People: Children's Place Retail Stores Inc (PLCE.O)
PLCE.O on Nasdaq
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24 May 2013
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Summary
| Name | Age | Since | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
Norman Matthews |
80 | 2009 | Independent Chairman of the Board |
Jane Elfers |
52 | 2010 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Director |
Michael Scarpa |
57 | 2013 | Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer |
Natalie Levy |
48 | 2010 | Executive Vice President - Merchandising & Design |
Bradley Cost |
59 | 2011 | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary |
Lawrence McClure |
64 | 2010 | Senior Vice President - Human Resources |
Kevin Low |
41 | 2011 | Senior Vice President - Store Operations |
Gregory Poole |
51 | 2012 | Senior Vice President - Global Sourcing |
Joseph Alutto |
71 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Susan Griffith |
48 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Joseph Gromek |
66 | 2011 | Independent Director |
James Iannone |
40 | 2010 | Independent Director |
Louis Lipschitz |
68 | 2008 | Independent Director |
Kenneth Reiss |
70 | 2012 | Independent Director |
Jane Singer |
Vice President - Investor Relations |
Biographies
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
Norman Matthews |
Mr. Norman S. Matthews is Independent Chairman of the Board of Children's Place Retail Stores Inc., since October 28, 2009. Mr. Matthews served as President of Federated Department Stores until his retirement in 1988. He joined Federated Department Stores in 1978 as Chairman–Gold Circle Stores Division. He was promoted to Executive Vice President of Federated Department Stores in 1982, to Vice Chairman in 1984 and to President in 1987. Prior to joining Federated Department Stores, Mr. Matthews served as Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager for E.J. Korvette, and as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development for Broyhill Furniture Industries. Mr. Matthews received an MBA from the Harvard University Graduate Business School. He is Director of Henry Schein, Inc. (2002-current), Spectrum Brands (2010-current), Duff & Phelps Corporation (2012 - current), The Progressive Corporation (1981-2012), Federated Department Stores (1982-1988), Finlay Enterprises (1994-2007), Toys “R” Us, Inc. (1995-2006) and Sunoco, Inc. (1997-2007). |
Jane Elfers |
Ms. Jane T. Elfers is President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Children's Place Retail Stores Inc., since January 4, 2010. Ms. Elfers formerly served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lord & Taylor Department Stores from May 2000 to September 2008. Lord & Taylor was part of The May Department Stores Company during the period May 2000 through August 2005 and a part of Federated Department Stores, Inc. during the period September 2005 until October 2006 when it was acquired by an affiliate of NRDC Equity Partnership. |
Michael Scarpa |
Mr. Michael Scarpa has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., effective April 24, 2013. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Scarpa has been the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of the Company since November 2012. Mr. Scarpa has more than 30 years of financial and operational management experience. Prior to joining the Company, he was Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of The Talbots, Inc. from December 2008 to August 2012, with responsibility for finance, treasury, planning and allocation, supply chain, information technology and corporate strategy. Previously, Mr. Scarpa spent 25 years with Liz Claiborne, Inc. where he held positions of increasing responsibility, culminating in his appointment as Chief Operating Officer. He began his career in financial positions with Maidenform, Inc. and Krementz and Company. Mr. Scarpa earned his BS and MBA degrees from Rutgers University, and is a CPA. |
Natalie Levy |
Ms. Natalie Levy is Executive Vice President - Merchandising & Design of Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. She joined the Company in April 2010. Ms. Levy began her career with R.H. Macy and Company and also held a series of merchandising positions with Mervyn’s and Caldor. She joined Lord & Taylor in 1999 where she spent seven years and last held the position of Senior Vice President/GMM for Proprietary Brands with responsibility for all apparel, shoes, handbags, accessories and gifts. Ms. Levy is a graduate of Simmons College with a degree in Retail Management. |
Bradley Cost |
