Overstock.com 2012 Annual Report Download - page 16

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Competition for qualified personnel in our industry has historically been intense, particularly for software engineers, computer scientists, and other
technical staff.
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The following persons were executive officers of Overstock.com as of February 18, 2013:
On February 12, 2013 we announced that our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, Dr. Patrick M. Byrne, will be taking a personal
leave of absence for medical reasons. Our President, Jonathan E. Johnson III, will serve as Acting Chief Executive Officer during Dr. Byrne's leave of
absence. Dr. Byrne will remain Chairman of the Board.
 has served as our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and as a Director since October 1999, as Chairman of
the board of directors 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.
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and is Acting Chief Executive Officer since February 12, 2013. He has also served as our General Counsel and as our Vice President, Strategic Projects
and Legal, 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 General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From October 1997 to
April 1999, Mr. Johnson practiced law with Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy and from September 1994 to September 1997, he practiced law with
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 Judge Leonard
H. 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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He previously served as our Senior Vice President, Finance from January 2009 to February 2010. 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
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Patrick M.
Byrne 50 Chairman of the Board of Directors
Jonathan E.
Johnson III 46
President, Acting Chief Executive Officer and Corporate
Secretary
Stephen J.
Chesnut 53 Senior Vice President, Finance and Risk Management
Timothy D.
Dilworth 37 Senior Vice President, Marketing
David J.
Nielsen 43 Senior Vice President, Merchandising and Supply Chain
Bhargav J.
Shah 37 Senior Vice President, Technology
Stormy D.
Simon 44
Senior Vice President, Customer and Partner Care and
Director
Stephen P.
Tryon 51
Senior Vice President, Human Capital Management and
International