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Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Lawson Software, Inc., an ERP software provider. From August
2002 to October 2006, he was affiliated with ARCH Development Partners, LLC, a seed stage venture capital
fund. Before joining ARCH, Mr. Schriesheim held executive positions at Global TeleSystems, SBC Equity
Partners, Ameritech, AC Nielsen and Brooke Group Ltd. Mr. Schriesheim has served as a director of Skyworks
Solutions, Inc. since May 2006. He also served as a director of Dobson Communications Corp. from 2004 to
2007, a director of Lawson Software from 2006 to 2011, a director and Co-Chairman of MSC.Software
Corporation from 2007 to 2009 and a director of Georgia Gulf Corporation from 2009 to 2010.
Mr. Drobny joined us as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in May 2010.
Prior to joining Holdings, he practiced law with the law firm of Winston & Strawn LLP, most recently as Capital
Partner, from September 1993 until May 2010.
Mr. Harker joined the Company as Vice President and Chief Counsel in September 2005. He became Vice
President, Acting General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in January 2006. In April 2006, Mr. Harker was
elected Senior Vice President, Acting General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. He served as the Company’s
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from December 2006 to May 2010 and also served as our Senior Vice
President, Human Resources, from February 2008 to August 2009. Prior to joining Holdings, he practiced
corporate law with the law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen and Katz. Mr. Harker is also the Executive Vice
President and General Counsel of ESL Investments, Inc., a private investment firm, and has served in that
capacity since February 2011. Mr. Harker has served as a director of Sears Canada since November 2008.
Mr. Phelan was elected Senior Vice President, Finance of the Company in January 2012. From September
2007 until January 2012, he served as Senior Vice President and Controller of the Company. From May 2011
until August 2011, Mr. Phelan served as our acting Chief Financial Officer, while from May 2009 until May
2011 and from August 2011 until January 2012, he also served as our Chief Accounting Officer. From December
2007 until December 2008, Mr. Phelan also served as the Company’s Treasurer. From the consummation of the
Merger until September 2007, Mr. Phelan served as Vice President and Controller. Prior to the consummation of
the Merger, he served as Assistant Controller of Sears.
Mr. Riecker was elected Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer in January 2012. He
joined the Company as Assistant Controller in October 2005 and served as Vice President and Assistant
Controller from May 2007 to October 2011. From October 2011 until his election as Vice President, Controller
and Chief Accounting Officer, he served as the Company’s Vice President, Internal Audit.
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