People: Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc (RMCF.W)

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7 May 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Franklin Crail

70 2000 Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer

Bryan Merryman

51 2000 Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Treasurer, Director

Edward Dudley

48 2001 Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing

Gregory Pope

46 2004 Senior Vice President - Franchise Development and Operations

William Jobson

56 2001 Chief Information Officer

Jeremy Kinney

35 2008 Vice President - Finance

Donna Coupe

46 2008 Vice President - Franchise Support and Training

Jay Haws

62 1991 Vice President - Creative Services

Tracy Wojcik

49 2011 Corporate Secretary

Clyde Engle

69 2000 Director

Scott Capdevielle

46 2009 Independent Director

Gerald Kien

80 1995 Independent Director

Lee Mortenson

76 1987 Independent Director

Biographies

Name Description

Franklin Crail

Mr. Franklin E. Crail is Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc. Mr. Crail co-founded the first Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory store in May 1981. Since incorporation in November 1982, he has served as Chief Executive Officer, President and as a director, and, from September 1981 to January 2000, he served as Treasurer. He was elected Chairman of the Board in March 1986. Prior to founding the Company, Mr. Crail was co-founder and President of CNI Data Processing, Inc., a software firm which developed automated billing systems for the cable television industry.

Bryan Merryman

Mr. Bryan J. Merryman is Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, Director of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc. Mr. Merryman joined the company in December 1997 as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President - Finance. Since April 1999, Mr. Merryman has also served as Chief Operating Officer and as a director, and since January 2000, as Treasurer. From January 1997 to December 1997, Mr. Merryman was a principal in Knightsbridge Holdings, Inc. (a leveraged buyout firm). Mr. Merryman also served as Chief Financial Officer of Super Shops, Inc., a retailer and manufacturer of after-market auto parts, from July 1996 to November 1997, and prior to July 1996, was employed for more than eleven years by Deloitte and Touche LLP, most recently as a Senior Manager.

Edward Dudley

Mr. Edward L. Dudley is Senior Vice President - Sales and Marketing of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc. Mr. Dudley joined the Company in January 1997 to spearhead the Company’s Product Sales Development function as Vice President - Sales and Marketing. He was promoted to Senior Vice President in June 2001. During his 10 year career with Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Mr. Dudley served in a number of senior marketing and sales management capacities, including most recently that of Director, Distribution Services from March 1996 to January 1997.

Gregory Pope

Mr. Gregory L. Pope is Senior Vice President - Franchise Development and Operations of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc., since May 2004. Since joining the Company in October 1990, he has served in various positions including store manager, new store opener and franchise field consultant. In March 1996, he became Director of Franchise Development and Support. In June 2001, he became Vice President of Franchise Development, a position he held until he was promoted to his present position.

William Jobson

Mr. William K. Jobson is Chief Information Officer of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc., since June 2001. Mr. Jobson joined the Company in July 1998 as Director of Information Technology. From July 1995 to July 1998, Mr. Jobson worked for ADAC Laboratories in Durango, Colorado, a provider of diagnostic imaging and information systems solutions in the healthcare industry, as Manager of Technical Services and before that, Regional Manager.

Jeremy Kinney

Mr. Jeremy M. Kinney is Vice President - Finance of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc., since May 2008. Since joining the Company in March 1999, he has served in various operational and financial positions including Director of Retail Operations and Operational Analysis. In May 2007, he became Corporate Controller, a position he held until he was promoted to his present position.

Donna Coupe

Ms. Donna L. Coupe is Vice President - Franchise Support and Training of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc., since June 2008. From 1992 to 1997, she managed franchised stores in Northern California for absentee owners. Since joining the Company in October 1997, she has served in various positions including Field Consultant, Regional Manager and Director of Franchise Support.

Jay Haws

Mr. Jay B. Haws is Vice President - Creative Services of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc., since August 1991. Since 1981, Mr. Haws had been closely associated with the Company's both as a franchisee and marketing/graphic design consultant. From 1986 to 1991, he operated two Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchises located in San Francisco, California. From 1983 to 1989, he served as Vice President of Marketing for Image Group, Inc., a marketing communications firm based in Northern California. Concurrently, Mr. Haws was co-owner of two other Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory franchises located in Sacramento, and Walnut Creek California. From 1973 to 1983, he was principal of Jay Haws and Associates, an advertising and graphic design agency.

