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ELECTION OF DIRECTORS (ITEM 1 ON THE PROXY CARD)
22 STAPLES Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Kunal S. Kamlani
Age: 42
Director Since: Nominee
Current Staples Board Committees
- n/a
Skills & Experience
- Audit, Financial Expertise
- Consumer Sales
- Marketing
- M&A / Integration
- Leadership and Management
- Risk Oversight
Public Company Boards
Current
- Sears Holdings Corp
Education
- M.B.A., Columbia University
- B.A., Economics and Political Science,
Colgate University
Career Highlights
Mr. Kamlani served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Prestige Cruise Holdings, the parent company of Oceania
Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, from August 2011 until December 2014. In this role, Mr. Kamlani generated record
revenue and EBITDA for three consecutive years and, in 2014, completed the sale of Prestige Cruise Holdings to Norwegian
Cruise Lines for approximately $3 billion. Mr. Kamlani had previously served as Chief Financial Officer from August 2009 to
March 2010 and was recruited back to the company in 2011. From March 2010 to May 2011, Mr. Kamlani served as head
of the multi-billion dollar Global Investment Solutions division of Bank of America/Merrill Lynch where he was responsible for
the Wealth Management Platform that Financial Advisors relied upon to develop client solutions. Mr. Kamlani also served as
Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Citi Smith Barney from 2006 until 2009 where he oversaw the acquisition
of Legg Mason’s brokerage business and was instrumental in the formation of a joint venture between Citi Smith Barney and
Morgan Stanley. Mr. Kamlani served in various other capacities at Citigroup since 2001.
Carol Meyrowitz
Age: 61
Director Since: 2007
Current Staples Board Committees
- Compensation
Skills and Experience
- E-Commerce/Marketing
- Leadership and Management
- Real Estate
- Retail
- Strategy
- Supply Chain and Logistics
Public Company Boards
Current
- The TJX Companies, Inc.
Prior
- Amscan Holdings, Inc. (2005-2012)
- Yankee Candle Corporation (2004-2007)
Selected Other Positions
- Board of Overseers, Joslin Diabetes Center
Education
- B.A., Marketing and Management, Rider
University
Career Highlights
Ms. Meyrowitz has served as Chief Executive Officer of The TJX Companies, Inc., a retailer of apparel and home fashions,
since 2007 and has been a director of TJX since 2006. Ms. Meyrowitz was President of TJX from October 2005 to
January 2011, was President of The Marmaxx Group, the largest division of TJX, from January 2001 to January 2005, and
was employed in an advisory role for TJX from January 2005 to October 2005. She also consulted for Berkshire Partners
L.L.C., a private equity firm, from June 2005 to October 2005. While serving as CEO of TJX, Ms. Meyrowitz has grown
revenue since 2007 by $11.7 billion to $29.1 billion in 2014 and overseen the growth of the company’s market capitalization
from $16.2 billion in 2010 to $46.6 billion as of March 2015. TJX has delivered excellent returns to shareholders and has one
of the highest returns on investment in the retail industry. While Ms. Meyrowitz has served as CEO, TJX has been ranked in
the top five percent of Fortune 500 companies for returns on assets and shareholders’ equity.