People: American Greetings Corporation (AM)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Weiss, Morry 69 2003 Chairman of the Board
Weiss, Zev 42 2003 Chief Executive Officer, Director
Weiss, Jeffrey 45 2003 President, Chief Operating Officer, Director
Smith, Stephen 45 2006 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President
Mandelbaum, Josef 42 2005 CEO - AG Intellectual Properties
Kilbane, Catherine 46 2003 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Beeder, John 49 2008 Senior Vice President - Executive Sales and Marketing Officer
McGrath, Brian 58 2006 Senior Vice President - Human Resources
Weiss, Erwin 60 2007 Senior Vice President - Enterprise Resource Planning
Charlton, John 62 2000 Senior Vice President - International; Managing Director of UK Greetings
Goulder, Michael 49 Senior Vice President, Executive Supply Chain Officer
Johnston, Thomas 61 2004 Senior Vice President - Creative and Merchandising; President of Carlton Cards Retail Inc.
Cipollone, Joseph 50 2005 Vice President, Corporate Controller
Rommel, Douglas 53 2001 Vice President - Information Services
Cowen, Scott 62 1989 Director
Thornton, Jerry 62 2000 Director
Ratner, Charles 68 2000 Director
Merriman, Michael 53 2006 Director
Dunn, Jeffrey 54 2007 Director
MacDonald, William 62 2007 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Weiss, Morry Morry Weiss has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. Morry Weiss joined American Greetings in 1961 and has had various responsibilities with American Greetings including Group Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Creative. In June 1978, Mr. Weiss was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer. From October 1987 until June 1, 2003, Mr. Weiss was Chief Executive Officer of American Greetings. In February 1992, Mr. Weiss became Company's Chairman. Mr. Weiss serves as a member of the advisory board of Primus Venture Partners (equity investor in companies requiring growth capital) and a member of the board of directors of Dots (a young women’s clothing retailer). Mr. Weiss participates in a number of professional, educational and non-profit organizations, including as Chairman of the Yeshiva University Board of Trustees and as a trustee of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Morry Weiss is the father of Jeffrey Weiss, a director and the President and Chief Operating Officer of American Greetings; the father of Zev Weiss, a director and the Chief Executive Officer of American Greetings; and the brother of Erwin Weiss, Company's Senior Vice President, Enterprise Resource Planning. He is also Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Company.
Weiss, Zev Zev Weiss has served as Chief Executive Officer, Director of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. Weiss became Chief Executive Officer of American Greetings in June 2003. Prior to becoming Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Weiss has had various responsibilities with American Greetings since joining in 1992, including most recently, Executive Vice President, A.G. Ventures and Enterprise Management from December 2001 to June 2003. He is currently on the board of United Way Services of Greater Cleveland. Zev Weiss is the son of Morry Weiss, Company's Chairman of the Board; the brother of Jeffrey Weiss, a director and Company's President and Chief Operating Officer; and the nephew of Erwin Weiss, Company's Senior Vice President, Enterprise Resource Planning. He is member of the Executive Committee
Weiss, Jeffrey Jeffrey Weiss has served as President, Chief Operating Officer, Director of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. Weiss is President and Chief Operating Officer of American Greetings, a position he has held since June 2003. Prior to becoming President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Weiss has had various responsibilities with American Greetings since joining in 1988, including most recently, Executive Vice President, North American Greeting Card Division of American Greetings from March 2000 until June 2003. Mr. Weiss participates in a number of civic and non-profit organizations, including as a board member of WVIZ/PBS. Jeffrey Weiss is the son of Morry Weiss, Company's Chairman of the Board; the brother of Zev Weiss, a director and Company's Chief Executive Officer; and the nephew of Erwin Weiss, Company's Senior Vice President, Enterprise Resource Planning.
Smith, Stephen Stephen J. Smith has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. Smith was Vice President and Treasurer of General Cable Corporation, a wire and cable company, from 1999 until 2002. He became Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations of the Corporation in April 2003, and became Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in November 2006.
Mandelbaum, Josef Josef Mandelbaum has served as Chief Executive Officer - AG Intellectual Properties. Mr. Mandelbaum has held various positions with the Corporation since joining in 1995, including most recently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation’s subsidiary, AG Interactive, Inc. from May 2000 until becoming CEO – AG Intellectual Properties, which consists of the Corporation’s AG Interactive, outbound licensing and entertainment businesses, in February 2005.
Kilbane, Catherine Catherine M. Kilbane has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of American Greetings Corporation. She was a partner with the law firm of Baker & Hostetler LLP until becoming Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in October 2003.
Beeder, John John W. Beeder has served as Senior Vice President - Executive Sales and Marketing Officer of American Greetings Corporation. He held various positions with Hallmark Cards, Inc. since 1983, most recently as Senior Vice President and General Manager – Greeting Cards from 2002 to 2006. Thereafter, Mr. Beeder served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Handleman Corporation (international music distribution company) in 2006, and the Managing Partner and Chief Operating Officer of Compact Clinicals (medical publishing company) in 2007. He became Senior Vice President, Executive Sales and Marketing Officer of the Corporation in April 2008.
