Overstock.com 2009 Annual Report Download - page 19

Table of Contents
Executive Officers
The following persons were executive officers of Overstock.com as of March 31, 2010:
Executive Officers Age Position
Patrick M. Byrne 47 Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Jonathan E. Johnson III 44 President and Corporate Secretary
Geoffrey R. Atkinson 28 Senior Vice President, CRM & Buying
Stephen J. Chesnut 50 Senior Vice President, Finance and Risk Management
Samuel J. Peterson 34 Senior Vice President, Technology and Merchandising
Stormy D. Simon 41 Senior Vice President, Marketing and Customer Care
Stephen P. Tryon 48 Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Human Capital Management
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.
Mr. Jonathan E. Johnson III joined Overstock.com in September 2002 and currently serves as our President and Corporate Secretary. He has served as
our General Counsel and as our Vice President, Strategic Projects, and Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Legal. From May 1999 to September
2002, Mr. Johnson held various positions with TenFold Corporation, a software company, 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. Geoffrey R. Atkinson currently serves as our Senior Vice President, CRM & Buying. Since joining the Company in 2005, Mr. Atkinson has worked
primarily on marketing and customer retention. Mr. Atkinson has previously served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of Tactical
Marketing. Before joining Overstock.com, Mr. Atkinson worked in marketing and branding at Smith Sport Optics, a manufacturer of sunglasses and goggles
for sports and leisure, in Sun Valley, Idaho. Mr. Atkinson holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology from Dartmouth College.
Mr. Stephen J. Chesnut was appointed Senior Vice President, Finance, effective January 5, 2009. Effective February 2, 2010, Mr. Chesnut was appointed
Senior Vice President, Finance and Risk Management. From August 2007 to August 2008, Mr. Chesnut served as Vice President, Strategy/Market
Development/Sales for HD Supply, Inc., a privately-held wholesale distribution company based in Atlanta, Georgia. From December 1998 to August 2007,
Mr. Chesnut served in a variety of capacities for The Home Depot or its subsidiaries, including Director, Business Development for HD
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