People: Pier 1 Imports Inc (PIR)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Alexander Smith	59	2007	President, Chief Executive Officer, Director
Charles Turner	55	2012	Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President
Gregory Humenesky	60	2005	Executive Vice President - Human Resources
Michael Benkel	43	2012	Executive Vice President - Planning and Allocations
Catherine David	48	2009	Executive Vice President - Merchandising
Sharon Leite	49	2007	Executive Vice President - Stores
Michael Carter	53	2005	Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Donald Kinnison	54	2008	Senior Vice President - Marketing and Visual Merchandising
Laura Coffey	45	2011	Senior Vice President - Business Development and Strategic Planning
Cheryl Bachelder		2012	Director
Claire Babrowski	56	2011	Independent Director
John Burgoyne	70	1999	Independent Director
Hamish Dodds	55	2011	Independent Director
Brendan Hoffman	43	2011	Independent Director
Terry London	63	2003	Independent Director
Cece Smith	67	2007	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Alexander Smith	Mr. Alexander W. Smith is President, Chief Executive Officer, Director of Pier 1 Imports, Inc., since February 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Smith served as Group President of the TJX Companies, Inc., where he oversaw the operations and development of Home Goods, Marshalls, and TJ Maxx plus a number of corporate functions. He was instrumental in the development of the TK Maxx stores in Great Britain and ran its international operations. Mr. Smith has served as a director of Papa John’s International, Inc., including service as chairman of its compensation committee and as a member of its audit committee. Mr. Smith’s employment agreement provides that, at all times during the employment period, Pier 1 Imports will use its reasonable efforts to cause the board of directors, or an authorized committee thereof, to nominate Mr. Smith for election to the board of directors at each annual meeting of shareholders of Pier 1 Imports held during the employment period, and, if nominated, to cause the board of directors to recommend his election to the shareholders of Pier 1 Imports.
Charles Turner	Mr. Charles H. Turner is Chief Financial Officer, Senior Executive Vice President of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. He was named Senior Executive Vice President of the Company in April 2012 and has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since August 1999. Mr. Turner has served the Company for 20 years in key executive capacities within the organization including Executive Vice President, Senior Vice President of Stores and Controller. Mr. Turner first became an officer of the Company in 1992 when he was named Principal Accounting Officer. Prior to joining the Company, he was Group Controller for JC Penney and a Senior Manager for KPMG Peat Marwick.
Gregory Humenesky	Mr. Gregory S. Humenesky is an Executive Vice President - Human Resources of Pier 1 Imports, Inc., since February 2005. Prior to his current position, he served in human resource positions for other retailers, including ten years as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Zale Corporation and twenty-one years in positions of increasing importance at Macys.
Michael Benkel	Mr. Michael R. Benkel is an Executive Vice President - Planning and Allocations of Pier 1 Imports Inc., since April 2012. He joined the organization in September 2008 as Senior Vice President of Planning and Allocations. Prior to joining the Company, he spent eleven years at Williams-Sonoma Inc. in continuously advancing positions in the Pottery Barn Retail Stores division, including Vice President of Inventory Management, Director – Inventory Management, and as a home furnishings and furniture buyer.
Catherine David	Ms. Catherine A. David is an Executive Vice President - Merchandising of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. She joined the organization in August 2009 as Executive Vice President of Merchandising. Prior to her current role, Ms. David served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Kirkland’s Inc. and Vice President and General Manager with Sears Essential, Sears Grand and The Great Indoors. Ms. David previously served the Target Corporation for thirteen years in various positions including Vice President and General Manager of target.direct and various positions in the buying, planning and stores divisions.
Sharon Leite	Ms. Sharon M. Leite is an Executive Vice President - Stores of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. She joined the organization in August 2007 as Executive Vice President of Stores. Prior to joining the Company, she spent eight years at Bath & Body Works, six years as Vice President of Store Operations and two years in other leadership roles. Before joining Bath & Body Works, Ms. Leite held operations positions with several prominent retailers, including Gap, Inc., The Walt Disney Company, and Limited, Inc.
