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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
The following persons were executive officers of Overstock.com as of March 1, 2007:
Executive Officers Age Position
Patrick M. Byrne 44 Chairman, Chief Executive Officer
Jason C. Lindsey 37 President, Chief Operating Officer Director
Stephen P. Tryon 45 Senior Vice President
Jonathan E. Johnson III 41 Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Legal
David K. Chidester 35 Senior Vice President, Finance
Stormy Simon 38 Senior Vice President, Customer Care, PR and Branding
Dr. Patrick M. Byrne has served as our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and as a Director since
October 1999, as Chairman of the Board from February 2001 through October 2005, and since July 2006. From September 1997 to
May 1999, Dr. Byrne served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fechheimer Brothers, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of
uniforms. From 1995 until its sale in September 1999, Dr. Byrne was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Centricut,
LLC, a manufacturer and distributor of industrial torch parts. From 1994 to the present, Dr. Byrne has served as a Manager of the
Haverford Group, an investment company and an affiliate of Overstock. Dr. Byrne has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese studies
from Dartmouth College, a Master's degree from Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, and a Ph.D. in philosophy from
Stanford University.
Jason C. Lindsey is currently President, Chief Operating Officer and a Director of Overstock.com. He has served as a director
since October 2005. He previously served as a Director from June 1999 to October 2002, and as our Chief Financial Officer from
June 1999 to August 2003 and as our President from April 2003 to August 2003. From June 1998 to present, Mr. Lindsey also serves
as the Controller of the Haverford Group, an investment company and an affiliate of Overstock. Prior to joining the Haverford Group,
Mr. Lindsey was an auditor with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from January 1996 to June 1998. Mr. Lindsey has a Bachelor of Arts
and a Master's degree in accounting from Utah State University.
Mr. Tryon joined Overstock.com in August 2004, and serves as Senior Vice President, with primary responsibility for logistics
and supervision of the Company's warehouse operations. Prior to joining Overstock.com, Mr. Tryon was the Legislative Assistant to
the Chief of Staff of the United States Army. During his 21 years with the Army, his assignments included director of plans for the
10th Mountain Division, Congressional Fellow for United States Senator Max Cleland, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the
United States Military Academy, and commander of a company of paratroopers. Mr.Tryon received a B.S. in Applied Sciences from
the U.S. Military Academy in 1983 and a M.A. in Philosophy from Stanford University in 1992.
Mr. Johnson joined Overstock.com in September 2002. He has served as our General Counsel and as our Vice President,
Strategic Projects, and currently serves as our Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Legal and as our Secretary. From
May 1999 to September 2002, Mr. Johnson held various positions with TenFold Corporation, including positions as General Counsel,
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From October 1997 to April 1999, Mr. Johnson practiced law in the Los
Angeles offices of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and from September 1994 to September 1997, he practiced law in the Los
Angeles offices of Graham & James. From February 1994 to August 1994, Mr. Johnson served as a judicial clerk at the Utah Supreme
Court for Justice Leonard H. Russon, and prior to that, from August 1993 to January 1994, Mr. Johnson served as a judicial clerk at
the Utah Court of Appeals for Justice Russon. Mr. Johnson holds a Bachelor's Degree in Japanese from Brigham Young University,
studied for a year at Osaka University of Foreign Studies in Japan, and received his law degree from the J. Reuben Clark, Jr. Law
School at Brigham Young University.
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