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23
Executive Officers of the Registrant
(As of March 21, 2013)
Name Age Position With the Company
Years
With the
Company
Hubert Joly(1) 53 President and Chief Executive Officer —
Sharon L. McCollam(2) 50 Executive Vice President – Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial
Officer —
Keith J. Nelsen 49 Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer & Secretary 7
Carol A. Surface 47 Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer 3
Shari L. Ballard 46 Executive Vice President and President, International 20
Susan S. Grafton 56 Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer 12
Christopher K.K. Gould 43 Vice President, Treasurer 2
(1) Mr. Joly became our President and Chief Executive Officer in September 2012.
(2) Ms. McCollam became our Executive Vice President – Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer in December 2012.
Hubert Joly was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors in September 2012.
Mr. Joly was previously the president and chief executive officer of Carlson, Inc., a worldwide hospitality and travel company
based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from 2008 until his current appointment. Prior to becoming chief executive officer of
Carlson, Mr. Joly was president and chief executive officer of Carlson Wagonlit Travel from 2004 until 2008 and held several
senior executive positions with Vivendi S.A. and its subsidiaries from 1999 to 2004 and with Electronic Data Systems (now
part of Hewlett-Packard Company) from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Joly was with McKinsey & Company, Inc. from 1983 to 1996,
working with clients in the technology, financial services and luxury industries. Mr. Joly is currently a member of the board of
directors of Ralph Lauren Corporation, a leader in the design, marketing and retailing of premier lifestyle products. He also
serves on the board of overseers of the Carlson School of Management, the board of trustees of the Minneapolis Institute of
Arts, and the executive committee of the Minnesota Business Partnership. Mr. Joly previously served as a member of the board
of directors of Carlson, Inc.; chair of the board of directors of the Rezidor Hotel Group; chair of the board of directors of
Carlson Wagonlit Travel; chair of the Travel Facilitation Sub-Committee of the U.S. Department of Commerce Travel and
Tourism Advisory Board; and on the executive committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Sharon McCollam was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer in
December 2012. Ms. McCollam was previously executive vice president, chief operating and chief financial officer of
Williams-Sonoma Inc., a premier specialty retailer of home furnishings, from July 2006 until her retirement in March 2012. At
Williams-Sonoma, she was responsible for the long-term strategic planning activities of the company and oversaw multiple key
functions, including global finance, treasury, investor relations, information technology, real estate, store development,
corporate operations and human resources. Ms. McCollam also held various executive leadership roles, including principal
accounting officer, at Williams-Sonoma from March 2000 to July 2006. Prior to her time at Williams-Sonoma, Ms. McCollam
served as chief financial officer of Dole Fresh Vegetables Inc. from 1996 to 2000 and in various other finance-related
leadership positions at Dole Food Company Inc., a producer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables, from 1993 until 1996.
Ms. McCollam serves as a member of the board of directors for Sutter Health, a nonprofit network of hospitals and doctors in
Northern California (since January 2012), Art.com, an online specialty art retailer (since July 2012), and Privalia Venta Directa,
s.a., a European e-commerce apparel retailer (since September 2012). Ms. McCollam previously served as a member of the
board of directors of OfficeMax Incorporated from July through December 2012, Williams-Sonoma from 2010 until March
2012, and Del Monte Foods Company from 2007 until 2011.
Keith J. Nelsen was named Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Risk Officer and Secretary in March 2012, after
being appointed Executive Vice President, General Counsel in May 2011 and Secretary of the Company in June 2011. He
previously served as Senior Vice President, Commercial & International General Counsel from 2008 until his current
appointment. Mr. Nelsen joined us in 2006 as Vice President, Operations & International General Counsel. Prior to joining us,
he worked at Danka Business Systems PLC, an office products supplier, from 1997 to 2006 and served in various roles,
including chief administration officer and general counsel. Prior to his time at Danka, Mr. Nelsen held the role of vice
president, legal from 1995 to 1997 at NordicTrack, Inc., a provider of leisure equipment products. Mr. Nelsen began his career
in 1989 as a practicing attorney with Best and Flanagan, LLP, a law firm located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mr. Nelsen serves
on the board of directors of NuShoe, Inc., a privately held shoe repair facility in San Diego, California; the executive board of
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