Paul Blum
CEO
David Yurman

Paul Blum joined David Yurman, Inc. during February of 2006 as the brand’s first CEO. He brought with him a deep appreciation and understanding of the international luxury market, and since his appointment has brought a new dimension of leadership to the dynamic David Yurman business.

Blum’s prior experience stems from his role as President of Kenneth Cole since 2002, during which he oversaw the management of Operations, Sales, Marketing and Finance as well as the development of Retail, Outlet, Catalog, and Internet businesses. He also coordinated partnerships with fifteen licensing organizations in various categories, both domestic and international. Prior to his role as President, Blum served as Chief Operating Office and Executive Vice President from 1990.

Throughout his tenure at Kenneth Cole, Blum developed a finely tuned connection to the product he worked with, and gained extensive international management experience. He specialized in focusing on both the immediate, as well as future plans of the business – a necessity for a well-established brand of David Yurman’s stature on the path to expansion.

Blum’s passion for the luxury business has been integral to his career, and to his new post at David Yurman. He simultaneously maintains the brand’s integrity as America’s foremost luxury jewelry and fine timepiece designer, while leading the company to new heights.

David Brandon
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Domino's Pizza

As Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Domino’s Pizza, David A. Brandon is creating positive energy and growing profits at the corporation, through an upbeat approach to leadership, and an overall message to his team members in the form of the company vision: “Exceptional franchisees and team members on a mission to be the best pizza delivery company in the world!” Brandon has led this charge at Domino’s since March 1999, when he was recruited to succeed the company’s founder after his retirement and sale of the company to Bain Capital, a Boston-based private equity investment firm.

Upon joining the company, Brandon announced plans to grow sales and profits by honoring the company’s roots of efficient menu preparation and delivery, while overlaying a team spirit of “smart hustle” and innovation. Profits have increased dramatically under his leadership, through improved customer satisfaction scores, lower employee turnover and product improvement. Brandon has assembled a strong leadership team, with deep knowledge of the quick-serve restaurant industry combined with specialty skill sets that creates balanced strategic decision-making at Domino’s.

Brandon described his strategic plan for the company: “Domino’s is one of America’s most recognized brands, with a heritage of over 47 years of undisputed dominance in the business of pizza delivery. I’m committed to maintaining and surpassing this high standard through ongoing store growth, flawless operations and making Domino’s the employer of choice in the quick-serve restaurant industry. What gets measured gets done. In this way, we will build upon our already strong business, and continue to drive sales, profits and overall value for our shareholders.” In July 2004, Brandon led the successful completion of Domino’s initial public offering, which was the largest quick service restaurant IPO in history.

Prior to Domino’s, Brandon served for ten years as President and CEO of Valassis, an international marketing services and sales promotion company. After building an industry-leading sales and marketing organization over his 20-year tenure, Brandon led the process of taking Valassis public in 1992. Valassis is a mid-cap NYSE-listed company, and began its acclaim as one of the100 Best Companies to Work For in America under Brandon’s leadership.

Prior to joining Valassis, Brandon worked in sales management at Procter & Gamble’s Food Products Division. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he was a member of three Big 10 champion football teams, under legendary Coach Bo Schembechler.

Brandon is a member of the Board of Directors of Burger King Corporation, TJX Companies (the parent of T.J.Maxx, Marshalls, A.J. Wright and HomeGoods stores), Kaydon Corporation, Northwest Airlines and Detroit Renaissance. He also serves on JP Morgan’s National Advisory Board. Brandon is a Regent Emeritus at the University of Michigan as a result of his eight-years of service as a Regent of the University. He serves on a number of Southeast Michigan-based civic and charitable boards including the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, and is also a National Advisory Board Member of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

A native of Michigan, Dave Brandon resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with his wife, Jan. The Brandons have three adult sons, Scott, Nick and Chris, and a daughter, Carli.

For a more extensive biography of David A. Brandon, please visit the Domino’s Pizza web site, at www.dominos.com, or call Domino’s public relations department, at (734) 930-3030.

