People: Hot Topic Inc (HOTT.O)

HOTT.O on Nasdaq

13.96USD
24 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Lisa Harper

 53 2011 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

George Wehlitz

 52 2013 Chief Financial Officer

Donald Hendricks

 46 2013 Chief Operating Officer

Mark Mizicko

 44 2012 Chief Planning Officer

Matthew Drapkin

 39 2011 Lead Independent Director

Terri Graham

 46 2012 Director

Steven Becker

 45 2010 Independent Director

Evelyn D'An

 50 2007 Independent Director

W. Scott Hedrick

 66 2002 Independent Director

John Kyees

 65 2012 Independent Director

Andrew Schuon

 47 1998 Independent Director

Thomas Vellios

 57 2008 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Lisa Harper

 Ms. Lisa M. Harper is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Hot Topic Inc. She has served on the Board since June 2008, as Chief Executive Officer since March 2011, and as Chairman of the Board since November 2011. From February 2001 until her retirement in July 2006, she served in various capacities with The Gymboree Corporation, a publicly-traded corporation operating a chain of specialty retail stores for children and women. Her roles at Gymboree were as follows: Chairman of the Board of Directors, from June 2002 to July 2006; Chief Creative Officer, from January 2006 to July 2006; Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, from February 2001 to June 2002; and Chief Executive Officer, from February 2001 to January 2006. Ms. Harper served as a director of Longs Drug Stores Corporation from February 2006 to May 2008. Since 2008, Ms. Harper has developed and operated a hotel in Mexico. Ms. Harper attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

George Wehlitz

 Mr. George Wehlitz, Jr., is Chief Financial Officer of Hot Topic Inc. From November 2005 to January 2008, Mr. Wehlitz was Chief Financial Officer at Cycle Gear, Inc., a specialty retailer of motorcycle apparel and accessories. Mr. Wehlitz previously served Hot Topic, Inc. as Vice President, Controller in February 2002, and then served as Vice President, Finance from August 2003 to November 2005. From August 2000 to February 2002, Mr. Wehlitz was Chief Financial Officer at The Popcorn Factory, a catalog company for gourmet popcorn gifts. From 1987 to 2000, Mr. Wehlitz held various financial-related positions, at the divisional and corporate level, for The Bombay Company, Inc. Mr. Wehlitz holds a B.A. degree in Accounting from Texas Christian University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Donald Hendricks

 Mr. Donald H. Hendricks is Chief Operating Officer of Hot Topic, Inc. From November 1998 to August 2011, Mr. Hendricks served in various information technology and distribution and logistics positions at Gymboree Corporation, most recently as Chief Information Officer. Prior to Gymboree, Mr. Hendricks held various information technology positions with other retailers, including Bisgby & Kruthers and Reading, China & More. Mr. Hendricks holds a B.A. degree from Loyola University of Chicago.

Mark Mizicko

 Mr. Mark Mizicko is Chief Planning Officer of Hot Topic, Inc. From April 2003 to March 2011, Mr. Mizicko served in various positions at Gymboree Corporation including Vice President over functions such as Planning and Allocation, E-commerce, and Marketing and Logistics. Prior to Gymboree, Mr. Mizicko served in various planning and inventory management roles with Williams-Sonoma, The Gap and Limited Brands. Mr. Mizicko holds a B.S. degree in Economics from The Ohio State University.

Matthew Drapkin

 Mr. Matthew A. Drapkin serves as Lead Independent Director of Hot Topic Inc., since November 04, 2011. Since 2009, Mr. Drapkin has been a partner at Becker Drapkin Management, a Dallas-based small cap investment fund. From March 2008 to October 2009, he served as head of research, special situations and private equity at ENSO Capital, a New York-based, hedge fund, and from January 2003 to March 2008, Mr. Drapkin worked at MacAndrews & Forbes, a private investment firm, as the Senior Vice President, Corporate Development. Prior to January 2003, Mr. Drapkin was the general manager of several Condé Naste internet sites and an investment banker at Goldman Sachs. Mr. Drapkin currently serves on the board of directors of Glu Mobile, Inc., a publicly-traded publisher of mobile games, and since June 2011 Mr. Drapkin has served on the board of Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a publicly-traded restaurant chain. He previously served on the board of directors of Plato Learning until its acquisition in May 2010 and on the board of directors of Alloy, Inc., a publicly-traded media and marketing company, until its merger in November 2010. Mr. Drapkin also serves on the Columbia Law School Board of Visitors. He has an M.B.A., Finance from Columbia University School of Business, a J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and a B.A. in American History from Princeton University.

Terri Graham

 Ms. Terri Funk Graham has been appointed as Director of Hot Topic, Inc., effective June 5, 2012. Ms. Graham is Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Jack in the Box Inc., a publicly-traded restaurant company that operates and franchises Jack in the Box(R) and Qdoba Mexican Grill(R) restaurants. Ms. Graham has held this position at Jack in the Box(R) since September, 2007; she joined the company in 1990 and has also served as Vice President of Marketing and Vice President of Brand Communications and Regional Marketing.

