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Audit
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Nominating and Governance
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Compensation
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Executive
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Jerry W. Throgmartin
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Executive Chairman and Director Jerry W. Throgmartin, our Executive Chairman and Director, joined our company in 1975. He has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since January 2003 and a Director since 1988. From 1999 to January 2003 he also served as our Chief Executive Officer and President. From 1988 to 1999 he served as the President and Chief Operating Officer. Other positions held by Mr. Throgmartin within our company include store manager, district manager, advertising director and Vice President of Store Operations.
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Dennis L. May
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President and Chief Executive Officer and Director Dennis L. May, our President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director, joined us in January 1999. From 1999 to January 2003 he served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer in January 2003. He became a Director in connection with the recapitalization. Mr. May joined our company as part of the acquisition of certain store leases of Sun TV & Appliance, Inc. where he held the positions of Vice President of Marketing, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.
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Lawrence P. Castellani
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Lawrence P. Castellani became a Director in July 2005. From February 2003 to May 2005, Mr. Castellani served as the Chairman of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., a specialty retailer of auto parts, and served as its Chief.
Executive Officer from 2000 until May 2005. Mr. Castellani served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ahold Support Services in Latin America (a division of Royal Ahold, a supermarket company) from 1998 to 2000, as Executive Vice President of Ahold USA from 1997 through 1998, and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Tops Friendly Markets from 1991 through 1997. Mr. Castellani serves on the board of Advance Auto Parts, Inc.
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Benjamin D. Geiger
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Benjamin D. Geiger became a Director in connection with our recapitalization in Febuary 2005. Mr. Geiger joined Freeman Spogli in 1998 and became a principal in December 2002. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Geiger was employed by Merrill Lynch & Co. in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group.
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John M. Roth
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John M. Roth became a Director in connection with the recapitalization. Mr. Roth joined Freeman Spogli in 1988 and became a general partner in 1993. From 1984 to 1988, Mr. Roth was employed by Kidder, Peabody & Co. Incorporated in the Mergers and Acquisitions Group. Mr. Roth also serves on the board of directors of Asbury Automotive Group, Inc., an automotive dealership group.
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Charles P. Rullman
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Charles P. Rullman has served as a Director since March 2005. Mr. Rullman joined Freeman Spogli & Co. in 1995 as a general partner and retired in December 2005. From 1992 to 1995, Mr. Rullman was a general partner of Westar Capital, a private equity investment firm specializing in middle market transactions. Prior to joining Westar, Mr. Rullman spent 20 years at Bankers Trust Company and its affiliate, BT Securities Corporation, where he was a Managing Director and Partner.
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Michael L. Smith
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Michael L. Smith became a Director in July 2005. Mr. Smith served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer of Wellpoint, Inc., a health benefits company, from 2001 to January 2005. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Anthem, Inc. from 1999 to April 2001. From 1996 to 1998, Mr. Smith served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of American Health Network, Inc., a former subsidiary of Anthem, Inc. He was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mayflower Group, Inc., a transport company, from 1989 to 1995. He is a director of Kite Realty Group Trust, a REIT; Emergency Medical Services Corp., a provider of emergency medical services; Calumet Specialty Products LP, a refining operation; Vectren Corporation, a gas and electric utility; and Intermune, Inc., a biopharmaceutical manufacturing company.
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Peter M. Starrett
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Peter M. Starrett became a Director of our board in connection with our recapitalization and served as vice chairman of our board from the recapitalization to April 2007. In 1998, Mr. Starrett founded Peter Starrett Associates, a retail advisory firm, and currently serves as its President. From 1990 to 1998, Mr. Starrett served as the President of Warner Bros. Studio Stores Worldwide. Previously, he held senior executive positions at both Federated Department Stores and May Department Stores. Mr. Starrett also serves on the boards of directors of Guitar Center, Inc., a musical instruments retailer, Pacific Sunwear, Inc., a clothing retailer, and PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc., a retailer of pet food and supplies.
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Darell E. Zink
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Since October 2004, Mr. Zink has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Strategic Capital Partners, LLC, a real estate investment management firm. Prior to that, Mr. Zink served as Vice Chairman of Duke Realty Corporation from January 2004 to October 2004 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from October 1993 to December 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Zink was a general partner in the private company predecessor of Duke Realty Corporation from June 1982 to October 1993. Mr. Zink has served as Chief Executive Officer of HKZ Enterprises, a real estate development company, since September 2004. Presently, Mr. Zink serves as a director on the Board of Fifth Third Bank (Indiana). He previously served on the Boards of Duke Realty Corporation (NYSE), People's Bank (NASDAQ) and Windrose Medical Properties Trust (NYSE) where he chaired the Audit Committee.
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