People: Brown Shoe Company Inc (BWS)

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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Ronald Fromm

 61 2011 Chairman of the Board

Diane Sullivan

 57 2011 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

Russell Hammer

 56 2012 Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President

Richard Ausick

 59 2011 Division President - Retail

Daniel Friedman

 52 2010 Division President - Global Supply Chain

John Mazurk

 59 2012 Division President – Healthy Living Brands

John Schmidt

 52 2011 Division President - Contemporary Fashion Brands

Mark Schmitt

 49 2012 Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Michael Oberlander

 44 2006 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary

Douglas Koch

 61 2011 Senior Vice President, Chief Talent & Strategy Officer

Ward Klein

 57 2011 Lead Independent Director

Mario Baeza

 61 2008 Independent Director

Mahendra Gupta

 56 2011 Independent Director

Carla Hendra

 55 2005 Independent Director

Steven Korn

 58 2004 Independent Director

Patricia McGinnis

 64 1999 Independent Director

W. Patrick McGinnis

 65 1999 Independent Director

Michael Neidorff

 70 2006 Independent Director

Hal Upbin

 73 2004 Independent Director

Harold Wright

 70 2008 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Ronald Fromm

 Mr. Ronald A. Fromm is the Chairman of the Board of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since 1999. From 1999 through 2011, he also served as Company's Chief Executive Officer, and from 1999 until 2004, he also served as Company's President. From 1992 until 1998, he served as Executive Vice President of Company's Famous Footwear division and, prior to that time, served as its Chief Financial Officer. He currently serves as Chairman Emeritus and member of the Board of Directors of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), past Chairman and current member of the Board of Directors of the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY), and past Chairman and current member of the Board of Directors of the Two Ten Footwear Foundation.

Diane Sullivan

 Ms. Diane M. Sullivan is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc. She has been a director since May 2007. In 2004, she joined the Company as President, in March 2006 she received the additional title of Chief Operating Officer, and in May 2011 she became Company's Chief Executive Officer and President. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Sullivan served as Vice Chairman of the Footwear Group of Phillips-Van Heusen from September 2001 to December 2003. Prior to joining Phillips-Van Heusen in 2001, Ms. Sullivan was President and Chief Operating Officer for Stride Rite Corporation, where she worked from 1995 until 2001 and also held the position of Group President: Tommy Hilfiger, Stride Rite Children’s and Sperry. In St. Louis, Ms. Sullivan previously served on the Board of Directors for Barnes-Jewish Hospital and was Chair of the Patient Care, Quality and Safety Committee. Currently, Ms. Sullivan serves on the Board of Directors of BJC HealthCare in St. Louis, where she is also a member of Civic Progress and a member of the Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors. In addition, Ms. Sullivan serves on the boards of the Two Ten Footwear Foundation, the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America (FDRA), and the Fashion Footwear Association of New York (FFANY) and on the Advisory Board of the Jay H. Baker Retailing Center, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Russell Hammer

 Mr. Russell C. Hammer has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Brown Shoe Company Inc., effective June 11, 2012. He served as Chief Financial Officer of Orbitz from January 2011 to June 2012. Chief Financial Officer of Crocs from January 2008 to December 2010.

Richard Ausick

 Mr. Richard M. Ausick serves as Division President - Retail of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since January 2011. He served as Division President – Famous Footwear from January 2010 to January 2011. Division President, Brown Shoe Wholesale from July 2006 to January 2010. Senior Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer of Famous Footwear from January 2002 to July 2006.

Daniel Friedman

 Mr. Daniel R. Friedman is Division President - Global Supply Chain of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since January 2010. Senior Vice President, Product Development and Sourcing from July 2006 to January 2010. Managing Director at Camuto Group, Inc. from 2002 to July 2006.