Lee Chaden
Chairman
Hanesbrands Inc.

Lee A. Chaden is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Hanesbrands Inc., a leading marketer of innerwear, outerwear and hosiery apparel. As executive chairman, Chaden led Hanesbrands through its spinoff as an independent publicly traded company from Sara Lee Corporation in September 2006. He retired as executive chairman in December 2007.

Chaden joined Sara Lee in 1991 as president of the U.S. and Westfar divisions of Playtex Apparel, Inc., which Sara Lee acquired that year. He was promoted to president and chief executive officer of Sara Lee Intimates in 1994, was elected a vice president of Sara Lee Corporation in 1995 and became a senior vice president in 1998. He was promoted to chief executive officer of Sara Lee Branded Apparel – Europe in 1999, and in 2001 was appointed senior vice president – human resources for the corporation.

In 2003, Chaden was named to lead global marketing and sales for the corporation and was elected an executive vice president of Sara Lee Corporation. He was appointed to CEO of Sara Lee Branded Apparel Americas/Asia in 2004 before assuming his current position and moved to Executive Chairman of that division in April, 2006.

Chaden began his career with Procter & Gamble in 1966 as a brand manager and joined Playtex’s apparel division in 1970 as a senior product manager. He served in various marketing and general management positions for Playtex Italy, Playtex France and Playtex Canada, where he served as president from 1974 to 1976. In 1976, he was named area vice president of the international division and was promoted to vice president – general manager for Playtex’s Family Products Division in 1977.

In 1979, Chaden joined Marketing Corporation of America (MCA), a leading marketing services company, as a partner. In 1981, he became a principal in General Consumer Electronics, a start-up funded by MCA. Chaden was named chief executive officer of Interac Corporation in 1983, and in 1985 he became one of two general partners managing Marketcorp Ventures, the venture capital subsidiary of MCA.

Chaden is a member of the board of directors of R.R. Donnelley, a publicly traded full-service provider of print and related services company, and the privately held Minneapolis-based Carlson Companies, Inc. He also serves as a Trustee for the North Carolina School of the Arts and is on the executive committee of the American Apparel and Footwear Association and the board of the Winston-Salem Alliance, in addition to serving several non-profit organizations.

Chaden earned a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University and a master of business administration degree from the University of California at Berkeley.

Lew Frankfort
Chairman and CEO
Coach Inc.

When Lew Frankfort joined Coach, Inc. in 1979 as Vice President of New Business Development, the company's sales were just $6 million. Over the last 28 years, Mr. Frankfort, now Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has literally transformed Coach from a cottage-industry manufacturer of leather goods into the premier American accessories brand. As of December, 2007, under Mr. Frankfort's stewardship, Coach's annual sales reached nearly $3 billion.

In his nearly three decades at the company, Mr. Frankfort has continued to build upon Coach's strong customer franchise by broadening product offerings, modernizing stores, accelerating retail expansion, improving operational efficiency and growing the brand's international presence. At the beginning of his career at Coach, Mr. Frankfort spearheaded the development of Coach Stores and its introduction into international markets. In 1985, Coach was acquired by Sara Lee Corporation and he was appointed President of Coach. In 1995, Mr. Frankfort was named Chairman and CEO. During 2000, he oversaw Coach's transition to a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Prior to his corporate career, Mr. Frankfort held various positions in the public sector, spending ten years in New York City government. For three of those years, he served as Commissioner of the Agency for Child Development and helped restore New York 's Head Start and day care programs during the fiscal crisis of the mid-1970s.

Mr. Frankfort holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College , where he is Chair of the Visioning Cabinet, and an MBA in Marketing from Columbia University , where he holds a spot on the Board of Overseers of its Business School . Mr. Frankfort also serves on the Board of Directors of Teach for America , a public-private partnership aimed at eliminating educational inequity in America .