McGrath, Brian Brian T. McGrath has served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. McGrath has held various positions with the Corporation since joining in 1989, including most recently Vice President, Human Resources from November 1998 until July 2006, when he became Senior Vice President, Human Resources.
Weiss, Erwin Erwin Weiss has served as Senior Vice President, Enterprise Resource Planning of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. Weiss has held various positions with the Corporation since joining in 1977, including most recently Senior Vice President, Program Realization from June 2001 to June 2003, and Senior Vice President, Specialty Business from June 2003 until becoming Senior Vice President, Enterprise Resource Planning in February 2007.
Charlton, John John S. N. Charlton has served as Senior Vice President, International of American Greetings Corporation and Managing Director, UK Greetings. John S. N. Charlton was Managing Director of the Consumer Products Division of Pentland Group plc in the United Kingdom from 1988 until 1998, and Managing Director of UK Greetings Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Greetings) from 1998 until becoming Senior Vice President, International in October 2000.
Goulder, Michael Michael L. Goulder has served as Senior Vice President, Executive Supply Chain Officer of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. Goulder was a Vice President in the management consulting firm of Booz Allen Hamilton from October 1998 until September 2002. He became a Senior Vice President of the Corporation in November 2002 and is currently the Senior Vice President, Executive Supply Chain Officer.
Johnston, Thomas Thomas H. Johnston has served as Senior Vice President, Creative/Merchandising; President, Carlton Cards Retail of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. Johnston was Managing Director of Gruppo, Levey & Co., an investment banking firm focused on the direct marketing and specialty retail industries, from November 2001 until May 2004, when he became Senior Vice President and President of Carlton Cards Retail. Mr. Johnston became Senior Vice President, Creative/Merchandising in December 2004.
Cipollone, Joseph Joseph B. Cipollone has served as Vice President, Corporate Controller of American Greetings Corporation. He has held various positions with the Corporation since joining in 1991, including most recently Executive Director, International Finance from December 1997 until becoming Vice President and Corporate Controller in April 2001.
Rommel, Douglas Douglas W. Rommel is Vice President, Information Services of American Greetings Corporation. He has held various positions with the Corporation since joining in 1978, including most recently Executive Director of e-business within the Information Services division from July 2000 until becoming Vice President, Information Services in November 2001.
Cowen, Scott Scott S. Cowen has served as Director of American Greetings Corporation. Dr. Cowen is President and Seymour S Goodman Professor of Management and Professor of Economics, Tulane University, a position he has held since 1998. Prior to that, Dr. Cowen served as Dean and Albert J. Weatherhead, III Professor of Management, Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Cowen serves as a director of Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (specialty store retailer), Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (conglomerate corporation engaged in real estate development, sales, investment and construction) and Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (consumer home products). Dr. Cowen is also Chair of the Southeast Regional Airport Authority as well as being a member of the New Orleans Business Council, New Orleans Regional Chamber of Commerce, United Way of Greater New Orleans and Greater New Orleans Inc. He is Chairman of the Compensation and Management Development Committee, member of the Audit Committee.
Thornton, Jerry Jerry Sue Thornton has served as Director of American Greetings Corporation. Dr. Thornton is the President of Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio, the largest community college in Ohio, a position she has held since 1992. Dr. Thornton is a member of the board of Applied Industrial Technologies, Inc. (a distributor of industrial products and services), RPM International, Inc. (a specialty coatings manufacturer) and American Family Insurance (an insurance company). Dr. Thornton participates in a number of professional, civic, educational, health care, and non-profit organizations, including as a board member of Playhouse Square Foundation, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Cleveland and New York, Cleveland Municipal School District, University Hospitals Health System, United Way Services of Cleveland, The Quadrangle, The Greater Cleveland Partnership, Cleveland Downtown Partnership and Clear Channel Radio. She is member of the Audit Committee, Nominating and Governance Committee and Executive Committee.
Ratner, Charles Charles A. Ratner has served as Director of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. Ratner’s principal occupation is Chief Executive Officer and President of Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (conglomerate corporation engaged in real estate development, sales, investment and construction), positions he has held for fourteen and sixteen years, respectively. Mr. Ratner serves on the board of directors for RPM International, Inc. (a specialty coatings manufacturer). In addition, Mr. Ratner participates in a number of professional, civic, educational, health care and non-profit organizations, including as a board member of The Greater Cleveland Partnership, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, United Jewish Communities, United Israel Appeal, Mandel Associated Foundations, David and Inez Myers Foundation, and the Musical Arts Association as well as on the Board of Governors for The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts and the Jewish Agency for Israel, on the Executive Committee for United Way Services of Cleveland and as a Trustee-for-Life for the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland. Mr. Ratner has been a board member for the Jewish Education Center of Cleveland (JECC) for more than 15 years.