John Mazurk

 Mr. John R. Mazurk is the Division President – Healthy Living Brands of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since May 2012. Senior Vice President, Consumer and Retail Business Development from January 2010 to May 2012. Senior Vice President and General Manager, Naturalizer from 2008 to 2010. Senior Vice President Specialty Retail from 2004 to 2008, and Senior Vice President, Stores for Famous Footwear from 2002 to 2004.

John Schmidt

 Mr. John W. Schmidt is Division President - Contemporary Fashion Brands of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since January 2011. He served as Senior Vice President, Better and Image Brands from January 2010 to January 2011., Senior Vice President and General Manager, Better and Image Brands from March 2008 until January 2010., Various positions, including Vice President, President, Group President of Wholesale Footwear for Nine West Group from September 1998 to February 2008.

Mark Schmitt

 Mr. Mark A. Schmitt has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer of Brown Shoe Company, Inc., effective January 06, 2012. He served as Senior Director of Management Information Systems for Express Scripts from 2010 through 2011. Various management information systems positions including Group Director with Anheuser-Busch InBev from 1996 to 2009. He earned a bachelor's in electronic engineering technology from DeVry University and a master's in business administration in information systems from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Michael Oberlander

 Mr. Michael I. Oberlander is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since March 2006. He served as Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from July 2001 to March 2006., Vice President and General Counsel from September 2000 to July 2001.

Douglas Koch

 Mr. Douglas W. Koch is Senior Vice President, Chief Talent & Strategy Officer of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since January 2011. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Talent Officer from May 2005 to January 2011. Senior Vice President, Human Resources from March 2002 to May 2005.

Ward Klein

 Mr. Ward M. Klein is Lead Independent Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Energizer Holdings, Inc., a manufacturer of household and personal care products, and also serves as Chief Executive Officer of Energizer Holdings, Inc., a position he has held since January 2005. Prior to that time, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2004 to 2005 and as President, International from 2002 to 2004, having first joined Energizer in 1986. Mr. Klein also, since 2008, serves on the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and, since January 2012, is the Chair of the Board. From 2004 to 2006, Mr. Klein served as a director of Amerus Insurance Company. Mr. Klein has more than 30 years of service in various leadership roles with an international publicly-held consumer products company with experience in management, marketing, corporate finance, business strategy and international business. He has a Masters degree in management with concentrations in marketing, finance and accounting. Additionally, his service as Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and as a board member for an insurance company provide experience in the oversight role for the board.

Mario Baeza

 Mr. Mario L. Baeza is Independent Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since March 2008. He is the founder and controlling shareholder of Baeza & Co. and founder and Executive Chairman of V-Me Media, Inc. He formed Baeza & Co. in 1995 to create the first Hispanic-owned merchant banking firm focusing on the Pan-Hispanic region. In 1996, Baeza & Co. entered into a partnership with Trust Company of the West for the purpose of forming TCW/Latin America Partners, L.L.C. (“TCW/LAP”). Mr. Baeza served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TCW/LAP from its inception until 2003 when he relinquished day-to-day operating control to form The Baeza Group, a Hispanic-owned alternative investment firm. In 2006, The Baeza Group partnered with Thirteen/WNET, a public broadcasting service affiliate, to form V-Me Media, Inc., a national Spanish language television network. Mr. Baeza serves as V-Me Media, Inc.’s Founder and Executive Chairman. Mr. Baeza is also a director of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Urban America LLC.

Mahendra Gupta

 Dr. Mahendra R. Gupta, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since October 11, 2011. Dr. Mahendra Gupta, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc ., since October 11, 2011. Since July 2005, he has served as the Dean of Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis. From 2003 to July 2005, he served as the Senior Associate Dean of the Olin Business School. He has served on the Olin Business School faculty since 1990 and in 2004 was named the Geraldine J. and Robert L. Virgil Professor of Accounting and Management. Dr. Gupta’s research has been published in academic journals, and he is a frequent speaker at research workshops and conferences worldwide. In addition, Dr. Gupta’s education, which includes a Ph.D. in accounting from Stanford University, and his oversight of the financial management of the Olin Business School enhance his contribution to the board, and in particular, to the Audit Committee.

