People: Tiffany & Co. (TIF)

TIF on New York Consolidated

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9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Kowalski, Michael 2003 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Quinn, James 57 2008 President
Fernandez, James 53 1998 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Canavan, Beth 53 2000 Executive Vice President
King, Jon 52 2003 Executive Vice President
McGuiness, Patrick 43 2007 Senior Vice President - Finance
Naggiar, Caroline 51 2007 Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Dorsey, Patrick 58 1985 Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
Berger-Gross, Victoria 53 2001 Senior Vice President - Human Resources
Petterson, John 50 2001 Senior Vice President - Operations
Cloud, Pamela 39 2007 Senior Vice President - Merchandising
Bravo, Rose 58 1997 Director
Marquis, Charles 66 1984 Director
Shutzer, William 62 1984 Director
Kohnstamm, Abby 55 2001 Director
Presby, J. Thomas 69 2003 Director
Costley, Gary 65 2007 Director
Fish, Lawrence 64 2008 Director
May, Peter 66 2008 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Kowalski, Michael Mr. Kowalski is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Tiffany & Co. since January 2003, following the retirement of William R. Chaney. He has served as the Registrant’s Chief Executive Officer since February 1999 and on the Registrant’s Board of Directors since January 1995. After joining Tiffany in 1983 as Director of Financial Planning, Mr. Kowalski held a variety of merchandising management positions and served as Executive Vice President from 1992 to 1996 with overall responsibility in the areas of merchandising, marketing, advertising, public relations and product design. He was elected President in 1997. Mr. Kowalski is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of New York Mellon. The Bank of New York Mellon is Tiffany’s principal banking relationship, serving as Administrative Agent and a lender under Tiffany’s credit agreement and as the trustee and investment manager for Tiffany’s Employee Pension Plan; and BNY Mellon Shareowner Services serves as the Company’s transfer agent and registrar.
Quinn, James Mr. Quinn is President of Tiffany & Co.. He was appointed President, Director effective January 31, 2003. He had served as Vice Chairman since 1998. After joining Tiffany in July 1986 as Vice President of branch sales for the Company’s business-to-business sales operations, Mr. Quinn had various responsibilities for sales management and operations. He was promoted to Executive Vice President on March 19, 1992. In January 1995, he became a member of Registrant’s Board of Directors but he will not stand for re-election to that position at the 2008 Annual Meeting. He has responsibility for Tiffany & Co. sales outside the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Quinn is a member of the board of directors of BNY Hamilton Funds, Inc. and Mutual of America Capital Management, Inc. BNY Hamilton Funds, Inc. is affiliated with The Bank of New York Mellon. The Bank of New York Mellon is Tiffany’s principal banking relationship, serving as Administrative Agent and a lender under Tiffany’s credit agreement and as a trustee of Tiffany’s Employee Pension Plan.
Fernandez, James Mr. Fernandez is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Tiffany & Co. Mr. Fernandez joined Tiffany in October 1983 and has held various positions in financial planning and management prior to his appointment as Senior Vice President–Chief Financial Officer in April 1989. In January 1998, he was promoted to Executive Vice President–Chief Financial Officer. He has responsibility for accounting, treasury, investor relations, information technology, financial planning, financial services, business development, diamond operations, real estate operations and overall responsibility for distribution, manufacturing, customer service and security. Mr. Fernandez serves on the Board of Directors of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and is a member of the Audit Committee and Board Affairs Committee.
Canavan, Beth Mrs. Canavan is Executive Vice President of Tiffany & Co. Mrs. Canavan joined Tiffany in May 1987 as Director of New Store Development. She later held the positions of Vice President, Retail Sales Development, Vice President and General Manager of the New York flagship store, and Eastern Regional Vice President. In 1997, she assumed the position of Senior Vice President for U.S. Retail. In January 2000, she was promoted to Executive Vice President responsible for retail sales activities in the U.S. and Canada and retail store expansion. In May 2001, Mrs. Canavan assumed additional responsibility for direct sales and business-to-business sales activities in the U.S. and Canada.
King, Jon Mr. King is Executive Vice President of Tiffany & Co. Mr. King joined Tiffany in 1990 as a jewelry buyer and has held various positions in the Merchandising Division, assuming responsibility for product development in 2002 as Group Vice President. In 2003, he was promoted to Senior Vice President–Merchandising. In June 2006, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and, in addition to his Merchandising leadership role, assigned responsibility for Marketing and Public Relations.
McGuiness, Patrick Mr. McGuiness is Senior Vice President - Finance. He joined Tiffany in 1990 as an Analyst in Accounting & Reporting and has held a variety of management positions within the Finance Division, most recently as Group Vice President—Finance, and in Merchandising from 2000 to 2002 as Vice President—Merchandising Process Improvement. In January 2007, he was promoted to Senior Vice President—Finance, responsible for Tiffany’s worldwide financial functions.
Naggiar, Caroline Ms. Naggiar is Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer. He joined Tiffany in June 1997 as Vice President—Marketing Communications. She assumed her current responsibilities as head of advertising and marketing in February 1998 and in 2007 she was assigned additional responsibility for the Public Relations department and named Chief Marketing Officer.
Dorsey, Patrick Mr. Dorsey joined Tiffany in July 1985 as General Counsel and Secretary.
Berger-Gross, Victoria Dr. Berger-Gross joined Tiffany in February 2001 as Senior Vice President—Human Resources.
Petterson, John Mr. Petterson is Senior Vice President - Operations. He joined Tiffany in 1988 as a management associate. He was promoted to Senior Vice President—Corporate Sales in May 1995. In May 2001, Mr. Petterson assumed the role of Senior Vice President—Operations, with responsibility for worldwide distribution, customer service and security activities. His responsibilities were expanded in February 2003 to include manufacturing operations.
