People: Cosi Inc (COSI.W)

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17 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Stephen Edwards

49 2012 Executive Chairman of the Board

Carin Stutz

56 2012 President, Chief Executive Officer, Director

William Koziel

54 2005 Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Secretary

Vicki Baue

53 2012 Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Assistant Secretary and Interim Vice President of Human Resources

John Mallon

2013 Vice President - Operations

John Gohde

59 2011 Vice President - Development

Mark Demilio

56 2011 Independent Director

Robert Merritt

60 2010 Independent Director

Michael O'Donnell

57 2006 Independent Director

Karl Okamoto

50 2007 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Stephen Edwards

Mr. Stephen F. Edwards is Executive Chairman of the Board of Cosi Inc. Mr. Edwards joined the Company’s Board of Directors in October 2011. Mr. Edwards is currently a managing member of Edwards Capital Management LLC, a private investment company. From July 2002 to January 2009, Mr. Edwards served as a Senior Managing Director of Atticus Capital LLC, a private partnership investing globally in public equity securities. From January 2003 to February 2006, Mr. Edwards also served as a founding partner and portfolio manager of Atticus Opportunity Fund, Ltd., a private partnership investing in distressed assets. Prior to that time, Mr. Edwards served as a Senior Managing Director of Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co., LLC, a middle market leveraged buyout fund. He has previously served on the Boards of Directors of Kemet Corporation, Smith Alarm Holdings, Town Sports International Holdings, Au Bon Pain Inc, Windy Hill Pet Food Company Inc, Unwired Plc, Anvil Holdings, and Champps Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: CMPP). Mr. Edwards holds a B.A. degree in Economics from Yale University and an M.B.A from Harvard Business School.

Carin Stutz

Ms. Carin L. Stutz is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Cosi Inc. Prior to joining the Company, she served as President of Global Business Development at Brinker International, Inc. from December 2010 through December 2011. Previously, Ms. Stutz served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Operations of Brinker International, Inc. from December 2009 to December 2010, and as Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for Global Business Development of Brinker International, Inc. from June 2009 to December 2009. Prior to joining Brinker International, Inc., Ms. Stutz was employed by Applebee’s International, Inc. from 1999 to 2007, serving in various roles, most recently as Executive Vice President of Operations from January 2005 to November 2007. Previously, Ms. Stutz was Division Vice President with Wendy’s International, Inc., Regional Operations Vice President for Sodexho, USA, and Vice President of Corporate Operations for NutriSystem, Inc. Prior to 1990, Ms. Stutz was employed for 12 years with Wendy’s International, Inc. Ms. Stutz is a member of the Women’s Foodservice Forum, serving in various leadership roles, most recently as Chair of the Executive Committee. Ms. Stutz holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Illinois University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Mid American Nazarene University.

William Koziel

Mr. William Koziel is Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of Cosi Inc. He was Controller from August 2004 until August 2005. He has over 20 years of executive finance and accounting experience in the retail industry, more than 10 of which have been with publicly-traded companies. From January 2002 to July 2004, Mr. Koziel served as Vice President Controller of Galyan’s Sporting Goods, Inc. Prior to joining Galyan’s, Mr. Koziel served as Vice President Controller of Homelife Corporation, from July 1999 to January 2002. From 1998 to June 1999, he served as Vice President Finance for Futorian Furnishings. From 1995 to December 1998, Mr. Koziel served as Chief Financial Officer of Evans, Inc. He received a Masters of Business Administration from De Paul University in 1992 and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from De Paul University in 1980. Mr. Koziel became a certified public accountant in 1981.

Vicki Baue

Ms. Vicki J. Baue is Vice President and General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Assistant Secretary and Interim Vice President of Human Resources of Cosi Inc. Ms. Baue was appointed Vice President and General Counsel in February 2007 and was General Counsel from September 2004 until February 2007. Ms. Baue also serves as Chief Legal Officer and Chief Compliance Officer and as Assistant Secretary. Since July 28, 2012, Ms. Baue has also been serving as Interim Vice President Human Resources. From August 1998 to April 2004, Ms. Baue was an associate in the Corporate and Securities practice group in the Chicago, Illinois, office of Piper Rudnick, LLP (n/k/a DLA Piper US LLP) where her practice focused on Mergers and Acquisitions and General Corporate. From 1988 to August 1998, Ms. Baue was employed by Creative Expressions Group, Inc., an international manufacturer and distributor of paper party goods, where she was Director of Process Improvements and responsible for legal affairs and business results from 1997 to 1998, a member of the senior leadership team, and Manager of Customer Services, Credit and Support Services from 1988-1997. Ms. Baue received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Indiana School of Law in 1997 and a Bachelors of Science degree in Human Resources Management from the University of Alabama in 1980. She was admitted to the Indiana Bar in 1997 and the Illinois Bar in 1998.

