People: Ethan Allen Interiors Inc (ETH)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
M. Farooq Kathwari	68	1988	Chairman of the Board, President, Principal Executive Officer
David Callen	45	2011	Principal Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Treasurer
Corey Whitely	52	2007	Executive Vice President - Operations
Tracy Paccione	46	2010	Vice President - Merchandising
Lynda Stout	48	2007	Vice President - Retail Division
Daniel Grow			Vice President - Business Development
Kristin Gamble	67	2011	Lead Independent Director
Clinton Clark	70	2011	Independent Director
John Dooner	64	2011	Independent Director
James Schmotter	65	2010	Independent Director
Don Wilson	65	2010	Independent Director
Frank Wisner	74	2001	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
M. Farooq Kathwari	Mr. M. Farooq Kathwari is Chairman of the Board, President, Principal Executive Officer of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. He has been President of the Company since 1985 and Chairman and Principal Executive Officer since 1988. He received his B.A. degree from Kashmir University in English Literature and Political Science and an M.B.A. in International Marketing from New York University. Mr. Kathwari serves on the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and several not-for-profit organizations, including: Director of Refugees International, Director of National Retail Federation and Director of International Rescue Committee. Mr. Kathwari has received numerous recognitions, including most recently the Honorary Doctor of Public Service Degree awarded by Tufts University President on May 20, 2012 and was inducted into the Furniture Hall of Fame.
David Callen	Mr. David R. Callen is Principal Financial Officer, Vice President - Finance, Treasurer of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. He has served as Vice President, Finance & Treasurer since joining the Company in 2007. As the Principal Financial Officer, he is responsible for all aspects of accounting and reporting, investor relations, tax, and treasury functions for the Company. Before joining Ethan Allen, Mr. Callen gained international business experience serving in increasingly responsible financial management positions with an emphasis on brand support and manufacturing in multiple industries including automotive, dental, outdoor recreational products, high tech, and public accounting. Mr. Callen holds a B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Connecticut.
Corey Whitely	Mr. Corey Whitely is Executive Vice President - Operations of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., since October 5, 2007 and Executive Vice President of the company subsidiary, Ethan Allen Operations, Inc., since 2005. He is responsible for overseeing the Company's manufacturing, logistics processes and information systems. Mr. Whitely served as Vice President Operations from 2003 until October 2007. He joined the Company in 1988 in the retail division and has held positions of increasing responsibilities including the areas of information technology, logistics and manufacturing. Mr. Whitely also serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Retail Merchants Association, a statewide group representing retailers in Connecticut, where he also serves as Treasurer, and is a member of the National Retail Federation's CIO Council which is the industry's committee of IT leaders.
Tracy Paccione	Ms. Tracy Paccione is Vice President - Merchandising of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. She is responsible for overseeing the Company's merchandising, resourcing, and product development. Ms. Paccione began working for Ethan Allen as a Merchandise Manager in 1997. Prior to her current role, she served as Director of Accents Merchandising and then Vice President of Upholstery and Accents Merchandising. Ms. Paccione has more than 21 years experience in the home furnishings industry. Before joining Ethan Allen, she was a Home Furnishings Buyer for Bloomingdales in New York City. She holds a B.A. in Art History from Hamilton College.
Lynda Stout	Ms. Lynda W. Stout is Vice President - Retail Division of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., since October 5, 2007. Ms. Stout is responsible for the oversight of the Company's retail division and its employees. She joined Ethan Allen Retail, Inc. in 2002 and has since held positions of increasing responsibility in the Company's retail division. Ms. Stout has over 24 years experience in the areas of Interior Design, management, and sales. She is a graduate of West Virginia University where she studied Interior Design and Business.
Daniel Grow
Kristin Gamble	Ms. Kristin Gamble is Lead Independent Director of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., since July 28, 1992. Since 1984, she has been President of Flood, Gamble Associates, Inc., an investment counseling firm. Ms. Gamble was Senior Vice President responsible for equity strategy and economic research with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company from 1981 to 1984. Prior to that, she held various management positions with Manufacturers Hanover (1977-1981), Foley, Warendorf & Co., a brokerage firm (1976-1977), Rothschild, Inc. (1971-1976) and Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith (1968-1971). Since May 1995, she has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Federal Realty Investment Trust.
Clinton Clark	Mr. Clinton A. Clark is Independent Director of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. He is a member of Clark Quality Construction, LLC. They are sole owners of this residential development Company. Prior to founding Clark Quality Construction, Mr. Clark was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Long John Silver's Restaurants, Inc. from 1990 through September 1993 and prior thereto was President and Chief Executive Officer of The Children's Place, a retail children's apparel chain he founded in 1968. Mr. Clark has also been an investor and director of several private companies. Mr. Clark's experience managing publicly-traded companies, experience as an executive, and his knowledge of the history of the Company has provided the Company with a knowledge in strategic planning, corporate finance, compensation, and sales and marketing in consumer related industries. He has the necessary skills to chair the Company's Audit Committee and is a member of the Compensation Committee.