Michael Carter	Mr. Michael A. Carter is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary of Pier 1 Imports, Inc., since December 2005. Mr. Carter has served within the organization for twenty-two years in leadership capacities, including Vice President – Legal Affairs, and Corporate Counsel. Mr. Carter first became an officer of the Company in 1991 when he was named Assistant Secretary. Mr. Carter is a licensed attorney in the State of Texas. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Carter practiced law with the Fort Worth, Texas law firm of Brackett and Ellis, LLP.
Donald Kinnison	Mr. Donald L. Kinnison is Senior Vice President - Marketing and Visual Merchandising of Pier 1 Imports Inc., since March 2008. Mr. Kinnison has served within the organization for 22 years in capacities, including Vice President of Visual Merchandising and Merchandise Support and Director, Visual Merchandising. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kinnison held positions with May Company and Federated Department Stores.
Laura Coffey	Ms. Laura A. Coffey is Senior Vice President - Business Development and Strategic Planning of Pier 1 Imports, Inc., since January 2011. Ms. Coffey has served within the organization for 15 years in capacities, including as Senior Vice President of Finance. Ms. Coffey first became an officer of the Company in 2005 and was named Principal Accounting Officer in 2008. Prior to joining the Company, she held various positions with Alcon Laboratories and KPMG, LLP.
Cheryl Bachelder
Claire Babrowski	Ms. Claire H. Babrowski is an Independent Director of Pier 1 Imports Inc. She possesses experience in operations, finance, international and general management and global exposure. Ms. Babrowski served as executive vice president, chief operating officer of Toys “R” Us, Inc. from 2007 to 2010. She started her career spending 30 years at McDonald’s Corporation, where her last position was senior executive vice president and chief restaurant operations officer. From 2005 to 2006, Ms. Babrowski worked for RadioShack Corporation serving as executive vice president and chief operating officer, and then president, chief operating officer and acting chief executive officer. In 1998, she received the Emerging Leader Award from the U.S. Women’s Service Forum. Ms. Babrowski serves as a director and audit committee member of Delhaize Group, a Belgian company whose American Depository Receipts are traded on the NYSE and whose ordinary shares are traded on the NYSE Euronext in Brussels. Ms. Babrowski serves as a member of the board of managers of QCE Finance LLC, which is the ultimate parent company of Quiznos®, and is the chair of the operations and development committee and serves on the marketing committee. Ms. Babrowski served as a director of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.
John Burgoyne	Mr. John H. Burgoyne is an Independent Director of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. Prior to his retirement in 2007, Mr. Burgoyne’s career included serving as president of an international consulting firm, Burgoyne & Associates; and serving as the general manager of IBM’s Travel Industry Sector for the Asia Pacific Region; and serving as President and General Manager of IBM China Corp. In addition, Mr. Burgoyne serves community in numerous volunteer leadership capacities. Mr. Burgoyne serves as the volunteer assistant fire chief for the Greenwood community in Parker County, Texas, and on the board of the State Firemen’s & Fire Marshals’ Association of Texas, where, in both capacities, he has achieved recognized public safety and governmental experience on a local, state and national level. He serves as the Guiyang, China Chair on the executive committee of Fort Worth Sister Cities International.
Hamish Dodds	Mr. Hamish A. Dodds is an Independent Director of Pier 1 Imports Inc. As president and chief executive officer for Hard Rock International since 2004, Mr. Dodds oversees the strategic development and operations of restaurants, hotels, casinos and live music venues across 52 countries. Previously, Mr. Dodds has served as a board member and compensation committee member and chief executive officer for CabCorp, as division president for PepsiCo Beverages covering South America, Central America and the Caribbean, and in a variety of general management and financial positions for PepsiCo, The Burton Group in the United Kingdom, and Overseas Containers, Ltd. Mr. Dodds is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Management Accountants.
Brendan Hoffman	Mr. Brendan L. Hoffman is an Independent Director of Pier 1 Imports Inc. From October 2008 to February 2012, Mr. Hoffman served as president and chief executive officer of Lord & Taylor, a division of Hudson’s Bay Trading Company. Prior to that, Mr. Hoffman served six years as president and chief executive officer of Neiman Marcus Direct, where he oversaw the growth of neimanmarcus.com and the launch and growth of bergdorfgoodman.com. Mr. Hoffman held positions as vice president of Last Call Clearance Division at Neiman Marcus Stores; divisional merchandise manager of Bergdorf Goodman, Inc., a subsidiary of the Neiman Marcus Group; and divisional merchandise manager of Lord & Taylor, where he began his retail career in the executive training program. Mr. Hoffman serves on the board of trustees of the American Red Cross in Greater New York, the board of directors of the Phoenix House and the advisory board of the Jay H. Baker Retailing Initiative at The Wharton School.