Recognitions:

Barron's selected Mr. Frankfort as one of 30 “Most Respected CEO's” globally, in each of the last four years.

Business Week named Coach one of the Top Performers in the “Business Week Fifty” in each of the last four years. Coach currently holds the #1 spot.

Institutional Investor magazine voted Mr. Frankfort as the top CEO in his sector for years 2004 through 2008 .

Jerome Griffith
President, North America
Esprit Holdings

Jerome Squire Griffith, age 50, is President of Esprit North America.

Before taking up his current position, Mr. Griffith has years of experience at the global business headquarters in Ratingen, Germany where he was responsible for the global retail operation.

Before joining the Group in 2002, he held senior positions in major retail companies in the United States and Europe. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing from Pennsylvania State University.

Mark Israel

President

Hearts on Fire Company

Mark Israel is President and Chief Operating Officer of the Hearts On Fire Company, the pre-eminent consumer brand in the fine diamond jewelry business. In this role, Mr. Israel is responsible for all aspects of business management, new product development and business operations for the Company as well as key strategic planning.  

Mr. Israel is a 25-year veteran of the luxury industry, having led luxury home furnishings businesses for 20 years. During that time, Mr. Israel developed extensive expertise in global manufacturing, sourcing and sales, which he leverages at Hearts On Fire, overseeing the Company’s global supply chain and distribution network.

Mr. Israel previously founded two successful business ventures, which were ultimately sold. He joined Hearts On Fire in March of 2004, and was named Chief Operating Officer in January of 2005. In January of 2006, he was promoted to President of the Company.

Mr. Israel holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a bachelor’s degree in economics from Harvard University.

Matt Levin

Manging Director

Bain Capital

Matt Levin is a Managing Director at Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm based in Boston with over $78 billion of assets under management.

Mr. Levin joined Bain & Company in 1982 and was promoted to Managing Director in 2000.   Prior to joining Bain Capital, Mr. Levin was a consultant at Bain & Company where he consulted in the consumer products and manufacturing industries. 

Mr. Levin earned an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School where he was a Baker Scholar. He received a BS from the University of California at Berkeley.

Stephen Sadove

Executive Chairman and CEO

Saks Inc.

In January 2002, Stephen I. Sadove joined the management team of Saks Incorporated as Vice Chairman. In March 2004, he assumed the additional post of Chief Operating Officer of the Company and in January 2006 he assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer. In May 2007 he assumed his current position of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Saks Incorporated.

Sadove serves on the Company’s Board of Directors, a position he has held since September 1998. Sadove also served on the board of Saks Holdings, Inc. from 1996 until its September 1998 merger with the Company.

Prior to joining the Company, Sadove built a distinguished marketing and consumer products career spanning over 25 years. Between 1975 and 1991, Sadove held various positions of increasing responsibility with General Foods USA, including Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Desserts Division.

Sadove joined Bristol-Myers Squibb Company in 1991 as President of Clairol. In 1994, he was appointed President, Worldwide Clairol, having direct responsibility for the Clairol business in the United States as well as all of the consumer businesses in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. In 1996, he was appointed to the post of President, Bristol-Myers Squibb Worldwide Beauty Care, with responsibility for Clairol Worldwide and Matrix Essentials. In 1997, he was appointed President, Bristol-Myers Squibb Worldwide Beauty Care and Nutritionals, adding Mead Johnson Nutritionals to his duties.

During his tenure at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sadove led Clairol to become the number one hair care business in the United States, relaunched the Herbal Essences brand into a $700 million business, and completed the sale of the beauty care business to Procter & Gamble for approximately $5 billion.

Sadove is a graduate of Hamilton College and holds an MBA with distinction from Harvard Business School. He currently serves on numerous community and civic boards including Hamilton College, A Better Chance, The Performing Arts Center Foundation, National Retail Federation and Hazelden New York as well as the public company boards of Ruby Tuesday and Colgate-Palmolive.

Sadove is married to Karin and has three children.