Steven Becker

 Mr. Steven R. Becker is Independent Director of Hot Topic Inc., since October 2010. Since 2004, Mr. Becker has served as Managing Partner and founder of Becker Drapkin Management (previously known as Greenway Capital), a Dallas-based small cap investment fund. From 1997 to 2004, Mr. Becker was a partner at Special Situations Funds, a New York City-based asset manager. Prior to joining Special Situations Funds, Mr. Becker was a part of the distressed debt and leveraged equities research team at Bankers Trust Securities. He began his career at Manley Fuller Asset Management in New York as a small cap analyst. Mr. Becker currently serves on the board of directors of SDIX, Inc., a publicly-traded life sciences company. Since June 2011 Mr. Becker has served on the board of Ruby Tuesday, Inc., a publicly-traded restaurant chain and since February 2012 has been a director of Pixelworks, Inc., a publicly-traded semiconductor company. He previously served on the board of directors of Plato Learning, Inc., a publicly-traded educational software company, until it was acquired in May 2010. Mr. Becker received a B.A. from Middlebury College and a J.D. from the University of Florida.

Evelyn D'An

 Ms. Evelyn D'An is Independent Director of Hot Topic Inc., since June 2007. In November 2010, Ms. D’An joined Brightstar Corp., a privately-held company specializing in services and solutions for the wireless telecommunications industry, as their Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting. Since 2004, she has served as President and founder of D’An Financial Services, Inc., an integrated business consulting and financial services firm. From April 2005 through February 2010, Ms. D’An served as a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of Alico, Inc., a publicly-traded land management company operating in Central and Southwest Florida. From 1998 to 2004, Ms. D’An was an audit and advisory partner at Ernst & Young LLP. Ms. D’An is a certified public accountant.

W. Scott Hedrick

 Mr. W. Scott Hedrick is Independent Director of Hot Topic Inc., since January 2002. Since 1979, Mr. Hedrick has served as founder and General Partner of InterWest Partners, a venture capital fund. Since April 1991, Mr. Hedrick has served as a director of Office Depot, Inc., a publicly-traded consumer products company and as its lead independent director since February 2011. From November 1986 until April 1991, he served as a director of The Office Club, Inc., which was acquired by Office Depot, Inc. in April 1991. Since December 2006, he has served as director of the American Funds Target Date Retirement Series Inc. and American Funds Insurance Series Inc. Mr. Hedrick also serves as a director of a privately-held company.

John Kyees

 Mr. John Edward Kyees serves as Independent Director of Hot Topic, Inc., since March 22, 2012. Mr. Kyees served as Chief Financial Officer for Urban Outfitters from 2003 to 2010. Mr. Kyees formerly held the position of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for bebe stores, Inc. from 2002 to 2003. Mr. Kyees served as Chief Financial Officer for Skinmarket, a cosmetic retailer, from 2000 to 2002. Since April 2010, Mr. Kyees has served as a director, chair of the Audit Committee, and a member of the Nominating and Governance and Compensation Committees of Vera Bradley, Inc, a publicly-traded specialty retailer of accessories. Since May 2010, Mr. Kyees has served as a director and member of the audit committee of Casual Male Retail Group, Inc., a publicly-traded specialty retailer of men’s clothing. Since 2011, Mr. Kyees has served as a director and chair of the Audit Committee and member of the Compensation Committee, for Teavana, Inc. a publicly-traded specialty retailer of teas and related products.

Andrew Schuon

 Mr. Andrew Schuon is Independent Director of Hot Topic Inc., since January 1998. Since 2008, Mr. Schuon has served as a co-founder of “C” Student Entertainment, a boutique radio and mobile-focused media company. Since January 2011, Mr. Schuon has served as President of Elevated Music Services, Inc., a provider of custom music channels primarily for hotel/casinos and restaurants. Since 2008, he has served as President of Beat Advisors, Inc, a consulting firm specializing in television, radio, out of home, retail, and hotel/casino entertainment programming solutions. From January 2009 to May 2010, Mr. Schuon served as a senior executive of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., having started with Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. prior to the company’s January 2010 merger with Live Nation, Inc. From July 2004 to January 2008, Mr. Schuon served as founder and President of Vivendi/Universal’s IMF: The International Music Feed, a 24-hour cable TV channel. From August 2002 to February 2004, Mr. Schuon was President of Programming of Infinity Broadcasting. From April 2001 to August 2002, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Pressplay, a joint venture created by Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group. From December 1999 to April 2001, Mr. Schuon was President and Chief Operating Officer of the Universal Music Group’s music business, Farmclub.com, Inc. From February 1998 to November 1999, Mr. Schuon was Executive Vice President/General Manager of Warner Bros. Records Inc. From 1992 to December 1997, Mr. Schuon served as Executive Vice President of MTV where he was responsible for programming, music, production and talent for the MTV and VH1 cable channels.

Thomas Vellios

 Mr. Thomas G. Vellios is Independent Director of Hot Topic Inc., since June 2008. Since 2002, he has served as co-founder, director and Chief Executive Officer of Five Below, Inc., a chain of specialty retail stores for teens and pre-teens. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Vellios served in various capacities with Zany Brainy, a chain of specialty retail stores including roles as: Chief Executive Officer, from 2001 to 2002; President, from 1998 to 2002; and Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing, from 1995 to 1998. From 1986 to 1995, Mr. Vellios served as Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager of Caldor Corporation, a diversified discount retailer which was acquired by May Company in 1986.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Lisa Harper

 3,113,370

George Wehlitz

 --

Donald Hendricks

 1,062,860

Mark Mizicko

 1,064,160

Matthew Drapkin

 --

Terri Graham

 --

Steven Becker

 --

Evelyn D'An

 --

W. Scott Hedrick

 --

John Kyees

 --

Andrew Schuon

 --

Thomas Vellios

 --
As Of 27 Jan 2012

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SCHUON ANDREW M

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