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Mr. Bodzy joined Urban Outfitters as its General Counsel in December 1997 and was appointed
Secretary in February 1999. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Bodzy was Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of Service Merchandise Company, Inc. where he was responsible for legal
affairs, the store development program and various other corporate areas.
Mr. Marlow has served as President, Urban Outfitters Brand since July 2001. Prior to joining the
Company, for the period from September 2000 to July 2001, Mr. Marlow served as Executive Vice
President of Merchandising, Product Development, Production and Marketing at Chicos FAS, Inc., a
clothing retailer. Previously, he was Senior Vice President at Saks Fifth Avenue from November 1998
to September 2000, where he was responsible for all Saks Fifth Avenue private brand product
development. From January 1995 to November 1998, Mr. Marlow served as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Henri Bendel, a division of The Limited Brands, Inc. Mr. Marlow will retire from
his position as President, Urban Outfitters Brand, effective April 12, 2010. Mr. Marlow is expected to
remain with the Company in the role of Executive Director of Business Development focusing on
international expansion and special projects.
Ms. McDevitt, Co-President of the Anthropologie brand, joined Urban Outfitters in November
1992 and has served within all of the URBN brands including Director of Administration for URBN,
Director of Operations/Stores for Urban Outfitters Europe, Executive Director of Stores and
Operations for Anthropologie and Chief Operating Officer for Anthropologie. Prior to joining the
Company, Mrs. McDevitt worked with Liz Claiborne.
Ms. Wurtzburger, Co-President of the Anthropologie brand, joined Urban Outfitters in 1998 and
has served in a senior merchandising role at the Anthropologie brand, including as the Chief
Merchandise Officer. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Wurtzburger held buying and merchandising
roles with a variety of department and specialty stores including Abraham & Straus, Macy’s West and
Mimi Maternity.
Mr. Zausner rejoined the Company in February 2003 as a consultant and in July 2003 became its
Chief Administrative Officer. Mr. Zausner originally joined the Company in 1980 and became its
Director of Inventory Management in 1988 and its Secretary in 1990. Mr. Zausner retired from the
Company in 1996.
Ms. Hayne joined Urban Outfitters in August 1982. She is a 34-year veteran of the retail and
wholesale industry and has served as President of Free People since March 2007. Mr. Hayne, the
Chairman of the Board of Directors and President, is Mrs. Hayne’s husband.
Mr. Conforti joined Urban Outfitters in March 2007 as Director of Finance and SEC Reporting
and has been Controller since February 2009. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Conforti, a Certified
Public Accountant, worked for AlliedBarton Security Services, LLC for five years serving as
Controller for three years. Mr. Conforti began his career at KPMG in 1998 where he held various audit
roles.
Mr. Belair co-founded Urban Outfitters in 1970 and has been a director since its incorporation in
1976. He has served as Principal of The ZAC Group, a financial advisory firm, during the last eighteen
years. Previously, he was a managing director of Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated. Mr. Belair is
also a director of Hudson City Bancorp, Inc. (HCBK), and Hudson City Savings Bank, the nation’s
largest S&L institution by market capitalization.
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