Overstock.com 2008 Annual Report Download - page 15

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Mr. David K. Chidester currently serves as our Senior Vice President, Internal Reporting and Information and Assistant Secretary.
Mr. Chidester previously served as Senior Vice President, Finance from January 2004 to January 2009, as our Acting Chief Financial
Officer from August 2003 to January 2004, and as our Controller from August 1999 to August 2003. 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.
Mr. Jacob K. Hawkins currently serves as Senior Vice President, Change Management. Mr. Hawkins has performed various roles
across the organization, including business development, marketing, merchandising, technology, and project management. Prior to
joining Overstock.com, Mr. Hawkins worked for Professional Marketing International, a business consulting group. Mr. Hawkins
holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management from Brigham Young University and a Master's Degree of Business
Administration with an emphasis in information systems from the University of Utah.
Mr. Samuel J. 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.
Ms. Stormy D. Simon currently serves as our Senior Vice President, Marketing and Customer Care. 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. Stephen P. Tryon joined Overstock.com in August 2004, and serves as Senior Vice President, Logistics and Human Capital
Management, 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 Bachelor's of Science Degree in Applied
Sciences from the U.S. Military Academy and a Master's Degree of Arts in Philosophy from Stanford University.
Board of Directors
Name Age
Position with the
Company Director Since
Allison H. Abraham 45 None March 2002
Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. 59 None June 2007
Patrick M. Byrne 46 Chief Executive Officer October 1999
Barclay F. Corbus 41 None March 2007
James V. Joyce 50 Consultant February 2008
Ms. Allison H. Abraham has served as a Director of Overstock since March 2002 and is currently the President of the Newton
School, a non-profit, private school located in Sterling, Virginia. She is Chairwoman of the Audit Committee and a member of the
Compensation Committee. Ms. Abraham served as President and as a director of LifeMinders, Inc., an online direct marketing
company, from May 2000 until the acquisition of LifeMinders by Cross Media Marketing Corp. in October 2001. Prior to joining
LifeMinders, Ms. Abraham served as Chief Operating Officer of iVillage Inc., an online media company, from May 1998 to
May 2000. From February 1997 to April 1998, Ms. Abraham was President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Shoppers
Express, an online grocery service, and also served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for several months prior to her
promotion. From 1992 to 1996, Ms. Abraham held several marketing and management positions at Ameritech Corporation. She was
employed at American Express Travel Related Services in New York City from 1988 to 1992, focusing on the launch of new products
and loyalty programs. Ms. Abraham holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from Tufts University and a Master's Degree of
Business Administration from the Darden School at the University of Virginia.
Mr. Joseph J. Tabacco, Jr. has served as a Director of Overstock since June 2007. Mr. Tabacco is a member of the Audit
Committee and the Compensation Committee. For more than the last five years Mr. Tabacco has served as the managing partner of the
San Francisco office of Berman DeValerio (formerly Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo). A 1974 honors graduate of
George Washington University School of Law, Mr. Tabacco litigates antitrust, securities fraud, commercial high tech, and intellectual
property matters. Since entering private practice in the early 1980s, Mr. Tabacco has served as trial or lead counsel in numerous
antitrust and securities cases and has been involved in all aspects of state and federal litigation. Prior to 1981, Mr. Tabacco served as
senior trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, and in both the Central District of California and the
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