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Mr. Michael A. Weiss serves as Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Express Inc. He resigned as President of the Company, effective 15 October 2012. Mr. Weiss has served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of board of directors since returning to company in July 2007. In November 2011 he was appointed Chairman of the Board. From 2004 to July 2007 Mr. Weiss was retired, but returned to Express when it was acquired by investment funds managed by Golden Gate Capital. He previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2004. Prior to that, he served as Vice Chairman of Limited Brands from 1993 to 1997. He served as President from 1982 to 1993 and prior to that served with Express when it was founded, starting as a merchandise manager for what was then an eight store experimental division of Limited Brands. In addition to his prior service as a director at Borders Group, Inc., Chico’s FAS, Inc. and Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., Mr. Weiss currently serves as a director at Collective Brands, Inc., a position he has held since 2005. |
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Mr. David G. Kornberg has been appointed as President of Express Inc. effective October 15, 2012. Mr. Kornberg was most recently Executive Vice President of Men's Merchandising & Design, a position he held since 2007. Prior to that, he was the General Merchandise Manager of the Express Men's business. Mr. Kornberg has spent twelve of the last thirteen years with Express. From 2002-2003, he was Vice President of Business Development for Disney Stores. Mr. Kornberg spent the first ten years of his career with Marks & Spencer PLC in the United Kingdom, where he held a number of roles in store management and merchandising on both the men's and women's side of the business. |
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Mr. Dominic Paul Dascoli is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Treasurer of Express Inc., since September, 2011. Prior to joining Express, Mr. Dascoli served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of VF Jeanswear Limited Partnership, a division of VF Corporation, since 2006. Prior to that, Mr. Dascoli held a number of senior level financial, administrative and operations positions with Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc., a division of Furniture Brands International, including Executive Vice President from 2003 to 2006, Senior Vice President Finance & Administration and Chief Financial Officer from 1998 to 2003, and Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 1996 to 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Dascoli was Vice President Financial Operations for Revlon Consumer Products Company from 1994 to 1996. Prior to that, he was employed in a number of financial roles with PepsiCo, Inc., including Area Chief Financial Officer for the St. Louis, Missouri and Ontario, Canada bottling operations. Mr. Dascoli started his career with Peat Marwick Mitchell & Co., now KPMG. Mr. Dascoli serves on the board of directors, and is the chair of the Audit Committee, of Stanley Furniture Company, Inc. |
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Mr. Matthew C. Moellering is Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Express Inc., since September 2011. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary from October 2009 to September 2011, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary from July 2007 to October 2009 and Vice President of Finance from September 2006 to July 2007. Prior to that, he served in various roles with Limited Brands from February 2003 to September 2006, most recently as Vice President of Financial Planning. Prior to that, Mr. Moellering served in various roles with Procter and Gamble where he was employed from July 1995 until February 2003 and prior to that as an officer in the United States Army. |
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Ms. Lisa A. Gavales is Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of Express Inc., since January 2008. Prior to that, she worked with Bloomingdale’s for 13 years in a number of merchandising and marketing roles, most recently as Senior Vice President of Marketing from 2000 to 2007. Ms. Gavales has also worked as a management consultant for Pricewaterhouse and Habberstad International. She began her career in the training program at R. H. Macy’s & Co. |
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Mr. Colin Campbell is Executive Vice President - Sourcing and Production of Express Inc., since June 2005. Prior to that, from March 1997 to June 2005, Mr. Campbell held a number of leadership positions for various divisions of Limited Brands including Cacique and Limited Stores and was an Executive Vice President of Western Hemisphere Operations at Mast from 2003 to 2005. Prior to that, from 1985 to 1997, Mr. Campbell was Vice President of Operations for the dress division of Liz Claiborne. He has also worked in production leadership positions with Bentwood Brothers LTD in England and Daks-Simpson LTD in Scotland. |
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Mr. John J. Rafferty is Executive Vice President - Planning and Allocation of Express Inc., since 1999. He joined Express as Vice President of Planning and Allocation in 1998. Prior to Express, Mr. Rafferty held a number of planning and allocation leadership roles with Limited Brands. These roles include Vice President of Planning and Allocation for Lerner from 1990 to 1998, Vice President of Lane Bryant from 1988 until 1990 and Director of Planning and Allocation for Sizes Unlimited from 1984 to 1986. Mr. Rafferty started his career in various planning and allocation roles with Korvettes, Casual Corner and Brooks Fashion. |
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Ms. Jeanne L. St. Pierre is Executive Vice President - Stores of Express Inc., since March 2004. Before joining Express, she was the Zone Vice President for Bath & Body Works from November 1998 until March 2004, and prior to that, she served as both a Regional Vice President and a District Manager with Ann Taylor. Ms. St. Pierre was also a District Manager and Store Manager for Abercrombie & Fitch, and early in her career she held various management and sales positions with Talbots and Casual Corner, and as an Allocator for Express. |
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Mr. Douglas H. Tilson is Executive Vice President - Real Estate of Express Inc., since October 2009. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President of Real Estate from October 2007 to October 2009. Prior to that, he was with Steiner & Associates as Senior Vice President of Leasing from April 2005 until October 2007. Prior to that, Mr. Tilson was Senior Vice President of Real Estate for Tween Brands from July 1999 until April 2005 and served in a number of senior Real Estate positions with Limited Brands from January 1987 until July 1999. Prior to that he was a labor attorney with the Columbus, Ohio-based law firm Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP from June 1984 until January 1987. |
