People: Aaron's Inc (AAN)

AAN on New York Consolidated

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17 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Ronald Allen

71 2012 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Gilbert Danielson

66 1998 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Director

David Buck

63 2013 Chief Operating Officer

Robert Kamerschen

2013 Senior Vice President, General Counsel

James Cates

62 2002 Senior Group Vice President, Corporate Secretary

Mitchell Paull

54 2005 Senior Vice President - Merchandising & Logistics, Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership Division

Steven Michaels

41 2012 Vice President - Finance

John Trainor

40 2010 Vice President, Chief Information Officer

K. Todd Evans

49 2001 Vice President - Franchising

Robert Sinclair

51 1999 Vice President, Corporate Controller

Leo Benatar

83 Lead Independent Director

Ray Robinson

65 2012 Lead Independent Director

Kathy Betty

57 2012 Independent Director

Cynthia Day

47 2011 Independent Director

Hubert Harris

69 2012 Independent Director

David Kolb

74 2003 Independent Director

John Schuerholz

72 2006 Independent Director

Monica Smith

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Biographies

Name Description

Ronald Allen

Mr. Ronald W. Allen is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Aaron's Inc. Mr. Allen has served as Chairman of the Board since November 2012 and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since February 2012. Mr. Allen served as interim President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from November 2011 to February 2012 and has served as a Director of the Company since 1997. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Delta Air Lines, Inc., an international air passenger carrier, from 1987 to 1997. He also served as President of Delta from 1983 to 1987 and from 1993 to 1997, and Chief Operating Officer from 1983 to 1997. He currently serves as a Director of The Coca-Cola Company and Aircastle Limited and is Chairman of the Board of Guided Therapeutics, Inc. Mr. Allen also served as a director of Interstate Hotels & Resorts during the past five years.

Gilbert Danielson

Mr. Gilbert L. Danielson is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, Director of Aaron's Inc. Mr. Danielson has served as Chief Financial Officer and as a Director of the Company since 1990 and as Executive Vice President since 1998. Prior to 1998, he also served as Vice President, Finance of the Company. He previously served as a Director of Servidyne, Inc.

David Buck

Mr. David L. Buck has been appointed as Chief Operating Officer of Aaron's, Inc., effective May 7, 2013. He was promoted to Senior Vice President, Operations earlier this year. He has risen steadily through the Aaron's management development program during his 24 years with the company. Buck began his career with Aaron's in 1989 as Manager Trainee and then Store Manager. Within a two-year period, he was promoted to Regional Manager and subsequently Regional Vice President and Operational Vice President. He has won numerous "Region of the Year" awards and recently secured his second consecutive award for 2012. For 15 years prior to joining Aaron's, Buck handled operations for several other rent-to-own companies.

Robert Kamerschen

Mr. Robert W. Kamerschen is Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Aaron's, Inc. Kamerschen will be responsible for managing all legal and governmental affairs for Aaron's, including employment law, regulatory matters, intellectual property, litigation, vendor relationships, financings, acquisitions, and other general legal matters. Prior to joining Aaron's, Kamerschen served at Equifax since 2008 as the U.S. Chief Counsel, Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer. He was responsible for the management of the U.S. legal function, compliance, and governmental relations. Before that, he served as Vice President of Law and Public Policy at ChoicePoint. Earlier in his career, he was General Counsel to EzGov and practiced law in the Atlanta office of Troutman Sanders LLP. At Troutman Sanders, Kamerschen's practice focused on regulatory law and litigation. Before attending law school, Kamerschen worked on Capitol Hill for U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (AL) and played minor league baseball in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He is a graduate of Stanford University and an honors graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law.

James Cates

Mitchell Paull

Mr. Mitchell S. Paull is Senior Vice President - Merchandising & Logistics, Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership Division of Aaron's Inc. Mr. Paull has been Senior Vice President since 2001.

Steven Michaels

Mr. Steven A. Michaels is Vice President - Finance of Aaron's Inc., since 2012. Prior to then he was Vice President, Franchise Finance from 2005 to 2008 when he was appointed Vice President, Finance, Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership Division.

John Trainor

Mr. John T. Trainor is Vice President, Chief Information Officer of Aaron's Inc., since November 2010. Prior to then he was Information Technology Director for the Company from 1999 to 2007 when he was appointed Vice President, Information Technology, Aaron’s Sales & Lease Ownership Division.

