People: Conn's Inc (CONN.O)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Theodore Wright	49	2011	Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
Brian Taylor	49	2012	Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
Reymundo de la Fuente	51	2008	President - Credit Division
David Trahan	51	2008	President - Retail Division
Michael Poppe	44	2012	Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President
David Atnip	63	2005	Senior Vice President, Treasurer
Walter Broussard	51	2010	Senior Vice President - Store Operations
Clinton Harwood	55	2007	Senior Vice President - Information Technology
Bob Martin	63	2012	Lead Independent Director
Kelly Malson	42	2012	Director
Douglas Martin	58	2003	Director
Marvin Brailsford	73	2003	Independent Director
Jon Jacoby	74	2003	Independent Director
Scott Thompson	53	2004	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Theodore Wright	Mr. Theodore M. Wright serves as Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Conn's Inc., since December 12, 2011. He was previously served as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President from February 27, 2011 until this election. He was elected as Chairman of board of directors effective December 7, 2010 and has served as a director since September 2003 when the company became a publicly held entity. Mr. Wright served as the President of Sonic Automotive, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed and Fortune 300 automotive retailer, from October 2002 until his retirement in April 2005. Previously Mr. Wright served as its Chief Financial Officer from April 1997 to April 2003. Mr. Wright also served on Sonic Automotive, Inc. board of directors from 1997 through 2004. From 1995 to 1997, Mr. Wright was a Senior Manager in Deloitte & Touche LLP’s Columbia, South Carolina office. From 1994 to 1995, he was a Senior Manager in Deloitte & Touche LLP’s National Office of Accounting Research and SEC Services Department. Mr. Wright currently serves on the board of directors of Titan Machinery, Inc., and serves as a member of its audit committee and its compensation committee. Mr. Wright received a B.A. from Davidson College.
Brian Taylor	Mr. Brian E. Taylor has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Conn's Inc., effective April 23, 2012. Mr. Taylor is primarily responsible for the Company’s accounting, treasury, internal audit and risk management functions. Mr. Taylor has over 25 years of experience with growing, publicly-traded companies. He most recently served as Finance Integration Manager for Schlumberger Limited, after its acquisition of Smith International, Inc. in 2010. From 1999 through 2010, he served in various financial management roles with Smith International, Inc., including Corporate Vice President and Controller. Mr. Taylor also spent two years at Camco International, Inc. as its Director of Corporate Accounting and Worldwide Controller. Mr. Taylor began his career at Arthur Andersen LLP, spending 10 years in its assurance practice. Mr. Taylor is a certified public accountant and obtained a B.S. in accounting from Louisiana State University.
Reymundo de la Fuente	Mr. Reymundo de la Fuente, Jr., serves as President – Credit Division of Conn's Inc., since June 3, 2008. Mr. de la Fuente has previously served as Executive Vice President – Credit from June 1, 2007, and as Senior Vice President – Credit since October 2001. Since joining in 1998, he has served in positions that involve direct responsibility for credit underwriting, customer service inbound operations, collections, recovery of charge-offs and legal activities. Mr. de la Fuente has worked in the credit receivables industry since 1986 with national credit organizations. His responsibilities included the strategic direction and development of credit portfolios. Mr. de la Fuente obtained his B.B.A. in finance from The University of Texas at San Antonio and holds an M.B.A. from Our Lady of the Lake in San Antonio.
David Trahan	Mr. David W. Trahan serves as President – Retail Division of Conn's Inc., since June 3, 2008. Mr. Trahan has previously served as Executive Vice President – Retail from June 1, 2007, as Senior Vice President – Retail from April 1, 2006 and as Senior Vice President – Merchandising from October 2001. He been employed by the company since 1986 in various capacities, including sales, store operations and merchandising. He has been directly responsible for merchandising and product purchasing functions, as well as product display and pricing operations, for the last four years. Mr. Trahan has completed special study programs at Harvard University, Rice University and Lamar University.
Michael Poppe	Mr. Michael J. Poppe serves as Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Conn's Inc., since April 23, 2012. He served as Chief Financial Officer of the company until April 23, 2012. Mr. Poppe served as Controller and Assistant Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer since he joined the company in September 2004 until February 1, 2008. Mr. Poppe is responsible for accounting, treasury, risk management, human resources and service operations, and has been responsible for legal and MIS functions. In the 14 years prior to his joining company, Mr. Poppe served in various accounting and financial management positions in public accounting with Arthur Andersen LLP and in automotive retail companies, most recently as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Group 1 Automotive, Inc. Mr. Poppe spent from January 1997 until May 2004 at Group 1 Automotive, Inc., a New York Stock Exchange listed, Fortune 500 retail company, and was a member of its founding management team. Mr. Poppe is a certified public accountant and obtained his B.B.A in accounting and finance from Texas A&M University.