Merriman, Michael Michael J. Merriman, Jr. has served as Director of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. Merriman has been an operating advisor with Resilience Capital Partners, LLC, since July 1, 2008. From November 2006 until its sale in November 2007, Mr. Merriman served as Chief Executive Officer of The Lamson & Sessions Co. (a manufacturer of thermoplastic conduit, fittings and electrical switch and outlet boxes). Prior to joining Lamson & Sessions, Mr. Merriman served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Greetings from September 2005 until November 2006. He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Royal Appliance Mfg. Co. (a publicly-held manufacturer and marketer of Dirt Devil vacuum cleaners) from 1995 until April 2004 and was its Chief Financial Officer from 1992 to 1995. Mr. Merriman is a director of RC2 Corporation (a manufacturer of pre-school toys and infant products), Nordson Corporation (manufacturer of equipment used for precision dispensing, testing and inspection, surface preparation and curing) and OMNOVA Solutions Inc. (an innovator of emulsion polymers, specialty chemicals, and decorative and functional surfaces). Mr. Merriman is also a director of Students in Free Enterprise and True Hero, Inc., non-profit organizations. He is member of the Executive Committee.
Dunn, Jeffrey Jeffrey D. Dunn has served as Director of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. Dunn is President and Chief Executive Officer and director of HIT Entertainment Limited (a children’s entertainment company), a position he has held since February 2008. Mr. Dunn was formerly a private investor, and was employed by MTV Networks as Chief Operating Officer of the Nickelodeon Networks Group and the President of Nickelodeon Film Enterprises from 1993 to 2006. Prior to that time, Mr. Dunn was employed as Director of Marketing, Arthur D. Little, management consultancy, from 1991 to 1993, Director of Marketing, Bank of Boston from 1986 to 1991, and Associate International Director, Time Magazine and General Manager, Discover Magazine from 1977 to 1986. He is member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation and Management Development Committee.
MacDonald, William William E. MacDonald, III has served as Director of American Greetings Corporation. Mr. MacDonald was Vice Chairman and member of the Office of the Chairman of National City Corporation (a financial holding company) from 2001 until his retirement on December 31, 2006. Prior to that, Mr. MacDonald held various management positions within National City over more than 35 years. Mr. MacDonald is a member of the board of directors of Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc. (manufacturer and reseller of welding and cutting products). Mr. MacDonald participates as a board member of a number of civic, health care and non-profit organizations including The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Great Lakes Theater Festival, Leadership Cleveland Class of 1987 and is Trustee Emeritus of The Diversity Center and ideastream WVIZ and 90.3. He is Chairman of the Audit Committee, member of the Executive Committee and Nominating and Governance Committee.

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Weiss, Morry 1,234,500 24,902,860
Weiss, Zev 426,160 1,847,848
Weiss, Jeffrey 342,282 1,270,935
Smith, Stephen 0 0
Mandelbaum, Josef 0 0
Kilbane, Catherine 0 0
Beeder, John 0 0
McGrath, Brian 0 0
Weiss, Erwin 177,463 874,536
Charlton, John 0 0
Goulder, Michael 218,750 1,198,142
Johnston, Thomas 0 0
Cipollone, Joseph 0 0
Rommel, Douglas 0 0
Cowen, Scott 0 0
Thornton, Jerry 0 0
Ratner, Charles 0 0
Merriman, Michael 0 0
Dunn, Jeffrey 0 0
MacDonald, William 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
SMITH STEPHEN JOSEPH 7,700 $20.51
WEISS JEFFREY M 45,269 $23.19
WEISS JEFFREY M 20,000 $13.15
WEISS JEFFREY M 20,000 $23.15
SMITH STEPHEN JOSEPH 7,700 $23.51
WEISS JEFFREY M 5,000 $23.19
WEISS JEFFREY M 5,000 $13.15
CIPOLLONE JOSEPH B 3,060 $23.30
WEISS ZEV 18,507 $22.53
WEISS MORRY 200,000 $22.92
WEISS MORRY 131,570 $22.53
MANDELBAUM JOSEF 10,500 $13.52
MANDELBAUM JOSEF 10,500 $20.52
SMITH STEPHEN JOSEPH 7,000 $20.00
SMITH STEPHEN JOSEPH 7,000 $14.45
WEISS JEFFREY M 9,225 $15.77
HARDIN JOSEPH S JR 3,087 $5.06
RATNER CHARLES A 2,691 $7.57
HARDIN JOSEPH S JR 2,064 $7.57
ROMMEL DOUGLAS W 9,021 $5.25
JOHNSTON THOMAS H 1,600 $5.25
JOHNSTON THOMAS H 3,600 $5.26
JOHNSTON THOMAS H 4,800 $5.27
HARDIN JOSEPH S JR 948 $15.29
HARDIN JOSEPH S JR 1,570 $12.34
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