Mr. Bradley Cost is Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary of Children's Place Retail Stores Inc. He joined the Company in December 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Cost had been a partner with Bachelder Law LLP since September 2006, where he specialized in corporate governance, securities and senior executive compensation matters. Prior to that, Mr. Cost was a partner in private practice in New York City for over 20 years representing numerous public and private companies in securities, mergers & acquisitions and corporate matters. He earned his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University, and law and graduate business degrees from Northwestern University. |
Lawrence McClure |
Mr. Lawrence McClure is Senior Vice President - Human Resources of Children's Place Retail Stores Inc., since March 8, 2010. He joined the Company in March 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. McClure served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Liz Claiborne Inc. for over eight years where he helped establish a global human resources presence within a diverse set of brands. Prior to that, he held senior human resources leadership roles with The Dexter Corporation, Aetna, and United Technologies. Mr. McClure has a BA and MA from Trinity College. |
Kevin Low |
Mr. Kevin Low is Senior Vice President - Store Operations of The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. He joined the Company in September 2011. Mr. Low has more than 20 years of retail field operations experience. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Low spent 15 years with GAP, Inc. culminating in his appointment as Vice President of U.S. stores where he was responsible for in-store operations for seven U.S. regions. During his tenure at GAP, Inc., Mr. Low held positions of increasing responsibility as a manager of stores, District Manager, Regional Manager and Zone Vice President. |
Gregory Poole |
Mr. Gregory Poole is Senior Vice President - Global Sourcing of Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. He joined the Company in September 2012. Mr. Poole has more than 25 years of global sourcing and supply chain leadership experience. Most recently, he spent four years with The Talbots, Inc. where he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Supply Chain Officer, and was responsible for product development, global sourcing, global logistics, distribution, quality assurances, social compliance and technical design, and prior to that, Ann Taylor Stores, where he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Procurement Officer. Mr. Poole spent over 12 years with Gap Inc., where he held several senior level sourcing positions, culminating in his role as Senior Vice President, Sourcing & Vendor Development. Prior to Gap Inc., Mr. Poole served in sourcing and manufacturing roles of increasing responsibility for Esprit de Corp., The North Face, Inc., American Marketing Works, Inc., and Body Glove, Inc. He has a degree in Engineering from the Auckland Technical Institute. |
Joseph Alutto |
Dr. Joseph A. Alutto, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Children’s Place Retail Stores Inc., since May 9, 2008. Since October 2007, Dr. Alutto has served as the Executive Vice President and Provost of The Ohio State University. Dr. Alutto has also served as the institution’s interim President from July 2007 to September 2007. Prior to these positions, Dr. Alutto served as the Dean of the Max M. Fischer College of Business at The Ohio State University for 16 years. He is Director of M/I Homes, Inc. (2005 - current), Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (2002-2008) and United Retail Group, Inc. (1992-2007). |
Susan Griffith |
Ms. Susan Patricia Griffith has been appointed as Independent Director of Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., effective 15 October 2012. Ms. Griffith currently holds the position of Claims Group President, Progressive Insurance, where she has responsibility for the direct management of the Claims organization, overseeing 12,000 employees across the United States. Ms. Griffith joined Progressive Insurance in 1988 and held positions of increasing responsibility, including six years as Chief Human Resources Officer, prior to her appointment in 2008 as Claims Group President. She received her bachelor degree from Illinois State University. |
Joseph Gromek |