David Atnip	Mr. David R. Atnip serves as Senior Vice President, Treasurer of Conn's Inc. He served as Senior Vice President since October 2001 and as the company's Treasurer since 1997. He joined the Company in 1992 and served as Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 1997 and as Secretary from 1997 to 2005. In 1995, he joined the board of directors and served in that capacity until September 2003. Mr. Atnip holds a B.B.A. in accounting from The University of Texas at Arlington and has over 21 years of financial experience in the savings and loan industry.
Walter Broussard	Mr. Walter M. Broussard serves as Senior Vice President - Store Operations of Conn's Inc., since June 2010. He served as Senior Vice President – Recruiting since June 3, 2008, as Senior Vice President – Sales since 2005, and previously served as Senior Vice President – Store Operations from October 2001. Mr. Broussard has served in numerous retail capacities since 1985, including working on the sales floor as a sales consultant, store manager and district manager. He has over 28 years of retail sales experience. He attended Lamar University and has completed special study programs at Harvard University, Rice University and the University of Notre Dame.
Clinton Harwood	Mr. Clinton W. Harwood serves as Senior Vice President – Information Technology of Conn's inc., since June 1, 2007. He previously served as Vice President – Information Technology since August 2000. Mr. Harwood joined Conn’s in April 1994 as Manager of Computer Operations, and has served the company in all aspects of information technology since that time. Prior to joining the company, he served in various information technology positions un utility, academic and petrochemical industries. Mr. Harwood holds both a Bachelor (1979) and Master (1988) of Science degrees in Computer Science from Lamar University, and completed a special study program at Harvard University.
Bob Martin	Mr. Bob L. Martin has been appointed as Lead Independent Director of Conn's, Inc., effective August 30, 2012. Mr. Martin was elected as an Operating Partner of The Stephens Group LLC, a family-owned investment company in March, 2012. He was previously a consultant to that entity. Mr. Martin has over 34 years of retailing and merchandising experience. Prior to retiring from the retail industry in 1999, he headed the international operations of Wal-Mart International, Inc. for 15 years. From 1968 to 1983 Mr. Martin was responsible for technology services for Dillard’s, Inc. During the previous five years, Mr. Martin served as a director of Dillard’s, Inc. until 2006, and also served as director of Sabre Holdings Corporation, Furniture Brands International and Guitar Center, Incorporated. Mr. Martin currently serves on the board of directors of Gap, Inc. He has experience as chairman of the corporate governance committee and compensation committee, and has been a member of the audit committee of publicly held companies. Mr. Martin attended South Texas University and holds an honorary doctorate degree from Southwest Baptist University.
Kelly Malson	Ms. Kelly M. Malson has been appointed as Director of Conn's Inc., effective August 30, 2012. Ms. Malson was also appointed to be the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of Company's board of directors effective at its next quarterly meeting to be held in November 2012. Ms. Malson has served as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of World Acceptance Corporation since March 2006, as its Senior Vice President since May 2009 and as its Vice President of Internal Audit from September 2005 to March 2006. Ms. Malson served as Finance Compliance Manager for ITRON, Inc., IEM Unit from 2004 to 2005. Prior to 2004, Ms. Malson served in various positions with KPMG, LLC and Arthur Andersen, LLP. Ms. Malson obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Accountancy from Southern Illinois University in 1993.
Douglas Martin	Mr. Douglas H. Martin serves as Director of Conn's Inc., since September 2003. He has served as a director of the predecessor to the company since 1998, and was appointed as one of directors in September 2003, when company became a publicly held entity. Mr. Martin is an Executive Vice President of Stephens Inc. where he has been employed since 1981. He is responsible for the investment of the firm’s capital in private companies. Mr. Martin serves as a member of the board of directors of numerous privately held companies. He received his B.A. in physics and economics from Vanderbilt University and his M.B.A. from Stanford University.
Marvin Brailsford	General Marvin D. Brailsford serves as an Independent Director of Conn's Inc., since September 2003. From 1996 until 2002, General Brailsford served as Vice President-Material Stewardship Project Manager for the U.S. government’s Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site where he was responsible for managing engineered systems and commodities purchasing. From 1992 to 1996, General Brailsford was president of the Brailsford Group, Inc., a management consulting company, and served as president of Metters Industries, Inc., an information technology and systems engineering company, during this time period. In 1992, he retired from the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant General, after 33 years of service, most recently where he served as Deputy Commanding General Materiel Readiness/Executive Director for Conventional Ammunition at the U.S. Materiel Command in Alexandria, Virginia., General Brailsford served on the board of directors of Illinois Tool Works, Inc. He also serves or has served on the boards of directors of various private and governmental entities. General Brailsford earned a B.S. degree in biology from Prairie View A & M University and a M.S. degree in bacteriology from Iowa State University. He is also a graduate of the Executive Program at the Graduate School of Business Administration, University of California at Berkley; Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government; the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; and the Army War College.