Carla Hendra

 Ms. Carla C. Hendra is Independent Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since November 2005. Since January 2010, she has been serving as the Chairman of OgilvyRED, the strategy and innovation practice of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide (“Ogilvy”), and was elected to Ogilvy’s Executive Committee in the same month. Ogilvy is an integrated advertising and marketing services network with 450 offices in 162 countries and 18,000 employees, one of the operating groups of holding company WPP plc. Ms. Hendra previously served as Co-Chief Executive Officer of Ogilvy North America from 2005 to 2010 and as Chairman of Ogilvy New York from 2007 to 2010. Ms. Hendra joined Ogilvy in 1996, and her other positions since that time have included serving as President of OgilvyOne N.A., a one-to-one marketing agency, from 1998 to 2005. She is a director of the O&M Worldwide Board. Prior to joining Ogilvy in 1996, Ms. Hendra served as Executive Vice President, Grey Direct, a division of Grey Advertising, from 1992 to 1996. She also served as a director of Unica Corporation, a publicly-held company engaged in the enterprise marketing management software business until its acquisition by IBM in 2010. Ms. Hendra has over 30 years of business experience spanning the fashion, advertising and marketing industries; and during her 16 year tenure with the Ogilvy & Mather group companies, her increasing responsibilities have included leadership and senior management experience in domestic and international business. Ms. Hendra brings to the board specialized experience in creative management, strategic consulting for marketing and branding, digital innovation, and both targeted and integrated marketing.

Steven Korn

 Mr. Steven W. Korn is Independent Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since August 17, 2004. Since June 2011, Mr. Korn has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc. From September 2005 through February 2008, he was the Publisher of the Daily Report, a legal newspaper located in Atlanta, Georgia. Until 2000, he was Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of CNN, a position he held starting in 1996. Previously, he served as the Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS). Mr. Korn has also served as an attorney specializing in civil litigation involving media, entertainment and telecommunications issues. Mr. Korn currently serves on the boards of Vassar College and Precision IR Group. Mr. Korn’s business experience is well-rounded and reflects his practice as a lawyer (specializing in litigation as well as mergers and acquisitions), senior executive roles at two international media companies, and his restructuring of a newspaper to increase its efficiencies and profitability. His substantial experience in operations and management is complemented by his service as a director of various boards, for which he has chaired committees with responsibility for finance, budget, investment and compensation activities.

Patricia McGinnis

 Ms. Patricia G. McGinnis is Independent Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since 1999. She is currently a Professor of Practice at George Washington University’s School of Public Policy and Public Administration since August 2011 and previously was Professor of Practice at Georgetown University’s Public Policy Institute from August 2009 to August 2011. From 1994 through 2008, she served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Council for Excellence in Government, a national membership organization of private sector leaders who have served as senior officials in government. From 1982 until 1994, she was a founder and principal at the FMR Group, a public affairs consulting firm. She serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of Logistics Management Institute (LMI), a government consulting firm, and the board of directors of the Congressional Management Foundation. She is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. She brings many years of experience in public policy and public affairs, both as the leader of organizations and as a management consultant to leaders of other organizations, including through the consulting firm she founded.

W. Patrick McGinnis

 Mr. W. Patrick McGinnis is Independent Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since 1999. He is a member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer and President of Nestlé Purina PetCare Company, a manufacturer of pet products. From 1997 until 2001, he was a member of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer and President of Ralston Purina Company. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pet Products Group of Ralston Purina Company from 1992 to 1997 when he was elected to the Board of Directors and to the additional office of Co-Chief Executive Officer of Ralston Purina Company. Mr. McGinnis serves on the Board of Directors of Energizer Holdings, Inc. Mr. McGinnis brings substantial leadership and management experience as the president and chief executive of a international consumer products company. In this capacity, he has many years of experience in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate strategy, marketing and corporate governance.

