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Table of Contents
November 2003, as President from February 1995 to February 2006, and as Co
-Chief Executive Officer of the Company from December 2002
to November 2003. Mr. Markfield also served the Company and its predecessors as Chief Merchandising Officer from February 1995 to
December 2002. Mr. Markfield was formerly on the Board of Directors of DSW Inc. from 2008 to 2012.
Simon R. Nankervis , age 48, has served as our Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Operations since January 2015. Prior
thereto, he served as our Executive Vice President, Americas and Global Country Licensing from February 2014 to January 2015, Senior Vice
President, Americas and Global Country Licensing from April 2013 to February 2014 and as Vice President, International Franchising and
Global Business Development from October 2011 to March 2013. Prior to joining us, Mr. Nankervis was Managing Director at Busbrand Pty
Ltd, an Australian based international brand management company, from 2002 to 2011.
Michael R. Rempell
, age 41, has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer since June 2012. Prior thereto, he
served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, New York Design Center, from April 2009 to June 2012, as Senior Vice
President and Chief Supply Chain Officer from May 2006 to April 2009, and in various other positions since joining us in February 2000.
Jay L. Schottenstein , age 60, has served as Interim Chief Executive Officer since January 2014. He has also served as Chairman of the
Company and its predecessors since March 1992. He served the Company as Chief Executive Officer from March 1992 until December 2002
and prior to that time, he served as a Vice President and Director of the Company’
s predecessors since 1980. He has also served as Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Schottenstein Stores Corporation (“SSC”) since March 1992 and as President since 2001. Prior
thereto, Mr. Schottenstein served as Vice Chairman of SSC from 1986 to 1992. He has been a Director of SSC since 1982. Mr. Schottenstein
also served as Chief Executive Officer from March 2005 to April 2009 and as Chairman of the Board since March 2005 of DSW Inc., a
company traded on the New York Stock Exchange. He has also served as an officer and director of various other entities owned or controlled
by members of his family since 1976. Mr. Schottenstein also serves as Executive Chairman and Director on the Board of Directors of DSW
Inc.
Available Information
Our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports are
available under the “About AEO, Inc.” section of our website at www.ae.com. These reports are available as soon as reasonably practicable
after such material is electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
Our corporate governance materials, including our corporate governance guidelines, the charters of our audit, compensation, and
nominating and corporate governance committees, and our code of ethics may also be found under the “About AEO, Inc.” section of our
website at www.ae.com. Any amendments or waivers to our code of ethics will also be available on our website. A copy of the corporate
governance materials is also available upon written request.
Additionally, our investor presentations are available under the “About AEO, Inc.” section of our website at www.ae.com. These
presentations are available as soon as reasonably practicable after they are presented at investor conferences.
Certifications
As required by the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Corporate Governance Standards Section 303A.12(a), on June 9, 2014 our
Chief Executive Officer submitted to the NYSE a certification that he was not aware of any violation by the Company of NYSE corporate
governance listing standards. Additionally, we filed with this Form 10-K, the Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer
certifications required under Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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