Restoration Hardware 2012 Annual Report Download - page 24

April 2004. He served as Chairman of the board of directors of Cosi from March 2010 to December 2011 and
served as interim Chief Executive Officer of Cosi from September 2011 to December 2011. From April 2004
until he was named Chairman of the board of directors of Cosi, Mr. Demilio served as Chairman of the
company’s audit committee. From December 2000 until his retirement in October 2008, Mr. Demilio served as
the Chief Financial Officer of Magellan Health Services, Inc., a publicly traded managed specialty healthcare
company that manages the delivery of behavioral healthcare treatment services, specialty pharmaceuticals and
radiology services. Mr. Demilio has also been the Chief Financial Officer of Youth Services International, Inc., a
financial analyst for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland and a certified public accountant with Arthur
Andersen LLP. He was a principal officer of Magellan Health Services, Inc. and 88 of its affiliates, which
commenced a case on March 11, 2003, under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. These companies emerged from Chapter 11 on
January 5, 2004. Mr. Demilio was selected to our board of directors because he possesses particular knowledge
and experience in accounting, finance and capital structure, strategic planning and leadership of complex
organizations and board practices of other major corporations.
William Forrest was first appointed to our board of directors in June 2008. Since November 2007, he has
been the Founder and Managing Partner of Tower Three Partners, LLC, a private equity firm. Since April 2008,
he has been a member of the board of directors of Magellan Health Services, Inc., a publicly traded managed
specialty healthcare company that manages the delivery of behavioral healthcare treatment services, specialty
pharmaceuticals and radiology services. He served as the Non-Executive Chairman of Cosi, Inc., a publicly
traded national restaurant chain, from December 2006 through November 2007. He served as the Executive
Chairman of Cosi from April 2003 until December 2006. Prior to joining Cosi, Mr. Forrest was a Managing
Director leading the restructuring group and serving on the management committee at Gleacher & Co., an
investment bank, from 2001 until 2004. Throughout his career, he has served in executive management,
investment banking and investor roles with organizations in a variety of industries including healthcare,
manufacturing and food services. Mr. Forrest was selected to our board of directors because he possesses
particular knowledge and experience in accounting, finance and capital structure, strategic planning and
leadership of complex organizations, retail businesses and board practices of other major corporations.
Thomas Mottola was appointed to our board of directors on November 1, 2012. In 2003, Mr. Mottola
founded The Mottola Company, a company specializing in multimedia, entertainment, communications,
branding, licensing and consulting, and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since that time. From
1993 to 2003, Mr. Mottola served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., a
global recorded music company. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer of Sony, he served as its President
from 1988 to 1993. He has served on the board of directors of ONE World Enterprises since 2010. Mr. Mottola is
widely known for signing and developing the careers of major recording artists, including Celine Dion, Mariah
Carey, Beyoncé, Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, Gloria Estefan, Shakira, Dixie Chicks, Marc Anthony, Barbra
Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and Harry Connick Jr., among many others. Mr. Mottola has served on
the boards of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Police Athletic League, T.J. Martell
Foundation for Cancer, Leukemia and AIDS Research and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation and
Museum. Mr. Mottola’s extensive experience as a senior executive and director of a major branded consumer
company provides us with business and leadership insight.
Barry Sternlicht was appointed to our board of directors on November 1, 2012. Mr. Sternlicht has been the
President and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Capital Group, a global investment firm, since its formation
in 1991 and has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer of Starwood
Property Trust, Inc., a NYSE-listed real estate investment trust, since its inception in 2009. He was the Chairman
of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (“Starwood Hotels”), a NYSE-listed company, from September
1997 to May 2005 and the Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Hotels from January 1999 to October 2004. He
was also the Chairman of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Starwood Hotels, from
January 1995 to May 2005 and the Chief Executive Officer of this subsidiary from January 1995 to October
2004. Mr. Sternlicht is Chairman of the Board of Société du Louvre and Baccarat, a NYSE Euronext Paris-listed
16