Tracy Wojcik

Ms. Tracy D. Wojcik is Corporate Secretary of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory Inc., since April 2011. From 2007 until joining the Company, Ms. Wojcik was employed by the Company on a contractual basis, performing an annual assessment of the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting related to Sarbanes-Oxley compliance. From 2000 to 2006, Ms. Wojcik was employed by Ceridian as an Implementation Consultant for Human Resources software applications. Throughout her career, Ms. Wojcik has held various administrative and technical positions in Human Resources.

Clyde Engle

Mr. Clyde Wm. Engle has served as a Director of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc since January 2000 and previously from December 1987 to August 1995. Mr. Engle is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lincolnwood Bancorp, Inc. (formerly known as GSC Enterprises, Inc.). Lincolnwood Bancorp, Inc. owned the Bank of Lincolnwood until June 2009 when the Bank of Lincolnwood came under control of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”).

Scott Capdevielle

Mr. Scott G. Capdevielle is the Independent Director of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc since June 8, 2009. Mr. Capdevielle founded and has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Syndicom, Inc., a software and consulting company, since 2000. Prior to founding Syndicom, Inc., from 1999 to 2000, Mr. Capdevielle was Chief Executive Officer and founder of Untv, Inc., a company pioneering user-generated web video and distribution on the Internet. From 1995 to 1999, Mr. Capdevielle founded and held the position of Chief Technical Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Andromedia Corporation, a developer of web analytics software to Fortune 1000 companies prior to its sale to Macromedia, Inc. Mr. Capdevielle has been engaged in the software industry since 1993 and has served on several advisory boards and Board of Directors of technology companies from 1994 to present. He is currently a partner in Incas, LLC, a seed stage investment company focused in the medical device industry.

Gerald Kien

Mr. Gerald A. Kien, Ph.D., became a Independent Director of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc since August 1995. He retired in 1995 from his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer of Remote Sensing Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Envirotest Systems, Inc., a company engaged in the development of instrumentation for vehicle emissions testing located in Tucson, Arizona. Mr. Kien has served as a director and as Chairman of the Executive Committee of Sun Electric Corporation since 1980 and as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sun Electric until retirement in 1993.

Lee Mortenson

Mr. Lee N. Mortenson has served as Independent Director of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc since 1987. Mr. Mortenson has been engaged in consulting and investment activities since July 2000 and was a Managing Director of Kensington Partners, LLC (a private investment firm) from June 2001 to April 2006. Mr. Mortenson has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Newell Resources LLC since 2002 providing management consulting and investment services. Mr. Mortenson served as President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Telco Capital Corporation, a manufacturing and real estate company, from January 1984 to February 2000. He was President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of Sunstates Corporation, a manufacturing and real estate company, from December 1990 to February 2000. Mr. Mortenson was a director of Alba-Waldensian, Inc., an apparel and medical device manufacturing company, from 1984 to July 1999, and also served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from February 1997 to July 1999.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total

Franklin Crail

312,991

Bryan Merryman

230,000

Edward Dudley

190,000

Gregory Pope

186,000

William Jobson

--

Jeremy Kinney

--

Donna Coupe

--

Jay Haws

174,000

Tracy Wojcik

--

Clyde Engle

--

Scott Capdevielle

--

Gerald Kien

--

Lee Mortenson

--
As Of 28 Feb 2012

Options Compensation

Name Options Value

Franklin Crail

53,900 829,840

Bryan Merryman

118,950 1,086,414

Edward Dudley

79,965 723,510

Gregory Pope

227,691 2,384,655

William Jobson

0 0

Jeremy Kinney

0 0

Donna Coupe

0 0

Jay Haws

109,850 1,431,370

Tracy Wojcik

0 0

Clyde Engle

0 0

Scott Capdevielle

0 0

Gerald Kien

0 0

Lee Mortenson

0 0
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