K. Todd Evans

Robert Sinclair

Leo Benatar

Mr. Leo Benatar is Lead Independent Director of Aaron's Inc. Mr. Benatar has served as a Director of the Company since 1994. He is currently a Principal with consulting firm Benatar & Associates. Previously, he has been an associated consultant with A.T. Kearney, Inc., a management consulting and executive search company since 1996. He was Chairman of packaging manufacturer Engraph, Inc., and served as Chief Executive Officer of that company from 1981 to 1995. He previously served as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, as a Director of Paxar Corporation and Mohawk Industries, Inc. and as nonexecutive Chairman of Interstate Bakeries Corporation.

Ray Robinson

Mr. Ray M. Robinson is Lead Independent Director of Aaron's Inc. Mr. Robinson is President Emeritus of the East Lake Golf Club and Vice Chairman of the East Lake Community Foundation. He has served as a Director of the Company since 2002. Prior to his retirement in 2003 as Southern Region President, Mr. Robinson was employed with AT&T from 1968. He currently serves as a Director for Avnet, Inc., Acuity Brands, Inc., and AMR and is Chairman of the Board of Citizens Trust Bank of Atlanta.

Kathy Betty

Ms. Kathy T. Betty is Independent Director of Aaron's, Inc., since August 22, 2012. Ms. Betty is the former owner of the WNBA team the Atlanta Dream, which she owned from 2009 to 2011. She also founded The Tradewind Group, an incubator company, where she worked until 2007. Her other previous experience includes serving as Executive Vice President and Partner of Scott, Madden from 1993 to 2000, where she worked on international mergers and acquisitions, and Ernst & Young from 1989 to 1993 as one of the first females admitted to the partnership. Ms. Betty was appointed to serve as a Director of the Company in August 2012.

Cynthia Day

Ms. Cynthia N. Day is Independent Director of Aaron's Inc. Ms. Day is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Bancshares Corporation and Citizens Trust Bank. She served as Chief Operating Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of Citizens Trust Bank from 2003 to January 2012 and served as its acting President and Chief Executive Officer from January 2012 to February 2012. She previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and in other capacities of Citizens Federal Savings Bank of Birmingham from 1993 until its acquisition by Citizens Trust Bank in 2003 and previously served as an audit manager for KPMG. Ms. Day was appointed to serve as Director of the Company in October 2011. She currently serves on the board of directors of Citizens Bancshares Corporation and Citizens Trust Bank.

Hubert Harris

Mr. Hubert L. Harris, Jr., is Independent Director of Aaron's, Inc., since August 7, 2012. Mr. Harris is the owner and operator of Harris Plantation, Inc., a cattle, hay and timber business, since 1992. He is a Trustee for SEI mutual funds since 2008 and an advisory director for PSA Healthcare since 2011. Mr. Harris previously served as CEO of Invesco North America and Chairman of Invesco Retirement Services, and served on the Board of Directors of Invesco from 1993 to 2004. Prior to his tenure with Invesco from 1988 to 2005, Mr. Harris was President and Executive Director of the International Association for Financial Planning from 1983 to 1988 and Executive Vice President of Associated Builders and Contractors from 1980 to 1983. He served as the Assistant Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1977 to 1980. Mr. Harris was appointed to serve as a Director of the Company in August 2012.

David Kolb

Mr. David L. Kolb is Independent Director of Aaron's Inc. Mr. Kolb was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Mohawk Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of flooring products, from 2001 until 2004. Prior to his service as Chairman in 2004, he served as Chief Executive Officer from 1988 to 2001. Mr. Kolb has been a Director of the Company since 2003. He also serves on the Board of Directors for Chromcraft Revington Corporation. Mr. Kolb also previously served as a director of Paxar Corporation.

John Schuerholz

Mr. John B. Schuerholz is Independent Director of Aaron's Inc. Mr. Schuerholz was Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Atlanta Braves professional baseball organization before becoming President in 2008. Prior to joining the Atlanta Braves in 1990, he was employed from 1968 with the Kansas City Royals professional baseball organization in various management positions until being named Executive Vice President and General Manager of that organization in 1981.

Monica Smith

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