery Barn Brands,
2002 – 2006
• Executive Vice President, Pottery
Barn, 2000 – 2002
• Senior Vice President, Pottery
Barn Catalog and Pottery Barn
Kids Retail, 1999 – 2000
• Director, RealD Inc.
(3D technologies) since 2013
• Extensive retail industry,
merchandising and operational
experience, including 20 years of
experience with the company
• Implemented successful growth
strategies, including Pottery Barn
Kids, Pottery Barn Bed + Bath and
PBteen, as well as the company’s
global expansion
Patrick J. Connolly ....
Age 68
1983 • Executive Vice President, Chief
Strategy and Business
Development Officer, since 2014
• Executive Vice President, Chief
Marketing Officer, 2000 – 2014
• Executive Vice President, General
Manager, Catalog, 1995 – 2000
• Director, CafePress.com
(customized and personalized
products) since 2007
• Extensive marketing experience,
including 36 years of experience
with the company
• Directed the company’s direct-to-
customer strategy, including the
growth of its catalog business and
the development and expansion of
its e-commerce channel
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