John Dooner	Mr. John J. Dooner, Jr. is Independent Director of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., since January 26, 2011. He serves as Chairman Emeritus of McCann Worldgroup ("McCann"), a company he formed in 1997 and of which he had been CEO from its founding until 2010. Under Mr. Dooner's leadership, McCann grew to be one of the world's marketing communications organizations, with operations in over 125 countries with a client roster that includes preeminent global marketers and many of the world's most famous brands. Prior to assuming that position, Mr. Dooner was CEO of McCann Erickson Worldwide, a post he assumed in 1992. Mr. Dooner serves on several not-for-profit organizations, including service as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of United Way Worldwide; Charter Member of the President's Advisory Council of CARE and Past Chairman and Board Member of the Advertising Council.
James Schmotter	Dr. James W. Schmotter is Independent Director of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., since April 20, 2010. Dr. Schmotter currently serves as President of Western Connecticut State University. He previously served as Western Michigan University's Dean of the Haworth College of Business, the Dean of the College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, as well as Associate Dean and Director of International Studies at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Dr. Schmotter has consulted for a variety of organizations including IBM, TRW, the Institute for International Education, the Cleveland Foundation, the Graduate Management Admission Council, the Educational Testing Service, United States Agency for International Development, and a number of universities in the U.S., Asia and Europe. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Graduate Management Admission Council, was the founding Vice Chair of the Board of the MBA Enterprise Corps, has been a member of many committees of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and is a member of the Executive Committee of the NCAA. Dr. Schmotter is currently a director of the United Way of Western Connecticut and the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce.
Don Wilson	Mr. Don M. Wilson III., is Independent Director of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., since April 21, 2010. In 1973 Mr. Wilson joined Chemical Bank, a predecessor institution to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. During his career he managed corporate finance activities, was the head of the bank's East Asia business and later its European businesses. From 1991 to 2000 he headed the Global Trading Division and, after the acquisition of J.P. Morgan & Co., in 2000, was co-head of the Credit and Rates Division. From 2003 to 2006 he served as the firm's Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Wilson is chairman of Annual Giving at Tuck School at Dartmouth College and formerly vice chairman of Annual Leadership Giving at the Harvard College Fund.
Frank Wisner	Amb. Frank G. Wisner is Independent Director of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., since July 23, 2001. He is International Affairs Advisor of the law firm Patton Boggs LLP. He is former Vice Chairman, External Affairs, of American International Group ("AIG"), a United States-based mixed financial services and international insurance organization. Mr. Wisner is also on the board of directors of EOG Resources. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Commercial International Bank (CIB) in Cairo, Egypt and of Pangea 3, a New York based legal outsourcing company, privately held. Prior to joining AIG, he was the United States Ambassador to India from July 1994 through July 1997. He retired from the United States Government with the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest grade in the Foreign Service. Mr. Wisner joined the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer in 1961 and served in a variety of overseas and Washington positions during his 36-year career.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
M. Farooq Kathwari	6,818,400
David Callen	311,197
Corey Whitely	495,614
Tracy Paccione	337,253
Lynda Stout	339,802
Daniel Grow	--
Kristin Gamble	--
Clinton Clark	--
John Dooner	--
James Schmotter	--
Don Wilson	--
Frank Wisner	--

As Of 29 Jun 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
M. Farooq Kathwari	4,050,050	28,006,980
David Callen	0	0
Corey Whitely	15,800	80,502
Tracy Paccione	2,250	19,093
Lynda Stout	4,375	48,494
Daniel Grow	0	0
Kristin Gamble	0	0
Clinton Clark	0	0
John Dooner	0	0
James Schmotter	0	0
Don Wilson	0	0
Frank Wisner	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
KATHWARI M FAROOQ	3,322	$30.00
KATHWARI M FAROOQ	20,928	$30.01
PACCIONE TRACY	1,250	$11.74
STOUT CRAIG W	1,500	$31.53
PACCIONE TRACY	500	$31.65
PACCIONE TRACY	500	$17.60
PACCIONE TRACY	1,250	$31.61
PACCIONE TRACY	700	$31.71
PACCIONE TRACY	500	$25.71
STOUT CRAIG W	1,500	$29.55
PACCIONE TRACY	700	$29.55
STOUT CRAIG W	1,500	$31.53
PACCIONE TRACY	500	$31.64
STOUT CRAIG W	1,500	$17.60
STOUT CRAIG W	1,125	$11.74
STOUT CRAIG W	1,125	$31.53
STOUT LYNDA W	625	$19.07
STOUT LYNDA W	700	$31.15
STOUT LYNDA W	625	$32.00
STOUT LYNDA W	625	$32.00
STOUT LYNDA W	625	$17.60
STOUT LYNDA W	700	$32.03
STOUT LYNDA W	1,500	$25.71
STOUT LYNDA W	1,500	$32.00
BLISS KATHY	1,000	$29.55

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