John Mallon

Mr. John Mallon has been appointed as Vice President - Operations of Cosi Inc. Mallon has over 30 years of restaurant industry experience including 20 years at Applebee's where he most recently was Regional Vice President of Company Operations and was responsible for the oversight of over 200 restaurants as well as opening a number of new restaurants in the Midwest region. Earlier in his tenure at Applebee's, Mallon worked on the franchise operations side of the business. Prior to Applebee's, Mallon spent several years in restaurant operations at Bennigan's. Most recently, he developed and operated a six-unit frozen yogurt concept in the Minneapolis market.

John Gohde

Mr. John F. Gohde is Vice President - Development of Cosi Inc. From March 2010 to June 2011, he held the position of Vice President—Automotive Franchise at Sears Holding Corporation. Prior to that, he served as President, CEO, Executive Board Member and Board Consultant to Knowledge Points Inc. and Knowledge Points Development Corporation from January 2005 to January 2010. Mr. Gohde attended Michigan State University where his major was Business Administration and he attended the Executive Education Program at the University of Michigan where he received a Certificate in Business Management in 1982.

Mark Demilio

Mr. Mark S. Demilio is Independent Director of Cosi Inc. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since April 2004. Mr. Demilio was appointed as Interim CEO of the Company from August 29, 2011 through December 31, 2011. He also serves as a member of the board of directors and chairman of the audit committee of Restoration Hardware. From December 2000 until his retirement at the end of October 2008, Mr. Demilio served as the Chief Financial Officer of Magellan Health Services, Inc. He also served as General Counsel of that company from July 1999 to October 2001 and from March 2004 to January 2005. Prior to joining Magellan Health Services, Inc., Mr. Demilio was with Youth Services International, Inc., a publicly-traded company that managed residential treatment centers for behaviorally troubled youth and behavioral treatment programs in juvenile correction facilities, serving as Executive Vice President, Business Development and General Counsel from March 1997 to March 1999 and as Chief Financial Officer from June 1998 to March 1999. Prior thereto, Mr. Demilio was a partner with Miles & Stockbridge, a Baltimore, Maryland-based law firm. Mr. Demilio has also been a financial analyst for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield of Maryland and a certified public accountant with Arthur Andersen. Mr. Demilio holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Maryland School of Law and a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting from Villanova University.

Robert Merritt

Mr. Robert S. Merritt is Independent Director of Cosi Inc. Since October, 2009, he also serves as a director of Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc. From March 12, 2007 to September 15, 2007, Mr. Merritt served as the Company’s Interim Chief Executive Officer and President, while continuing to serve as a director of the Company. In 2005, Mr. Merritt retired from Outback Steakhouse, Inc., where he served as Senior Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since February 1991, and served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 1990 to February 1991. Mr. Merritt also served as a member of the board of directors of Outback Steakhouse, Inc. and each of it subsidiaries and affiliates from 1991 to his retirement in 2005. From 1988 to 1989, he served as Executive Vice President of Administration and Chief Financial Officer of JB’s Restaurants, Inc., a restaurant operator. From 1985 to 1988, he was Vice President of Finance for JB’s Restaurants. From 1981 to 1985, Mr. Merritt was employed by Vie de France Corporation, a restaurant and specialty baking company, as Vice President of Finance and Accounting and Chief Financial Officer. He received his B.B.A. in Accounting from George Washington University.

Michael O'Donnell

Mr. Michael P. O'Donnell is Independent Director of Cosi Inc. He also serves as a director and a member of the audit committee of Sbarro, Inc. and as a director of Ruth’s Hospitality Group and of Logan’s Roadhouse, Inc. Since August 2008, Mr. O’Donnell has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ruth’s Hospitality Group, Inc., and he has served as Chair of their board since October 2010. From March 2005 until the consummation of the company’s merger in October 2007, he served as Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Champps Entertainment, Inc. From September 2003 until March 2005, he served as Chief Executive Officer and President and as a Director of Sbarro, Inc. From August 1998 through October 2002, he served in various executive capacities with Outback Steakhouse, Inc., including as President and Chief Executive Officer of New Business. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. O’Donnell was President, Chief Operating Officer and a partner of Ale House Restaurants, Inc. He graduated from Rollins College in 1978.

Karl Okamoto

Professor Karl S. Okamoto is Independent Director of Cosi Inc. He also served as a director and chairman of the compensation committee of Champps Entertainment, Inc. Since July 2007, Mr. Okamoto has been serving as Director of the Program in Business & Entrepreneurship Law and as a Professor of Law at Drexel University’s Earle Mack School of Law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of ApprenNet LLC, an online education company he founded in June 2011. From January 2007 through June 2007, he served as a consultant to Drexel University’s Earle Mack School of Law, and from February 2004 to August 2006, he served as a Senior Managing Director of Atticus Capital LP. Prior to that, he served as an independent consultant to Soros Fund Management from October 2001 to October 2003. Mr. Okamoto received his B.A. in 1982 and his J.D. in 1985 from Columbia University.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Stephen Edwards

137,508

Carin Stutz

730,513

William Koziel

304,608

Vicki Baue

225,657

John Mallon

--

John Gohde

191,359

Mark Demilio

--

Robert Merritt

235,423

Michael O'Donnell

--

Karl Okamoto

--
As Of 30 Dec 2012

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