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People division in May 2003. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Senk was Senior Vice President and
General Merchandise Manager of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. and Chief Executive of the Habitat
International Merchandise and Marketing Group in London, England. Mr. Senk began his retail career
at Bloomingdale’s, where he served in a variety of roles including Managing Director of
Bloomingdale’s By Mail. Mr. Senk serves as a member of the Board of Directors for Bare Escentuals,
Inc. and Tory Burch, Inc.
Mr. Marlow has served as President, Urban Outfitters Brand since July 2001. Prior to joining the
Company, for the period from September 2000 to July 2001, Mr. Marlow served as Executive Vice
President of Merchandising, Product Development, Production and Marketing at Chicos FAS, Inc., a
clothing retailer. Previously, he was Senior Vice President at Saks Fifth Avenue from November 1998
to September 2000, where he was responsible for all Saks Fifth Avenue private brand product
development. From January 1995 to November 1998, Mr. Marlow served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Henri Bendel, a division of The Limited Brands, Inc.
Mr. Ross joined Urban Outfitters in October 1997 and assumed responsibility for the Controller
position in early 1999 and was promoted to Executive Director of Finance in fiscal year 2009. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. Ross had been the Controller for American Appliance, Inc., a northeast
regional appliance retail chain. Previous to his 15-year tenure in the retail industry, Mr. Ross worked
in the public accounting sector in audit and advisory services. Mr. Ross obtained his CPA license in
1994.
Mr. Zausner rejoined the Company in February 2003 as a consultant and in July 2003 became its
Chief Administrative Officer. Mr. Zausner originally joined the Company in 1980 and became its
Director of Inventory Management in 1988 and its Secretary in 1990. Mr. Zausner retired from the
Company in 1996.
Mrs. Hayne joined Urban Outfitters in August 1982. She is a 33-year veteran of the retail and
wholesale industry and has served as President of Free People since March 2007. Mr. Hayne, the
Chairman of the Board of Directors and President, is Mrs. Hayne’s husband.
Mr. Belair co-founded Urban Outfitters in 1970 and has been a director since its incorporation in
1976. He has served as Principal of The ZAC Group, a financial advisory firm, during the last eighteen
years. Previously, he was a managing director of Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated. Mr. Belair is
also a director of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (HCBK), and Hudson City Savings Bank, the nation’s
largest S&L institution by market capitalization.
Mr. Cherken, a director since 1989, has been a partner in the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath
LLP in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania since 1984 and until January 2007 served as Co-Chair of its Real
Estate Group.
Mr. Lawson, a director since 1985, is an independent consultant and private investor. From
November 2001 until November 2003, he also served as Executive Director of M&A International
Inc., a global organization of merger and acquisition advisory firms. From 1980 until November 2001,
Mr. Lawson was Chief Executive Officer of Howard, Lawson & Co., an investment banking and
corporate finance firm. Howard, Lawson & Co. became an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of
FleetBoston Financial Corporation in March 2001.
Mr. Strouse, a director since 2002, serves as President of Wind River Holdings, L.P. Wind River
oversees a diversified group of privately owned industrial, service and real estate businesses.
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