Jon Jacoby	Mr. Jon E. M. Jacoby serves as an Independent Director of Conn's Inc., since April 2003. In September 2006 Mr. Jacoby was elected Vice Chairman and Senior Principal of The Stephens Group LLC, a family-owned investment company, and, on June 30, 2006, was elected as Executive Vice President of SF Holdings, Inc., formerly known as The Stephens Group, Inc. In September 2003, he retired as a Vice Chairman of Stephens Inc., where he was employed since 1963. His positions included Investment Analyst, Assistant to the President and Manager of the Corporate Finance Department and the Special Investments Department for Stephens Group, Inc. During the previous five years, Mr. Jacoby served as a director of Stephens Group, Inc. and its then wholly-owned subsidiary Stephens Inc. until 2006, and of Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. until 2007. Mr. Jacoby has also previously served on the board of directors of Delta and Pine Land Company, Power-One, Inc. and Eden Bioscience Corporation. He received his B.S. from the University of Notre Dame and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Scott Thompson	Mr. Scott L. Thompson serves as an Independent Director of Conn’s Inc., since June 2004. Mr. Thompson has been designated as a certified director by the National Association of Corporate Directors. Mr. Thompson is currently the Chief Executive Officer and President of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., and Chairman of its board of directors, positions he has held since 2008. From May 2008 until October 13, 2008, Mr. Thompson served as Senior Executive Vice president and Chief Financial Officer of Dollar Thrifty. Mr. Thompson retired from Group 1 Automotive, Inc. where he played a role in the founding and subsequent growth of that New York Stock Exchange listed and Fortune 500 Company. He served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Group 1 from February 2002 until his retirement in January 2004. From 1996 until February 2002, Mr. Thompson served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Group 1. From 1991 to 1996, Mr. Thompson served as Executive Vice President, Operations and Finance for KSA Industries, Inc., a billion dollar diversified enterprise with interests in automotive retailing, investments, energy and professional sports. Mr. Thompson has previously served, during the previous five years, on the board of directors of UAP Holding Corp. through 2008, and is currently serving on the Board of Houston Wire and Cable. Mr. Thompson has experience in automotive retailing, investments, energy and professional sports and is a certified public accountant.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Theodore Wright	2,923,410
Brian Taylor	--
Reymundo de la Fuente	698,526
David Trahan	699,783
Michael Poppe	823,801
David Atnip	--
Walter Broussard	372,987
Clinton Harwood	506,431
Bob Martin	--
Kelly Malson	--
Douglas Martin	--
Marvin Brailsford	--
Jon Jacoby	1,388,400
Scott Thompson	--

As Of 30 Jan 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Theodore Wright	0	0
Brian Taylor	0	0
Reymundo de la Fuente	173,000	4,127,822
David Trahan	33,000	637,340
Michael Poppe	0	0
David Atnip	0	0
Walter Broussard	63,500	399,903
Clinton Harwood	0	0
Bob Martin	0	0
Kelly Malson	0	0
Douglas Martin	0	0
Marvin Brailsford	0	0
Jon Jacoby	0	0
Scott Thompson	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
HARWOOD CLINTON W	4,800	$44.63
HARWOOD CLINTON W	4,800	$14.00
JACOBY JON E M	6,926	$44.87
POPPE MICHAEL J	15,000	$14.48
BROUSSARD WALTER M	5,900	$44.93
POPPE MICHAEL J	30,000	$45.01
POPPE MICHAEL J	15,000	$17.73
MARTIN DOUGLAS H	9,561	$45.02
SCHOFMAN DAVID	500	$41.30
JACOBY JON E M	20,000	$41.83
ATNIP DAVID R	95,902	$41.81
ATNIP DAVID R	4,000	$6.34
ATNIP DAVID R	15,000	$33.88
ATNIP DAVID R	15,000	$19.99
ATNIP DAVID R	20,000	$22.68
ATNIP DAVID R	20,000	$17.73
ATNIP DAVID R	4,001	$6.33
ATNIP DAVID R	4,001	$3.20
JACOBY JON E M	46,022	$43.83
JACOBY JON E M	18,595	$43.00
MARTIN DOUGLAS H	14,602	$43.08
MARTIN DOUGLAS H	40,000	$14.00
JACOBY JON E M	31,519	$42.90
MARTIN DOUGLAS H	40,000	$42.74
BRAILSFORD MARVIN D	10,000	$29.24

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