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Trademarks
Trademarks owned by the Company or its subsidiaries include, but are not limited to: “Whole Foods Market,” the “Whole Foods
Market” logo, “365 Everyday Value,” the “365 Everyday Value” logo, “AFA,” “Allegro Coffee Company,” “America’s Healthiest
Grocery Store,” “ANDI,” “Awesome Eats,” “Bread & Circus,” “Capers Community Market,” “Dark Rye,” “Eco-Scale,” “Fresh
& Wild,” “Fresh Fields,” “Grab & Give,” “Greenlife Grocery,” “Green Mission,” “Harry’s Farmers Market,” “Health Starts
Here,” “Ideal Market,” “Improving Lives with Every Purchase,” “Merchant of Vino,” “Mrs. Gooch’s,” “Vine Buys,”
“Wellspring,” “Whole Baby,” “Whole Cities Foundation,” “The Whole Deal,” “Whole Foods, Whole People, Whole Planet,”
“Whole Journeys,” “Whole Kids,” “Whole Kids Foundation,” “Whole Planet Foundation,” “Whole Ranch,” and “Whole Trade.”
The Company and its subsidiaries have registered or applied to register numerous trademarks, service marks, stylized logos,
and brand names in the U.S. and in many additional countries throughout the world. In addition, the Company licenses certain
trademarks, including “ENGINE 2” and “PLANT-STRONG,” which are trademarks owned by Engine 2 for Life, LLC. The
Company considers certain of its trademarks to be of material importance and actively defends and enforces such trademarks.
The Company’s trademarks are generally valid and may be renewed indefinitely as long as they are in use and/or their registrations
are properly maintained.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
The following table sets forth the name, age, and position of each of the persons who was serving as an executive officer of the
Company as of November 15, 2013:
Name Age Position
John Mackey 60 Co-Chief Executive Officer
Walter Robb 60 Co-Chief Executive Officer
A.C. Gallo 60 President and Chief Operating Officer
Glenda Flanagan 60 Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
James Sud 61 Executive Vice President of Growth and Business Development
David Lannon 48 Executive Vice President of Operations
Kenneth Meyer 45 Executive Vice President of Operations
John Mackey, co-founder of the Company, has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer since May 2010, was the Chief Executive
Officer from 1978 to May 2010 and was President from June 2001 to October 2004. Mr. Mackey co-authored Conscious
Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business, a 2013 Wall Street Journal Best Seller. To date, profits from books sold at
Whole Foods Market stores, along with 100% of the royalties received by Mr. Mackey, have resulted in donations of approximately
$100,000 to the Whole Planet Foundation.
Walter Robb has served as Co-Chief Executive Officer since May 2010. Mr. Robb also served as the Co-President and Co-Chief
Operating Officer from 2004 to May 2010, as Chief Operating Officer from 2001 to September 2004, and as Executive Vice
President from 2000 to February 2001. Since joining the Company in 1991, Mr. Robb has also served as Store Team Leader and
President of the Northern Pacific Region.
A.C. Gallo has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company since May 2010. Prior to that, he was Co-
President and Co-Chief Operating Officer since September 2004. Mr. Gallo also served as Chief Operating Officer from December
2003 to September 2004. Mr. Gallo has held various positions with the Company and with Bread & Circus, Inc., which was
acquired by the Company in October 1992, including Vice President and President of the North Atlantic Region, and Executive
Vice President of Operations.
Glenda Flanagan has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since December 1988.
James Sud has served as Executive Vice President of Growth and Business Development of the Company since February 2001.
Mr. Sud joined the Company in May 1997 and served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer until February 2001. Mr.
Sud served as a director of the Company from 1980 to 1997.
David Lannon has served as Executive Vice President of Operations of the Company since February 2012. Prior to that, Mr.
Lannon had served as President of the Northern California Region since December 2007 and President of the North Atlantic
Region from March 2001 to December 2007. Mr. Lannon has held various positions with the Company and with Bread & Circus,
Inc., which was acquired by the Company in October 1992, including Store Team Leader, Director of Store Operations and Vice
President of the North Atlantic Region.