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and President and Chief Executive Officer of toysrus.com from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Barbour has also held
senior level positions with Hasbro, Inc., OddzOn Products, Inc., and Universal Matchbox Group, Ltd.
In addition, Mr. Barbour has served as a director of the Toy Industry of America since 2013. Mr. Barbour
holds a B.Sc. in Chemistry, with Honors, from the University of Glasgow.
Mr. Barbour’s in-depth knowledge and experience, both in the U.S. and globally, with the products,
technologies, distribution channels, and consumer preferences in our core markets provides considerable value
and expertise to the board of directors. He has spent more than 25 years building global consumer and
Internet businesses in both traditional retail and direct-to-consumer environments. He has knowledge and
experience with how our largest customers operate, having led the successful turnaround of the Toys ‘‘R’’ Us
U.S. and International divisions. He also has leadership experience at other world-class toy companies such as
Hasbro, Russ Berrie and Matchbox. His online toy and gaming experience, building toysrus.com into a
leading global online retailer of toys and while at the GameHouse division of RealNetworks, brings an
experienced perspective necessary to the board of directors in Internet and e-commerce issues, an area that is
of strategic importance to the Company.
William B. Chiasson has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2010 and as the
Chairman of our board of directors since March 2011. Previously, Mr. Chiasson served as our Chief Executive
Officer from September 2010 to March 2011, as President and Chief Executive Officer from March 2010 to
September 2010 and as Chief Financial Officer from November 2004 to February 2010. Since August 2013,
Mr. Chiasson serves on the board of directors of Fossil Group, a publicly-held company that designs,
develops, markets and distributes fashion-related consumer products, and, since May 2015, as chair of its audit
committee. Mr. Chiasson has served as a member of the board of directors of The ERGObaby Carrier, Inc., a
designer, marketer and distributor of premium baby carriers and related products, since February 2012 and is
currently Chairman of its board of directors and a member of its audit committee. In addition, Mr. Chiasson
served as its Chief Executive Officer from October 2012 to May 2013. He served as Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer of Levi Strauss & Co., a marketer of apparel, from August 1998 to December 2003.
From January 1988 to August 1998, Mr. Chiasson served in varying capacities with Kraft Foods, Inc., a
division of Phillip Morris Companies and a manufacturer and seller of branded foods and beverages, most
recently as Senior Vice President, Finance and Information Technology. From June 1979 to January 1988,
Mr. Chiasson served in varying capacities with Baxter Healthcare, most recently as its Vice President and
Controller for the Hospital Group. Mr. Chiasson received his B.A. from the University of Arizona and his
M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.
Mr. Chiasson’s ongoing leadership role at LeapFrog contributes a deep understanding of our day-to-day
operations to the board of directors. He brings many years of experience with branded consumer products
companies through his experience at Fossil Group, The ERGObaby Carrier, Inc., LeapFrog, Levi Strauss &
Co. and Kraft Foods, Inc. Also, his long service as a public-company executive officer gives him extensive
knowledge of and experience with business operations and strategy, including compensation and corporate
governance matters, finance and accounting issues, regulatory requirements, and risk awareness and
management. Mr. Chiasson also offers substantial finance and strategy experience, having served as our Chief
Financial Officer and as the Chief Financial Officer of Levi Strauss & Co., and in other senior financial roles
at other public companies. Mr. Chiasson is an independent director under Section 303A.02 of the NYSE
listing standards.
Thomas J. Kalinske has served on our board of directors since September 1997, and has served as the
Vice Chairman of our board of directors since July 2006. He was the Chairman of our board of directors from
September 1997 to February 2004. Mr. Kalinske served as our Chief Executive Officer at two different times,
first from September 1997 to March 2002 and again from February 2004 to July 2006. From April 2007 to
May 2008, Mr. Kalinske served as Chief Executive Officer of cFares, Inc., an online meta-search company.
From 1996 to February 2004, Mr. Kalinske served as the President of Knowledge Universe (now Mounte
LLC), a private company focused on building leading companies in areas relating to education, technology
and career management and the improvement of individual and corporate performance. From 1990 to 1996, he
served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sega of America, a leading video game and entertainment
company. Prior to that, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Matchbox Group, a
manufacturer of games, toys and children’s vehicles, from 1987 to 1990. Prior to that, he served as President
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