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audit committee
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nominating and governance committee
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compensation committee
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Robert Bensoussan
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Director
Robert Bensoussan has been a member of our Board since January 2013. Since 2008, Mr. Bensoussan has been a Director and the majority owner of Sirius Equity LLP, a UK company that invests in retail and brands based in the UK and Europe. From 2008 to 2012, Mr. Bensoussan served as Executive Chairman and CEO of LK Bennett, a UK fashion retailer, and has acted as non-Executive Chairman since 2012. He has also acted as the Non-Executive Chairman of Jeckerson Spa (Italy) since May 2008 and of feelunique.com (UK) since December 2012. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Bensoussan was CEO of Jimmy Choo Ltd , a privately held UK luxury shoe wholesaler and retailer and was also a member of the Board of Jimmy Choo Ltd from 2001 to 2011. Mr. Bensoussan is a Board member of Interparfums Inc. (Nasdaq: IPAR). He is also a member of three private Boards, including Men’s retailer Celio International (Belgium), Zen Cars (Belgium), an electric car rental company, and Aurenis (France) a part-works publisher.
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Michael Casey
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Director Michael Casey has been a member of our Board since October 2007. He retired from Starbucks Corporation in October, 2007, where he had served as Senior Vice President and CFO from August 1995 to September 1997, Executive Vice President, CFO and Chief Administrative Officer from September 1997 to October 2007. Subsequent to retirement he served as a Senior Advisor to Starbucks Corporation from October 2007 to May 2008 and from November 2008 to present. Prior to joining Starbucks, Mr. Casey was Executive Vice President and CFO for Family Restaurant, Inc. and President and CEO of EI Torito Restaurants, Inc. He is also a member of the board of directors of The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. Mr. Casey graduated from Harvard College with an A.B. degree in Economics and Harvard Business School with an MBA degree.
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RoAnn Costin
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Director
RoAnn Costin has been a member of our Board since March 2007. She has served as the President of Wilderness Point Investments, a financial investment firm, since 2005. In 2011, she co-founded Paola Quadretti Worldwide, a women's made-to-measure clothing company and is Chairman of the Board. From 1992 until 2005, she served as the President of Reservoir Capital Management, Inc., an investment advisory firm. Ms. Costin also sits on the board of Olly Shoes, City Sports and Alvin Valley all of which are nonpublic companies. Ms. Costin received a B.A. in Government from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
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Christine Day
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Director Christine Day has been Chief Executive Officer of lululemon athletica since June 2008. As CEO, Christine is responsible for creating and executing lululemon athletica's long -term business strategies, directing the Company's continued development, and reinforcing the lululemon's position as a global leader of yoga inspired women's athletic apparel.
Christine joined the lululemon athletica in January 2008 as Executive Vice President, Retail Operations, where she oversaw Retail Operations in North America and internationally, as well as the Community Relations, Real Estate Development, the Guest Education Center and Wholesale businesses.
Prior to lululemon, Christine spent 20 years at Starbucks where she learned the intricacies of high growth business development in a strong cultural company. She held several key senior management positions, most recently as President of the Asia Pacific Group of Starbucks Coffee International. Earlier, she served in various capacities including Senior Vice President, North American Finance and Administration and Vice President of Sales and Operations for Business Alliances.
Christine has a BA degree from Central Washington University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School's Advanced Management Program.
Christine resides in Vancouver, Canada with her husband and the youngest of her three children. She does yoga on a regular basis and enjoys hiking the local mountains and biking on the seawall paths with her family.
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William Glenn
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Director
Mr. Glenn is the President of Global Commercial Services and an Executive Officer of American Express Company. Mr. Glenn joined American Express in 2002 where he served as President of the Merchant Services division with responsibility for worldwide operations, pricing, marketing and strategy for the merchant network that serves both a proprietary business and network issuing partners. In this role he also led the American Express Company’s efforts to expand Card acceptance in new categories such as business-to-business transactions and quick service restaurants. In 2011 he was appointed to his current role overseeing Global Corporate Payments and Global Business Travel. Before he joined American Express, Mr. Glenn served as President of Pepsi-Cola North America's Food Service Division overseeing sales, marketing, operations, customer service and finance for the unit. Mr. Glenn began his career at Procter & Gamble and holds a BA and MBA from Lehigh University. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America and the U.S. Travel Association CEO Roundtable. He also serves on the Executive Committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council.