Cloud, Pamela Ms. Cloud is Senior Vice President - Merchandising . She joined Tiffany in 1994 as an Assistant Buyer and has since advanced through positions of increasing management responsibility within the Merchandising Division. In January 2007, she was promoted to Senior Vice President—Merchandising, responsible for all aspects of product planning and inventory management.
Bravo, Rose Rose Marie Bravo became a director of Tiffany & Co. in October 1997 when she was selected by the Board to fill a newly created directorship. Ms. Bravo previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Burberry Limited from 1997 until 2006 and as President of Saks Fifth Avenue from 1992 to 1997. Prior to Saks, Ms. Bravo held a series of merchandising jobs at Macy's culminating in the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer role at I. Magnin which was a division of R. H. Macy & Co. Ms. Bravo serves on the Board of Directors of Estee Lauder Companies Inc
Marquis, Charles Mr. Marquis is Director of Tiffany & Co. He is a Senior Advisor to Investcorp International, Inc. From 1974 through 1998, he was a partner in the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher L.L.P. He was elected a director of Tiffany & Co. in 1984.
Shutzer, William Mr. Shutzer is Director of Tiffany & Co. He is a Senior Managing Director of Evercore Partners, a financial advisory and private equity firm. He previously served as a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers from 2000 through 2003, a Partner in Thomas Weisel Partners LLC, a merchant banking firm, from 1999 through 2000, as Executive Vice President of ING Baring Furman Selz LLC from 1998 through 1999, President of Furman Selz Inc. from 1995 through 1997 and as a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers and its predecessors from 1978 through 1994. He was elected a director of the Company in 1984. Mr. Shutzer is also a member of the Board of Directors of WebMedia Brands Inc. (formerly known as Jupiter Media Corp.).
Kohnstamm, Abby Ms. Kohnstamm is Director of Tiffany & Co.. She is the President and founder of Abby F. Kohnstamm & Associates, Inc., a marketing and consulting firm. Prior to establishing her company, Ms. Kohnstamm served as Senior Vice President, Marketing of IBM Corporation from 1993 through 2005. In that capacity, she had overall responsibility for all aspects of marketing across IBM. Ms. Kohnstamm remains an executive consultant to IBM. In addition, Ms. Kohnstamm held a number of senior marketing positions at American Express from 1979 through 1993. Ms. Kohnstamm also serves on the Board of Directors of the Progressive Corporation and the Board of Trustees of Tufts University where she is also a member of its Executive Committee. She became a director of Tiffany & Co. in July 2001, when she was selected by the Board to replace a retiring director.
Presby, J. Thomas Mr. Presby is Director of Tiffany & Co. He has used his business experience and professional qualifications to forge a second career of essentially full-time board service since he retired in 2002 as a partner in Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. At Deloitte he held numerous positions in the United States and abroad, including the posts of Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. He was selected to be a director of the Company in November 2003 by the Board to fill a newly created position. He now serves as a director and audit committee chair for the Company and American Eagle Outfitters, Invesco Ltd, First Solar, Inc., TurboChef Technologies, Inc. and World Fuel Services, Inc. As Mr. Presby has no significant business activities other than board service, he is available full time to fulfill his board responsibilities. Further, he finds that he is able to leverage the experience of managing this particular set of audit committees to the benefit of each board on which he serves and the efficient use of his own time and that of his colleagues. He is a certified public accountant and a holder of the NACD Certificate of Director Education.
Costley, Gary Dr. Costley was first elected to the Board in May 2007. He is a co-founder and managing director of C&G Capital and Management, LLC, which provides capital and management to health, medical and nutritional products and services companies. He was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of International Multifoods Corporation, a manufacturer and marketer of branded consumer food and food service products from November 1997 until June 2004. Dr. Costley was Dean of the Graduate School of Management at Wake Forest University from 1995 until 1997. Dr. Costley held numerous positions at the Kellogg Company from 1970 until June 1994. His most recent position was President of Kellogg North America. He is a director of three other public companies: The Principal Financial Group, Covance Inc. and Prestige Brands Holdings, Inc.
Fish, Lawrence Mr. Fish was first elected a director of Tiffany & Co. in May 2008. He is retired as Chairman of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (“Citizens”). He served in that role since 2005, and before that as President and Chief Executive Officer, from 1992, of Citizens. Mr. Fish is a member of the Board of Trustees of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an Overseer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He serves on the boards of Textron and The Brookings Institution.
May, Peter Peter W. May is Director of Tiffany & Co. Mr. May is President and founding partner of Trian Partners, a New York-based investment management firm launched in November 2005. Mr. May also serves as Vice Chairman and a director of Trian Acquisition I Corp. (AMEX: TUX.U), a publicly traded blank check company formed to effect a business combination, and as non-executive Vice Chairman and a director of Wendy’s/Arby’s Group, Inc. (formerly Triarc Companies, Inc. (“Triarc”)) (WEN), which is the third largest quick-service restaurant company in the United States and is the franchisor for the Wendy’s® and Arby’s® restaurant systems. In addition, Mr. May serves as a director and chairman of the compensation committee of Deerfield Capitol Corp. (NYSE:DFR). Mr. May also served as President and Chief Operating Officer and a director of Triangle Industries, Inc., which, through wholly-owned. In addition, Mr. May is a Trustee of the University of Chicago, a member of its Executive Committee, and a member of the Advisory Council on the Graduate School of Business at The University of Chicago. Mr. May is also a Trustee of Carnegie Hall and a partner of the Partnership for New York City, as well as the past Chairman of the UJA Federation’s “Operation Exodus” campaign and an honorary member of the Board of Trustees of The 92nd Street Y. He is a founding member of the Laura Rosenberg Memorial Foundation for Pediatric Leukemia Research and is Chairman of the Board of The Leni and Peter May Family Foundation. He was first elected a director of the Company in May 2008.

