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John B. Richards was elected a director of the Company in October 2006. Mr. Richards most recently served as the president and chief executive officer of Red Door Spa Holdings until May 2006, and he continues to provide consulting services to the company. Red Door Spa Holdings is a leading operator of prestige salons and day spas that operate under the Red Door Spas -- Elizabeth Arden and Mario Tricoci brand names, and offers luxury services and premium products at more than 110 locations nationwide. He also brings more than 13 years of senior leadership experience as executive vice president of Four Seasons Hotels Inc. and president of North American Operations for Starbucks Coffee Company, a predecessor to Starbucks Corporation. From these past roles, he brings North American and global retail expansion expertise, including operations design and management, brand strategy development, marketing, promotions and product line extension initiatives, as well as corporate infrastructure and scalability design. He also served as president and chief executive officer of Dean & Deluca Inc., and held senior leadership and management positions with Royal Viking Line, McKinsey & Company and The Procter & Gamble Company.
Mr. Richards holds a BA degree in history and sociology from Bucknell University, and an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. With his election, the Company's board of directors appointed Richards as a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee and Compensation Committee. | 