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Directors Serving a Term Expiring at the 2005 Annual Meeting (Class 2 Directors)
Served as a
Director
Since
Brenda C. Barnes, age 49
A former adjunct professor at Kellogg Graduate School of Business
and North Central College from January 2002 to April 2002.
Ms. Barnes was President of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Inc. from
November 1999 to March 2000. Prior to that, she served as
President & CEO of Pepsi-Cola North America from 1996 to
February 1998. Ms. Barnes is also a Director of Avon Products,
Inc., New York Times Company, Sears, Roebuck & Co. and
PepsiAmericas.
June
2002
Mary Elizabeth Burton, age 51
Chief Executive Officer of BB Capital, Inc., a retail advisory and
management services company, since July 1992. Ms. Burton was
Chief Executive Officer of the Cosmetic Center, Inc., a chain of 250
specialty retail stores, from June 1998 to April 1999. Prior to that,
she served as Chief Executive Officer of PIP Printing from July 1991
to July 1992, and as Chief Executive Officer of Supercuts, Inc. from
September 1987 to June 1991. She is also a Director of The Sports
Authority, Inc., Rent-A-Center, Inc. and Aeropostale, Inc.
1993
Richard J. Currie, age 65
Chairman of the Board of BCE Inc., a communications company,
since April 2002. Mr. Currie was President and a Director of
George Weston Limited, a food processor and retailer, from June
1996 to May 2002. Mr. Currie is also a Director of CAE Inc.
June
2002
Rowland T. Moriarty, age 56
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cubex Corporation, a
consulting company, since 1981. Dr. Moriarty was a professor at
Harvard Business School from 1982 to 1992. He is also a Director
of Trammell Crow Company and the Chairman and a Director of
Charles River Associates, Inc.
1986
Our Chairman of the Board of Directors, Lead Director and executive officers are elected annually by the Board of
Directors and serve at the discretion of the Board. No family relationships exist between any of our executive officers,
Directors or nominees for Director.
Mr. Walsh was the Chief Executive Officer of Clareon Corporation, a privately held electronic payments provider, from
March 2000 to September 2002. In October 2002, to facilitate its acquisition by Fleet Boston Corp., Clareon Corporation
filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Ms. Burton was the Chief Executive Officer of Cosmetic Center, Inc., a chain
of specialty retail stores, from June 1998 to April 1999. In May 1999, Cosmetic Center, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection.
Board and Committee Meetings
The Board of Directors met five times during the fiscal year ended February 1, 2003. During fiscal 2002, each incumbent
Director attended at least 75% of the aggregate of the total number of Board meetings held during the period for which
he or she has been a Director and the total number of meetings of committees of the Board on which he or she then served.
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