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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Heather Reisman

 64 2001 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Kay Brekken

 2011 Chief Financial Officer

Ray Camano

 2011 Executive Vice President and Chief General Merchant

Joyce Gray

 2007 Group Executive President, Consumer Experience and Print

Michael Mortson

 2012 Executive Vice President - Supply Chain

Laura Dunne

 2010 Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Organizational Development

Sumit Oberai

 Chief Information Officer

Deirdre Horgan

 Chief Marketing Officer

Kathleen Flynn

 General Counsel, Corporate Secretary

Michael Kirby

 2006 Lead Independent Director

Gerald Schwartz

 2001 Director

Joel Silver

 2011 Director

Frank Clegg

 56 2005 Independent Director

Jonathan Deitcher

 2001 Independent Director

Mitchell Goldhar

 51 2006 Independent Director

James Hall

 63 2001 Independent Director

Anne O'Donovan

 2009 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Heather Reisman

 Ms. Heather M. Reisman is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Indigo Books & Music Inc., since February 4, 2001. She has also been Chair, Director and Chief Executive Officer of Indigo and its predecessors. Prior to the merger of Indigo and Chapters, Ms. Reisman was Chief Executive of Indigo Books & Music, Inc. Ms. Reisman is also the chair of Kobo.

Kay Brekken

 Ms. Kay Brekken is Chief Financial Officer of Indigo Books and Music Inc with effect from April 3, 2011. Ms. Brekken joined the Indigo in November 2003 as Vice President Finance and was promoted to the CFO role in April 2011. As CFO, Kay is responsible for Indigo’s Finance, Accounting, Internal Audit, Loss Prevention, and IndigoGreen teams. Prior to joining Indigo, she served as CFO and VP of Regional Operations for Medical Consultants Network, a national provider of medical judgment services based in Seattle, Washington. Before that, Kay was a Senior Consultant with Deloitte & Touche and a Vice President in Key Bank’s Corporate Banking Division. She holds a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Washington and a Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota.

Ray Camano

 Mr. Ray Camano is Executive Vice President and Chief General Merchant of Indigo Books & Music Inc. Ray Camano joined Indigo in January 2011 and is accountable for the sales and profitability of Gift, Paper, and Lifestyle product. Prior to joining Indigo, Ray was Executive Vice President of Design, Merchandising, Production, and Product Management at A|X Armani Exchange, a division Giorgio Armani SPA. Ray holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hamilton College.

Joyce Gray

 Ms. Joyce Gray is Group Executive President, Consumer Experience and Print of Indigo Books & Music Inc. Ms. Gray joined Indigo in July 2007 and is accountable for retail operations, customer service and store performance. Prior to joining Indigo, Ms. Gray managed The Gap’s North East Territory. Prior to The Gap, Ms. Gray was EVP of Marketing at Wild Escape Theme Park in Omaha and Vice President, Business & Strategic Planning with Disney Entertainment.

Michael Mortson

 Mr. Michael Mortson is Executive Vice President - Supply Chain of Indigo Books & Music Inc., since January 3, 2012. He joined Indigo in January 2012 and is responsible for Supply Chain including Inventory Management, the Distribution Centre, Transportation, Master Data, and Business Process Redesign. Prior to joining Indigo, Mr. Mortson was Vice President, Global Aftermarket Operations and Supply Chain Services at Celestica where he spent two decades in various executive roles in Operations and Supply Chain, including Celestica’s breakthrough transformation in Inventory performance. Prior to Celestica Mike worked at IBM.

Laura Dunne

 Ms. Laura J. Dunne is Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Organizational Development of Indigo Books & Music Inc. She joined Indigo in October 2010 and is responsible for the Company’s human resources and organizational development. Laura joins Indigo after almost a decade at Canadian Tire where she most recently served as SVP Human Resources and sat on the retailer’s Executive Committee. Laura brings a broad range of experience in all aspects of Human Resources, with particular specialty in compensation, to Indigo. Laura holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto.

Sumit Oberai

 Mr. Sumit Oberai is Chief Information Officer of Indigo Books & Music Inc. He joined the Indigo in April 2006 and is responsible for all information technology functions. Prior to Indigo, Sumit was SVP, Engineering at Eloqua, a venture backed marketing automation firm and a consultant for McKinsey & Company where he focused on strategy & operations for technology and telecom clients. Before that, he held various technology leadership roles at Critical Path, DocSpace, and Nortel Networks. Sumit holds a Masters of Business Administration from INSEAD, a Masters of Computer Engineering from University of Toronto, and a Bachelors of Mathematics & Engineering from Queen's University where he graduated as the Gold Medalist.

Deirdre Horgan

 Ms. Deirdre Horgan is Chief Marketing Officer of Indigo Books & Music Inc. Ms. Horgan joined Indigo in 1998 and is responsible for overall marketing and brand management in both the store and online businesses. Prior to joining Indigo, she was a management consultant with The Boston Consulting Group.