Options Compensation

Name Options Value
Kowalski, Michael 2,255,000 36,921,070
Quinn, James 1,523,500 30,000,659
Fernandez, James 702,000 5,978,976
Canavan, Beth 497,000 4,290,278
King, Jon 173,000 1,288,371
McGuiness, Patrick 0 0
Naggiar, Caroline 0 0
Dorsey, Patrick 389,000 4,932,423
Berger-Gross, Victoria 0 0
Petterson, John 0 0
Cloud, Pamela 0 0
Bravo, Rose 0 0
Marquis, Charles 0 0
Shutzer, William 0 0
Kohnstamm, Abby 0 0
Presby, J. Thomas 0 0
Costley, Gary 0 0
Fish, Lawrence 0 0
May, Peter 0 0

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price
CLOUD PAMELA H 471 $41.33
IGLESIAS HENRY 266 $41.31
MCGUINESS PATRICK F 352 $41.31
IGLESIAS HENRY 264 $41.51
CANAVAN BETH O 40,000 $31.49
CANAVAN BETH O 48,601 $34.02
CANAVAN BETH O 88,601 $41.59
IGLESIAS HENRY 139 $42.78
KING JON M 6,000 $42.08
KING JON M 5,889 $44.79
MAY PETER W 88,000 $45.13
FERNANDEZ JAMES N 26,432 $45.20
PETTERSON JOHN S 30,000 $42.08
PETTERSON JOHN S 45,000 $45.22
DORSEY PATRICK B 28,597 $31.49
FERNANDEZ JAMES N 26,432 $31.49
PETTERSON JOHN S 15,000 $32.47
MAY PETER W 83,600 $45.36
DORSEY PATRICK B 28,597 $45.21
MCGUINESS PATRICK F 2,000 $42.08
CLOUD PAMELA H 6,000 $42.08
NAGGIAR CAROLINE D 30,000 $32.47
BRAVO ROSE MARIE 10,000 $46.51
CANAVAN BETH O 126,399 $45.61
DORSEY PATRICK B 40,000 $39.75
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