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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Biographical information concerning the Company’s executive officers is set forth below.
Name Age Position(s) Held
George Fellows .............................. 67 President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
Steven C. McCracken ......................... 59 Senior Executive Vice President and Chief
Administrative Officer
Bradley J. Holiday ............................ 56 Senior Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
David A. Laverty ............................. 52 Senior Vice President, Operations
Thomas T. Yang ............................. 57 Senior Vice President, International
Jeffrey M. Colton ............................ 37 Senior Vice President, U.S.
George Fellows is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company as well as one of its Directors. He
has served in such capacities since joining the Company in August 2005. Prior to joining the Company, during
the period from 2000 through July 2005, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of GF Consulting, a
management consulting firm, and served as Senior Advisor to Investcorp International, Inc. and J.P. Morgan
Partners, LLC. Previously, Mr. Fellows was a member of senior management of Revlon, Inc. from 1993 to 1999,
including his terms as President, which commenced in 1995, and Chief Executive Officer, which began in 1997.
He is a member of the board of directors of VF Corporation (a global apparel company) and the California
Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. Mr. Fellows is also chair of the Audit Committee and a
member of the Nominating and Governance Committee of VF Corporation. Mr. Fellows graduated with a B.S.
degree from City College of New York, received an MBA from Columbia University and completed the Harvard
Advanced Management Program.
Steven C. McCracken is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of the Company
and has served in such capacity since October 2005. He previously served as Senior Executive Vice President,
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary from August 2000 until October 2005. He served as Executive Vice President,
Licensing and Chief Legal Officer from April 1997 to August 2000. He has served as an Executive Vice
President since April 1996 and served as General Counsel from April 1994 to April 1997. He served as Vice
President from April 1994 to April 1996. He served as Secretary from April 1994 to December 2008. Prior to
joining the Company, Mr. McCracken was a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP for 11 years, and had been
in the private practice of law for over 18 years. During a portion of that period, he provided legal services to the
Company. Mr. McCracken serves on the boards of Pro Kids Golf Academy and Learning Center (First Tee of
San Diego) and Golf Entertainment International, Ltd. (in which the Company has a minority interest
investment). Mr. McCracken received a B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of California at Irvine and a
J.D. from the University of Virginia.
Bradley J. Holiday is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and has
served in such capacity since September 2003. Mr. Holiday previously served as Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer beginning in August 2000. Before joining the Company, Mr. Holiday served as Vice
President—Finance for Gateway, Inc. Prior to Gateway, Inc., Mr. Holiday was with Nike, Inc. in various
capacities beginning in April 1993, including Chief Financial Officer—Golf Company, where he directed all
global financial initiatives and strategic planning for Nike, Inc.’s golf business. Prior to Nike, Inc., Mr. Holiday
served in various financial positions with Pizza Hut, Inc. and General Mills, Inc. Mr. Holiday has an M.B.A. in
Finance from the University of St. Thomas and a B.S. in Accounting from Iowa State University.
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