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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.
Mr. Stephen P. Tryon joined Overstock.com in August 2004, and serves as Senior Vice President, Logistics, with primary responsibility for logistics and
supervision of the Company's warehouse operations, and most recently, managing the Company's human resources. 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. Jonathan E. Johnson III 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.
Mr. David K. Chidester currently serves as our Senior Vice President, Finance (our principal financial and accounting officer). Mr. Chidester served as
our Controller from August 1999 to August 2003 and as our Acting Chief Financial Officer from August 2003 to January 2004. Prior to joining
Overstock.com, Mr. Chidester was with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP from December 1995 to August 1999. Mr. Chidester holds a Bachelor of Science
Degree in Accounting and a Master's Degree in Business Administration, both from the University of Utah.
Ms. Stormy Simon currently serves as our Senior Vice President, Customer Care and Strategic Marketing. Ms. Simon previously served as our Vice
President, BMMG, Travel and Off-Line Advertising, Chief of Staff and as our Director of B2B. Prior to joining Overstock.com in 2001, Ms. Simon worked in
the media and travel industries.
Mr. Sam Peterson currently serves as our Senior Vice President, Technology. Mr. Peterson previously served as the Vice President, Software
Development from early 2005, and was appointed as Director, Network and Systems Engineering in 2003. Prior to joining Overstock in 1999, Mr. Peterson
was involved in creating several start-up internet ventures, including Fitnesoft, Inc.
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