Michael Neidorff

 Mr. Michael F. Neidorff is Independent Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since March 2006. Since 1996, he has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Centene Corporation, a government services managed care company; and since May 2004, has also served as Centene Corporation’s Chairman of the Board. Mr. Neidorff started Physicians Health Plan of Greater St. Louis, a subsidiary of United HealthCare Corporation, in 1985 and served as the President and Chief Executive Officer until 1995. Mr. Neidorff also spent 18 years in senior executive international positions at Miles Laboratories/Bayer AG and has marketing, general management and profit and loss experience in healthcare management and consumer-packaged goods. Mr. Neidorff brings to the board an entrepreneurial spirit combined with many years of senior leadership experience.

Hal Upbin

 Mr. Hal J. Upbin is Independent Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since February 2004. He is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors of Kellwood Company, a marketer of apparel and consumer softgoods. From 1999 to January 31, 2006, Mr. Upbin served as Chairman of the Board of Kellwood Company, and from December 1997 through June 2005, he was Chief Executive Officer of Kellwood Company. From 1994 until 1997, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Kellwood Company, and from 1992 until 1994, he was Executive Vice President Corporate Development of Kellwood Company. He served as Vice President Corporate Development of Kellwood Company from 1990 to 1992 and was President of American Recreation Products, Inc., a subsidiary of Kellwood, from 1988 to 1992. Mr. Upbin is also a member of the Board of Trustees for Pace University and a Council Member of Washington University’s Olin Business School.

Harold Wright

 Mr. Harold B. Wright is Independent Director of Brown Shoe Company Inc., since March 2008. From 1997 until he retired at the end of December 2009, Mr. Wright specialized in executive search services for the retail industry. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wright was a partner in the Consumer Products Group as a Retail Specialist with Heidrick & Struggles since 2006 and assumed the title and responsibilities of a Partner Emeritus effective January 2008. Prior to 2006, Mr. Wright was the Vice Chairman, Consumer Products, Industrial for Highland Partners, which was acquired by Heidrick & Struggles in 2006. Prior to 1997, Mr. Wright spent 25 years at R.H. Macy’s, having served as the President of two divisions. Mr. Wright brings to the board many years of experience in retail operations for R.H. Macy’s, including leadership at the division level. In addition, as a result of his many years providing executive search services for senior talent for the retail industry, he understands the talent and succession planning issues faced by the Company.

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price

NEIDORFF MICHAEL F

 1,094 $17.13

AUSICK RICHARD M

 27,000 $0.00

KOCH DOUGLAS W

 14,000 $0.00

FREIDMAN DANIEL R

 12,000 $0.00

SCHMITT MARK A

 8,450 $0.00

SCHMIDT JOHN W

 12,000 $0.00

MAZURK JOHN R

 12,000 $0.00

SULLIVAN DIANE M

 54,085 $0.00

HAMMER RUSSELL C

 19,750 $0.00

OBERLANDER MICHAEL I

 4,000 $0.00

SCHMIDT JOHN W

 4,137 $0.00

OBERLANDER MICHAEL I

 1,379 $18.25

FREIDMAN DANIEL R

 2,203 $18.25

KOCH DOUGLAS W

 6,797 $0.00

SULLIVAN DIANE M

 6,376 $18.25

FROMM RONALD A

 21,276 $0.00

KOCH DOUGLAS W

 2,334 $18.25

SCHMIDT JOHN W

 1,529 $18.25

FREIDMAN DANIEL R

 6,206 $0.00

AUSICK RICHARD M

 2,131 $18.25

FROMM RONALD A

 7,053 $18.25

MAZURK JOHN R

 1,421 $18.25

OBERLANDER MICHAEL I

 4,137 $0.00

MAZURK JOHN R

 4,137 $0.00

SULLIVAN DIANE M

 13,298 $0.00
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