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Ms. Mylle H. Mangum is Lead Independent Director of Express Inc. Ms. Mangum has served as a member of the Board since August 2010. Ms. Mangum has served as Chief Executive Officer of IBT Enterprises, LLC (formerly International Banking Technologies) since October 2003 and has also served as Chairman and CEO of IBT Holdings since July 2007. Prior to that, Ms. Mangum served as Chief Executive Officer of True Marketing Services, LLC since July 2002. She served as Chief Executive Officer of MMS Incentives, Inc. from 1999 to 2002. From 1997 to 1999 she served as President-Global Payment Systems and Senior Vice President-Expense Management and Strategic Planning for Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Inc. From 1992 to 1997 she served as Executive Vice President-Strategic Management for Holiday Inn Worldwide. Ms. Mangum was previously employed with BellSouth Corporation as Director-Corporate Planning and Development from 1986 to 1992 and President of BellSouth International from 1985 to 1986. Prior to that, she was with the General Electric Company. Ms. Mangum served as a Director of Emageon, Inc. from June 2004 to April 2009, Scientific-Atlanta, Inc. from November 1993 to February 2006 and Respironics, Inc. from May 2004 to March 2008. She is currently a Director of Barnes Group Inc. since December 2002, Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc., since May 1999, and Collective Brands, Inc. since November 1997. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Ms. Mangum possesses particular knowledge and experience in retail, merchandising, marketing, strategy, technology, supply chain, logistics, international business, accounting, finance, compliance with internal controls and multi-division general management experience that strengthen the Board’s collective qualifications, skills and experience. Ms. Mangum is Chair of the Compensation and Governance Committee and a member of the Audit Committee. |
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Mr. Michael G. Archbold, CPA, is Independent Director of Express, Inc., since January 2011. Mr. Archbold has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. since April 4, 2011, and was its Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer since April 2007. Mr. Archbold served as Executive Vice President / Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of Saks Fifth Avenue from 2005 to 2007. From 2002 to 2005 he served as Chief Financial Officer for AutoZone, originally as Senior Vice President, and later as Executive Vice President. Mr. Archbold is an inactive Certified Public Accountant, and has 20 years of financial experience in the retail industry. Mr. Archbold previously served as a director of Borders Group, Inc. Mr. Archbold possesses particular knowledge and experience in leadership, strategic planning, accounting, finance, capital structure and operations of retail organizations; and board practices of other corporations that strengthen the Board’s collective qualifications, skills and experience. Mr. Archbold serves on the Audit Committee. |
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Ms. Sona Chawla is appointed as Independent Director of Express, Inc. Ms. Chawla has served as President of E-Commerce at Walgreens since January of 2011. She was previously Senior Vice President, E-Commerce. Before joining Walgreens, Ms. Chawla served as Vice President, Global Online Business at Dell, Inc. Prior to Dell, she held a number of positions with Wells Fargo including Executive Vice President of Online Sales, Service and Marketing. |
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Mr. Michael F. Devine, III, is Independent Director of Express Inc., since May 2010. Mr. Devine was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Coach in December 2001 and Executive Vice President in August 2007, a role he held until he retired in August 2011. Prior to joining Coach, Mr. Devine served as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President—Finance of Mothers Work, Inc. (now known as Destination Maternity Corporation) from February 2000 until November 2001. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Devine was Chief Financial Officer of Strategic Distribution, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Devine was Chief Financial Officer at Industrial System Associates, Inc. from 1995 to 1997, and for the prior six years he was the Director of Finance and Distribution for McMaster-Carr Supply Co. He also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of NutriSystem, Inc. and Deckers, Inc. Mr. Devine holds a B.S. in Finance and Marketing from Boston College and an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Devine possesses particular knowledge and experience in retail merchandising; accounting, finance, and capital structure; strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations; and board practices of other corporations that strengthen the Board’s collective qualifications, skills and experience. Mr. Devine is Chairman of the Audit Committee. |
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Mr. Theophlius Killion is Independent Director of Express, Inc., since April 2012. Mr. Killion has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Zale Corp. since September 23, 2010. Prior to that, Mr. Killion served in a variety of other positions with Zale Corp., including President from August 5, 2008 to September 23, 2010, Interim Chief Executive Officer from January 13, 2010 to September 23, 2010 and Executive Vice President of Human Resources, Legal and Corporate Strategy from January 23, 2008 to August 5, 2008. From May 2006 to January 2008, Mr. Killion was employed with the executive recruiting firm Berglass+Associates, focusing on companies in the retail, consumer goods and fashion industries. From April 2004 through April 2006, Mr. Killion served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Tommy Hilfiger. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Killion served in various management positions with Limited Brands. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Killion possesses particular knowledge and experience in retail; strategy and business development; talent development and succession planning; risk management; and leadership of complex organizations that strengthen the Board’s collective qualifications, skills and experience. Mr. Killion is a member of the Compensation and Governance Committee. |
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Mr. Peter Swinburn is Independent Director of Express, Inc., since February 2012. Mr. Swinburn has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Molson Coors Brewing Company since July 2008. He has also served as a director of Molson Coors Brewing Company and MillerCoors since July 2008. From 2005 to October 2007, Mr. Swinburn served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Limited (“MCBC UK”). Prior to that, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Coors Brewing Worldwide and Chief Operating Officer of Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Limited following the Molson Coors Brewing Company’s acquisition of Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Limited in 2002 until 2003. As a result of these and other professional experiences, Mr. Swinburn possesses particular knowledge and experience in global brand marketing, international operations, corporate governance, strategic planning and leadership of complex organizations that strengthen the Board’s collective qualifications, skills and experience. Mr. Swinburn serves on the Compensation and Governance Committee. |
