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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The names of our executive officers, their ages and their positions are shown below. On March 12, 2015, we
announced the retirement of Janet Taake as Chief Merchandising Officer effective May 1, 2015 and the
appointment of David Kimbell as the Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer effective March 27, 2015.
Name Age Position
Mary N. Dillon ............ 53 Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors
Scott M. Settersten ......... 54 Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary
Jeffrey J. Childs ........... 57 Chief Human Resources Officer
Robert S. Guttman ......... 62 Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary
David Kimbell ............. 48 Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer
Janet Taake ............... 57 Chief Merchandising Officer
There is no family relationship between any of the Directors or executive officers and any other Director or
executive officer of Ulta.
Mary N. Dillon. Ms. Dillon was named Chief Executive Officer effective July 2013. Prior to joining Ulta
Beauty, she was President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of U.S. Cellular since June 2010. From
2005 to 2010, Ms. Dillon served as Global Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President for
McDonald’s Corporation. Prior to joining McDonald’s Corporation, she held various positions at PepsiCo,
including President of the Quaker Foods division. Ms. Dillon served as a member of the Board of Directors for
Target Corporation from 2007 to 2013.
Scott M. Settersten. Mr. Settersten was named Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary in March 2013
after having previously served as Acting Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary since October 18, 2012.
Prior to this role, Mr. Settersten served as Vice President of Accounting since 2010 and was responsible for
accounting, tax, external reporting and investor relations. He joined Ulta Beauty in January 2005 as a Director of
Financial Reporting. Prior to joining Ulta Beauty, Mr. Settersten spent 15 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers
LLP as a certified public accountant serving in various senior manager roles in the assurance and risk
management practices.
Jeffrey J. Childs. Mr. Childs was named Chief Human Resource Officer in October 2013. Prior to joining Ulta
Beauty, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer at U.S. Cellular after joining as
Senior Vice President of Human Resources in 2004. From 2001 to 2004, he was President and Owner of Childs
Consulting Services. Previously, he served from 1979 to 2001 in a variety of human resources, marketing, sales
and operations roles at AT&T, Ameritech and SBC including Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate
Services.
Robert S. Guttman. Mr. Guttman has been our Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary since
August 2007. Prior to joining Ulta Beauty, Mr. Guttman was Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of
The Reynolds and Reynolds Company from August 2005 to October 2006. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Guttman
served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of CCC Information Services, Inc. Prior to that
time, Mr. Guttman was an Associate General Counsel with Sears, Roebuck and Co., having served in various
positions as a lawyer with Sears from 1986 to 2000.
David Kimbell. Mr. Kimbell was named Chief Merchandising and Marketing Officer in March 2015 after
having previously served as Chief Marketing Officer since February 2014. Prior to joining Ulta Beauty, he was
Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President at U.S. Cellular since February 2011. From 2008 to 2011,
Mr. Kimbell served as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Seventh Generation, a producer of
environmentally friendly household and baby care products. Prior to that from 2001 to 2008, Mr. Kimbell held
various positions at PepsiCo, Quaker Food Division, including Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Kimbell held a
number of marketing roles for several brands at The Procter and Gamble Company from 1995 to 2001.
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