Terry London	Mr. Terry E. London is an Independent Director of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. A certified public accountant and president of the London Broadcasting Company, Inc., Mr. London provides the board with finance, accounting, media, and public company board knowledge and experience. Mr. London was voted the Broadcaster of the Year in 2011 by the Texas Association of Broadcasters. He possesses leadership skills obtained while serving as an officer in the U.S. Army Reserves. Earlier in his career, Mr. London served as president and chief executive officer, as well as chief financial and administrative officer, of Gaylord Entertainment Company. Mr. London currently serves as a director of Johnson Outdoors, Inc. and TriArtisan Acquisition Corp., and previously served as a director of Bass Pro Shops, Inc. In his role as director on other boards, Mr. London has served as the chairman of the audit committee and member of the compensation committee.
Cece Smith	Ms. Cece Smith is an Independent Director of Pier 1 Imports, Inc. A certified public accountant. Prior to her retirement in September 2007, Ms. Smith co-founded Phillips-Smith-Machens Venture Partners, a venture capital firm which invested in retail and consumer businesses. Prior to that, Ms. Smith served as the executive vice president of finance and administration for Pearle Health Services, the world’s retail optical chain. Ms. Smith serves as lead director of Brinker International, Inc. Previously, Ms. Smith has served as a director of numerous public retailers, including Michaels Stores, Inc., Cheap Tickets, Inc., Hot Topic, Inc., and BizMart, Inc. and as a director and chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. In her role as director on other boards, Ms. Smith has served on audit, compensation and nominating and governance committees and has chaired audit and compensation committees.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Alexander Smith	8,479,160
Charles Turner	2,378,000
Gregory Humenesky	1,700,100
Michael Benkel	806,545
Catherine David	1,690,860
Sharon Leite	1,310,240
Michael Carter	--
Donald Kinnison	--
Laura Coffey	--
Cheryl Bachelder	--
Claire Babrowski	--
John Burgoyne	--
Hamish Dodds	--
Brendan Hoffman	--
Terry London	--
Cece Smith	--

As Of 24 Feb 2012

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Alexander Smith	0	0
Charles Turner	602,000	173,100
Gregory Humenesky	0	0
Michael Benkel	0	0
Catherine David	0	0
Sharon Leite	0	0
Michael Carter	0	0
Donald Kinnison	0	0
Laura Coffey	0	0
Cheryl Bachelder	0	0
Claire Babrowski	0	0
John Burgoyne	0	0
Hamish Dodds	0	0
Brendan Hoffman	0	0
Terry London	0	0
Cece Smith	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
LONDON TERRY E	358	$23.97
HOFFMAN BRENDAN L	30	$23.97
BACHELDER CHERYL A	4	$23.97
DODDS HAMISH A	30	$23.97
SMITH CECE	420	$23.97
BURGOYNE JOHN H	512	$23.97
SMITH ALEXANDER W	40,000	$6.69
SMITH ALEXANDER W	40,000	$24.04
RAMIREZ DARLA D	2,000	$23.80
LONDON TERRY E	92	$23.74
RAMIREZ DARLA D	2,000	$7.55
BACHELDER CHERYL A	658	$23.74
HOFFMAN BRENDAN L	329	$23.74
BURGOYNE JOHN H	373	$23.74
DODDS HAMISH A	329	$23.74
SMITH ALEXANDER W	25,100	$6.69
SMITH ALEXANDER W	25,100	$23.00
SMITH ALEXANDER W	64,900	$6.69
SMITH ALEXANDER W	64,900	$22.89
KINNISON DONALD L	1,897	$23.21
TURNER CHARLES H	7,107	$23.21
COFFEY LAURA A	7,500	$23.06
CARTER MICHAEL A	2,037	$23.21
COFFEY LAURA A	7,500	$19.40
HUMENESKY GREGORY S	3,674	$23.21

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