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Martha A.M. (Marti) Morfitt
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Director Martha A.M. (Marti) Morfitt has been a member of our Board since December 2008. She has served as a principal of River Rock Partners, Inc., a business and cultural transformation consulting firm since 2008. Ms. Morfitt served as the CEO of Airborne, Inc. from October 2009 to March 2012. She served as the President and CEO of CNS, Inc. a manufacturer and marketer of consumer healthcare products, from 2001 through March 2007. From 1998 to 2001, she was Chief Operating Officer of CNS, Inc. Ms. Morfitt currently serves on the boards of directors of Graco, Inc., a fluid handling systems and components company and Life Time Fitness, Inc., an operator of fitness and athletic centers. She received her HBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University.
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Rhoda M. Pitcher
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Director
Rhoda M. Pitcher has been a member of our Board since December 2005. Since 1996 she has served as Managing Partner of Rhoda M Pitcher Inc., a management consulting firm providing services in organizational strategy and the building of executive capability to Fortune 500 corporations, institutions, start-ups and non-profits. From 1978 to 1997, Ms. Pitcher co-founded, built and sold two international consulting firms. Ms. Pitcher holds a Master's degree in Organization Development from University Associates.
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Thomas G. Stemberg
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Director Thomas G. Stemberg has been a member of our Board since December 2005. Since March 2007, he has been the managing partner of Highland Consumer Fund, a venture capital firm. From February 2005 until March 2007, he was a venture partner with Highland Capital Partners. Mr. Stemberg co-founded Staples, Inc., an office supplies retailer, serving as its Chairman from 1988 to 2005, and as its CEO from 1986 until 2002. He serves on the board of directors of CarMax, Inc., a retailer of used cars, PETsMART, Inc., a retailer of pet supplies and products, and Guitar Center, a retailer of musical instruments. He received an AB in Physical Science from Harvard University, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.
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Jerry Stritzke
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Director
Jerry Stritzke has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Coach, Inc. since March 2008. From 1999 through August 2007, Mr. Stritzke held several senior executive positions within the Limited Brands, Inc. organization, including the positions of Chief Operating Officer and Co-Leader of Victoria's Secret (comprised of Victoria Secret Stores, Victoria's Secret Direct, Victoria's Secret Beauty and Pink), and Chief Executive Officer of MAST Industries. From 1993 until 1999, Mr. Stritzke was a consultant with the retail consulting firm of Webb and Shirley. Prior to this, he practiced law, first as an associate and partner at Best, Sharp, Sheridan & Stritzke, and later as a partner at Stritzke Law Office. Mr. Stritzke received a BS degree from Oklahoma State University and a JD from the University in Oklahoma.
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Emily White
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Director Since September 2010, Emily has been Sr. Director of Local and now Mobile Partnerships at Facebook Inc., a social networking company. Prior to joining Facebook, Emily was at Google Inc. running the North America Online Sales and Operations channel from 2001 to 2007 and the Asia Pacific & Latin America businesses from 2007 to 2009. From 2009 through 2010 Emily ran the Local and Commerce monetization businesses. She serves on the board of the National Centre for Women in I.T., a non-profit coalition working to increase the participation of girls and women in computing and I.T. She received a B.A. in Art History from Vanderbilt University.
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Dennis J Wilson
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Chairman of the Board of Directors Dennis J. Wilson founded our company in 1998 and has served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors since 1998. From March 2010 until January 2012, he served as our Chief Innovation and Branding Officer, and from December 2005 until March 2010, he served as our Chief Product Designer. Mr. Wilson was our Chief Executive Officer from 1998 until December 2005. In 1980, Mr. Wilson founded Westbeach Snowboard Ltd., a surf, skate and snowboard vertical retailer, and served as its CEO from 1980 until 1995, and as its Head of Design and Production from 1995 to 1997. Mr. Wilson received his BA in Economics from the University of Calgary.
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