Mr. Joseph R. Gromek is Independent Director of Children's Place retail Stores Inc. Until his retirement in February 2012, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Warnaco Group, Inc. (“Warnaco”) since April 2003 and as a member of Warnaco’s Board of Directors. From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Gromek served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Brooks Brothers, Inc. Over the last 25 years, Mr. Gromek has held senior management positions with Saks Fifth Avenue, Limited Brands, Inc. and Ann Taylor Stores, Inc. Mr. Gromek is the Chair of the Board of Trustees of The New School, serves on the Boards of Directors of Ronald McDonald House and Stanley M. Proctor Company, as the Chair of the Board of Governors of Parsons The New School for Design, and as a member of the Boards of Trustees of St. Peter’s University and the Trevor Day School. He is Director of Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (2008 – current), Tumi Holdings, Inc. (2012 – current) and The Warnaco Group, Inc. (2003 – 2012). |
James Iannone |
Mr. James Iannone is Independent Director of Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. Mr. Iannone serves as President of Digital Products of Barnes & Noble, responsible for NOOK™ e-Reading devices, software, accessories and retail integration. Mr. Iannone joined Barnes & Noble in 2009 from eBay, where he held roles of increasing responsibility and most recently was that company’s Vice President of Global Search, the single investment area at eBay. Previously, he was the Vice President of Buyer Experience at eBay, responsible for all aspects of the customer experience. Mr. Iannone first joined eBay in 2001. Mr. Iannone received an MBA from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. |
Louis Lipschitz |
Mr. Louis Lipschitz is Independent Director of Children's Place Retail Stores Inc., since May 9, 2008. Mr. Lipschitz served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Toys “R” U.S., Inc. from 1996 until his retirement in 2004. He is Director of Majesco Entertainment Company (2004–current), New York & Company, Inc. (2005-current), Forward Industries, Inc. (2005–2012) and Finlay Enterprises, Inc. (2008-2009). |
Kenneth Reiss |
Mr. Kenneth M. Reiss is Independent Director of Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. Prior to his retirement in June 2003, Mr. Reiss was a partner at the accounting firm of Ernst & Young, L.L.P. since 1977, where he served as the lead external auditor for several publicly traded companies, including Toys “R” US, Inc., Staples, Inc., Phillips-Van Heusen, Inc. and Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. At Ernst & Young, L.L.P., Mr. Reiss served as the Managing Partner of Audit for the New York office, the Director of the Audit Practice for the Retail and Consumer Products Industry, and the Chair of the Audit Practice Service Delivery Committee. As noted below, Mr. Reiss serves on the Boards of Directors of The Wet Seal, Inc. and Harman International Industries, Inc., and serves as the Chairman of the Audit Committees at those companies. Mr. Reiss received an MBA from the Rutgers University School of Business. He is Director of The Wet Seal, Inc. (2005 – current) and Harmon International Industries, Inc. (2008 – current), Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. (2005-2009) and Guitar Center, Inc. (2003-2007). |
Jane Singer |
Basic Compensation
| Name | Fiscal Year Total |
|---|---|
Norman Matthews |
-- |
Jane Elfers |
17,212,900 |
Michael Scarpa |
1,097,950 |
Natalie Levy |
2,584,360 |
Bradley Cost |
-- |
Lawrence McClure |
1,549,060 |
Kevin Low |
-- |
Gregory Poole |
1,344,680 |
Joseph Alutto |
-- |
Susan Griffith |
-- |
Joseph Gromek |
-- |
James Iannone |
-- |
Louis Lipschitz |
-- |
Kenneth Reiss |
-- |
Jane Singer |
-- |
As Of 1 Feb 2013
Options Compensation
| Name | Options | Value |
|---|---|---|
Norman Matthews |
0 | 0 |
Jane Elfers |
0 | 0 |
Michael Scarpa |
0 | 0 |
Natalie Levy |
0 | 0 |
Bradley Cost |
0 | 0 |
Lawrence McClure |
0 | 0 |
Kevin Low |
0 | 0 |
Gregory Poole |
0 | 0 |
Joseph Alutto |
0 | 0 |
Susan Griffith |
0 | 0 |
Joseph Gromek |
0 | 0 |
James Iannone |
0 | 0 |
Louis Lipschitz |
0 | 0 |
Kenneth Reiss |
0 | 0 |
Jane Singer |
0 | 0 |
| Name | Shares Traded | Price |
|---|---|---|
MATTHEWS NORMAN STUART |
843 | $50.77 |
ALUTTO JOSEPH A |
379 | $50.77 |
SCARPA MICHAEL |
20,000 | $0.00 |
LOW KEVIN |
571 | $45.01 |
MCCLURE LAWRENCE D |
1,368 | $45.04 |
COST BRADLEY P |
1,680 | $44.99 |
LEVY NATALIE EVE |
2,402 | $44.98 |
ELFERS JANE T |
16,907 | $45.01 |
MCCLURE LAWRENCE D |
6,400 | $0.00 |
SCARPA MICHAEL |
10,000 | $0.00 |
COST BRADLEY P |
6,400 | $0.00 |
POOLE GREGORY I |
6,400 | $0.00 |
LOW KEVIN |
6,400 | $0.00 |
LEVY NATALIE EVE |
10,000 | $0.00 |
LEVY NATALIE EVE |
968 | $45.83 |
MCCLURE LAWRENCE D |
552 | $45.80 |
COST BRADLEY P |
675 | $45.81 |
MCCLURE LAWRENCE D |
713 | $48.41 |
ELFERS JANE T |
12,160 | $44.77 |
ELFERS JANE T |
12,645 | $44.73 |
LEVY NATALIE EVE |
11,160 | $0.00 |
COST BRADLEY P |
7,440 | $0.00 |
MCCLURE LAWRENCE D |
7,440 | $0.00 |
LOW KEVIN |
7,440 | $0.00 |
ELFERS JANE T |
93,167 | $0.00 |
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