Kathleen Flynn

 Ms. Kathleen Flynn is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Indigo Books & Music Inc. Ms. Flynn joined Indigo in February 2000 as Corporate Counsel of Chapters Online, then Corporate Counsel of Chapters Inc. and now holds the position of General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Indigo with responsibility for legal and corporate governance matters. Previously, Ms. Flynn was corporate counsel with Sears Canada Inc. Ms. Flynn holds an LLB from Queen’s Law School and a Masters Degree in law from Osgoode Hall.

Michael Kirby

 The Hon. Sen. Michael J. L. Kirby, Ph.D., is Lead Independent Director of Indigo Books & Music Inc., since May 18, 2006. From January 1984 to October 2006 Michael Kirby was a member of the Senate of Canada. From 1994 to 1999, he was the Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce. From 1999 to 2006 he was the Chairman of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology. Mr. Kirby is the Chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Executive Committee of the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Chair of the Audit Committee of the Just Energy Income Fund.

Gerald Schwartz

 Mr. Gerald Schwartz is Director of Indigo Books & Music Inc., since February 4, 2001. Mr. Schwartz founded Onex Corporation, one of North America’s oldest and private equity firms, in 1984. Mr. Schwartz is presently the chairman and chief executive officer of Onex and a director of Celestica Inc. Mr. Schwartz was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame in 2004 and was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2006.

Joel Silver

 Mr. Joel Silver is Director of Indigo Books and Music Inc., with effect from April 19, 2011. Mr. Silver leads Trilogy Growth, a partnership with Trilogy Retail Enterprises LP, the majority shareholder of Indigo. Trilogy Growth makes direct investments in innovative retail, online and media companies. Prior to this, Mr. Silver served as President of Indigo, driving the growth and profitability of the core print business, guiding the launch and development of the kids’ toy business, significantly expanding the lifestyle business, as well as spearheading IndigoGreen, a key initiative, for which the Company has won several awards. Mr. Silver began his career at Procter & Gamble and co-founded Salesdriver, a web-based company sold to Carlson in 2002. Mr. Silver holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Frank Clegg

 Mr. Frank M. Clegg is Independent Director of Indigo Books & Music Inc., since February 1, 2005. Mr. Clegg was President of Microsoft Canada Co. from September, 2000 to January, 2005. Prior to that he was Vice President, Central Region of Microsoft Corporation. Mr. Clegg is Chairman of KINSA, a kids internet safety non-profit organization. Mr. Clegg is also a member of the board of directors of Kobo. Mr. Clegg is a member of the Indigo Audit and HR & Compensation Committees and is the Technology Advisor to the Indigo Board of Directors.

Jonathan Deitcher

 Mr. Jonathan Deitcher is Independent Director of Indigo Books & Music Inc., since August 7, 2001. Mr. Deitcher is an investment advisor with RBC Dominion Securities where he has been employed since 1977. He served as a Director at RBC from November 2000 to September 2003. Mr. Deitcher has been a Vice-President at RBC since August 2004.

Mitchell Goldhar

 Mr. Mitchell Goldhar is Independent Director of Indigo Books & Music Inc., since February 2, 2006. Mr. Goldhar is the owner of SmartCentres, a private real estate development company. SmartCentres has developed over 210 shopping centres across Canada in the last 15 years. Mr. Goldhar holds a B.A. in Political Science from York University and is in his 10th year as an adjunct professor with the Joseph L. Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Calloway Real Estate Investment Trust and the Sick Kids Foundation.

James Hall

 Mr. James W. Hall is Independent Director of Indigo Books & Music Inc., since August 7, 2001. Mr. Hall is a chartered accountant, is President & CEO of James Hall Advisors Inc., a corporate advisory firm. Mr. Hall is a director of International Datacasting Corporation and Immunovaccine Inc. and was, until March 2009, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Journal Register Company. Mr. Hall holds an HBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario.

Anne O'Donovan

 Ms. Anne Marie O’Donovan, FCA, is Independent Director of Indigo Books & Music Inc., since December 27, 2009. She is the Executive Vice President and Chief Administration Officer for Scotia Capital. She is responsible for finance, technology, operations, strategy and governance for the wholesale and capital markets businesses of Scotiabank. Ms O'Donovan was previously a partner with Ernst & Young. She holds an HBA from the Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ontario.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Heather Reisman

 813,200

Kay Brekken

 747,899

Ray Camano

 504,908

Joyce Gray

 680,440

Michael Mortson

 --

Laura Dunne

 --

Sumit Oberai

 --

Deirdre Horgan

 605,600

Kathleen Flynn

 --

Michael Kirby

 --

Gerald Schwartz

 --

Joel Silver

 403,700

Frank Clegg

 --

Jonathan Deitcher

 --

Mitchell Goldhar

 --

James Hall

 --

Anne O'Donovan

 --
As Of 30 Mar 2012

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