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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Kathwari, M. Farooq 65 1988 Chairman of the Board, President, Principal Executive Officer
Murphy, Nora 49 2007 Executive Vice President - Style and Advertising
Whitely, Corey 49 2007 Executive Vice President - Operations
Callen, David 42 2007 Vice President - Finance, Treasurer
Stout, Lynda 45 2007 Vice President - Retail Division
Clark, Clinton 67 1989 Director
Gamble, Kristin 64 1992 Director
Meyer, Edward 82 1991 Director
Wisner, Frank 71 2001 Director
Birkelund, John 79 2007 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Kathwari, M. Farooq 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 several not-for-profit organizations, including: Chairman of Refugees International, Director of National Retail Federation, Director of International Rescue Committee, and a Director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University. He has received several recognitions, including the 2007 "Outstanding American by Choice" award from the United States Government, 2005 Eleanor Roosevelt Val-Kill Medal, "National Human Relations Awards" by the American Jewish Committee, Worth Magazine Recognition as one of 50 Best CEO's in USA, the National Retail Federation Gold Medal, recipient of the International First Freedom Award from the Council for America's First Freedom, and Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year Award.
Murphy, Nora Ms. Nora Murphy has served as Executive Vice President, Style and Advertising of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc since October 2007. Previously she had served as Vice President, Style from October 2001 to October 2007. Ms. Murphy is responsible for directing and coordinating the style, presentation, and design of the Company's products, design centers, and branding. Ms. Murphy began working for Ethan Allen as a consultant in 1992. For twenty years she was the principal of the design firm Balogh Murphy Renderings, which specialized in residential interior design and architectural and interior renderings. Ms. Murphy has designed furniture for Polo Ralph Lauren, where she held the title of product design manager. Ms. Murphy studied interior design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, in New York City.
Whitely, Corey Mr. Corey Whitely has served as Executive Vice President, Operations of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc since October 2007 and Executive Vice President of the 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, and is a member of the National Retail Federation's CIO Council which is the industry's committee of IT leaders.
Callen, David Mr. David R. Callen is Vice President, Finance and Treasurer since joining Ethan Allen Interiors Inc in 2007. Mr. Callen serves as both the Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, responsible for all aspects of accounting and finance of the Company. From 2003 through 2007, Mr. Callen occupied the roles of Vice President of Global Finance for Photronics, Inc., an industry leader in reticles and photomasks for semiconductor applications, in Brookfield, Connecticut after serving as the Corporate Controller of Johnson Outdoors, Inc., a global outdoor recreation products company, in Racine, Wisconsin. Mr. Callen holds a B.A. in Accounting from Michigan State University and is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the state of Connecticut.
Stout, Lynda Mrs. Lynda W. Stout has served as Vice President, Retail Division of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc since October 2007. Mrs. 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. Mrs. Stout has over 23 years experience in the areas of Interior Design, management, and sales. She is a graduate of West Virginia University where she studied Business and Interior Design.
Clark, Clinton Mr. Clinton A. Clark is Director of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc since June 30, 1989. He is the President and sole stockholder of CAC Investments, Inc. ("CAC") a private investment company he founded in January 1986. 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 is also an investor and director of several private companies. He is Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Compensation Committee.
Gamble, Kristin Ms. Kristin Gamble is 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. She is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.
Meyer, Edward Mr. Edward H. Meyer is Director of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., since May 30, 1991. He is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ocean Road Advisors, Inc. ("Ocean Road"), an investment management company he founded in 2006. He was the former Chairman of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer of Grey Global Group Inc., a global advertising agency ("Grey Global"). Mr. Meyer joined Grey Global in 1956 and in 1964 was appointed Executive Vice President for Account Services. He was thereafter elected President in 1968 and Chief Executive Officer and Chairman in 1970. Mr. Meyer is a director of a number of outside business and financial organizations, including Harman International Industries, Inc., National Cinemedia, Inc. and NRDC Acquisition Corp. He is Chair of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominations/Corporate Governance Committee.
Wisner, Frank Ambassador Frank G. Wisner is 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. 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. Among his other positions, Mr. Wisner served successively as United States Ambassador to Zambia, Egypt and the Philippines. Before being named United States Ambassador to India, his most recent assignment was as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Prior to that, he was Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs. He is Chair of the Nominations/Corporate Governance Committee.
Birkelund, John Mr. John Birkelund is Director of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc., since November 13, 2007. Mr. Birkelund co-founded Saratoga Partners in 1984 and serves as its Managing Director as well as a member of the Saratoga Partners Investment Committee. He joined Dillon Read & Co., Inc. in 1981. Mr. Birkelund served successfully as President, Chief Executive and Chairman from 1981 to 1997 when the firm was sold to Swiss Bank. Prior to joining Dillon Read, Mr. Birkelund co-founded New Court Securities in 1967 (now Rothschild, Inc.) and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and as a non-executive director of N.M. Rothschild & Sons. Mr. Birkelund is a past director of the New York Stock Exchange and the Securities Industry Association and, in recent years, served on the corporate boards of N.M. Rothschild & Co., Barings Brothers, C.R. Bard, Copperweld Corporation, Darden Restaurants, NacRe Corporation, Lenox, Inc., and the advisory boards of the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development and ORIX USA Corporation. He is a member of the Nominations/Corporate Governance Committee.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Kathwari, M. Farooq 2,708,610
Murphy, Nora 314,260
Whitely, Corey 313,029
Callen, David 224,515
Stout, Lynda 255,641
Clark, Clinton --
Gamble, Kristin --
Meyer, Edward --
Wisner, Frank --
Birkelund, John --
As Of 29 Jun 2009

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Kathwari, M. Farooq 4,050,050 28,006,980
Murphy, Nora 12,125 41,555
Whitely, Corey 15,800 80,502
Callen, David 0 0
Stout, Lynda 0 0
Clark, Clinton 0 0
Gamble, Kristin 0 0
Meyer, Edward 0 0
Wisner, Frank 0 0
Birkelund, John 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
KATHWARI M FAROOQ 15,000 $0.00
CLARK CLINTON ANTHONY 3,198 $14.81
BIRKELUND JOHN P 5,900 $11.67
BIRKELUND JOHN P 100 $13.61
BIRKELUND JOHN P 400 $13.71
BIRKELUND JOHN P 55 $13.65
BIRKELUND JOHN P 400 $13.73
BIRKELUND JOHN P 100 $13.56
BIRKELUND JOHN P 200 $13.70
BIRKELUND JOHN P 900 $13.75
BIRKELUND JOHN P 500 $13.69
BIRKELUND JOHN P 45 $13.63
BIRKELUND JOHN P 300 $13.72
BIRKELUND JOHN P 100 $13.66
BIRKELUND JOHN P 500 $13.74
KATHWARI M FAROOQ 16,554 $15.23
SANDBERG RICHARD A 1,000 $12.57
MEYER EDWARD H 1,000 $12.46
WISNER FRANK G 1,000 $11.33
KATHWARI M FAROOQ 20,000 $10.68
WISNER FRANK G 1,000 $7.07
KATHWARI M FAROOQ 1,836 $0.00
KATHWARI M FAROOQ 1,836 $0.00
KAPTEINA HENRY C 200 $13.76
KATHWARI M FAROOQ 10,000 $12.97
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