Jay L. Schottenstein was appointed as DSW's Chief Executive Officer and became a director of the Company in March 2005. He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Retail Ventures American Eagle Outfitters Inc. and Schottenstein Stores Corporation (SSC) since March 1992 and was Chief Executive Officer of Retail Ventures from April 1991 to July 1997 and from July 1999 to December 2000. Mr. Schottenstein served as Vice Chairman of SSC from 1986 until March 1992 and as a director of SSC since 1982. He served in various executive capacities at SSC since 1976. Mr. Schottenstein is also a director of American Eagle Outfitters Inc. which is a company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Exchange Act. |