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Fran Horowitz-Bonadies is an American businesswoman. She is the CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a position she has held since her appointment in February, 2017 following the ouster of Mike Jeffries.

Jay Schottenstein is an influential retail entrepreneur with a deep commitment to philanthropy. As a leader in the retail industry, he oversees a network of public and privately held businesses across various categories. Mr. Schottenstein is Chairman and CEO of American Eagle Outfitters (NYSE:AEO), Chairman and CEO of American Signature, Executive Chairman of Designer Brands (NYSE:DBI), Chairman, President, and CEO of Schottenstein Stores Corporation & Schottenstein Property Group, Chairman and CEO of SB360 Capital Partners, among others. He also holds board positions at American Eagle Outfitters, Designer Brands, Albertsons Companies and a number of philanthropic and educational organizations. Mr. Schottenstein developed a keen understanding of business at an early age, fueled by the entrepreneurial spirit of his grandfather, Ephraim Schottenstein. Ephraim and Anna Schottenstein opened Columbus, Ohio-based E.L. Schottenstein Department Stores in 1917 where Jay later learned the family business from his father, Jerome Schottenstein. His first leadership role was in 1976 as a store manager in the family furniture business, Value City Furniture. In 1984, Mr. Schottenstein assumed an executive role in the family’s Value City Department Stores, now Designer Brands. Following the death of his father in 1992, Jay rose to lead the retail empire and continues to build on the Schottenstein family legacy. Mr. Schottenstein is passionate about giving back to the communities where he and his family live and where his businesses have a footprint. Together with his wife, Jeanie Schottenstein, he developed the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Family Foundation to support local, national and global charitable and educational organizations. He was instrumental in founding The Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein Prize in Cardiovascular Sciences at the Ohio State University to provide national and international recognition to those at the forefront of cardiovascular sciences. The Schottenstein family is consistently recognized for their incredible philanthropic efforts. In 2009, Lebron James nominated Mr. Schottenstein for the Time 100, the magazine’s annual list of the world’s most influential people. In 2010, the American Red Cross of Central Ohio honored the Schottensteins with the Humanitarian of the Year Award for their commitment to improving the Columbus community. In 2016, Mr. Schottenstein was honored with the T. Kenyon Holly Award for his outstanding humanitarian achievement by the Two Ten Footwear Foundation. The Schottensteins were also honored in 2019 by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation for their long-standing support.

Mr. Baxter was most recently Chief Executive Officer of Delta Galil Premium Brands, a group of specialty retail apparel brands. Prior to that, he spent 26 years with Macy’s, Inc. and the former May Department Stores in various roles, most recently as Macy’s Chief Merchandising Officer.

Jeffrey Gennette, Jeff has been Chief Merchandising Officer of Macy's Inc. since February 2009 and served as its Chief Executive Officer of Macy's department stores for Northwest region of Macy's, Inc. (formerly, Federated Department Stores Inc.) since February 1, 2006. He has been Chief Merchandising Officer of Macy's Home Store since March 2009. He is responsible for all buying and merchandising functions for Macy's nationwide, as well as for relations with market vendor partners. He has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Macy's West since February 2008. He served as the Chairman of Macy's department stores - Northwest region for Macy's, Inc. since February 1, 2006. Jeffrey Gennette served as Executive Vice President and Director of stores at Macy's Central since 2004. He served as Senior Vice President/General Merchandise Manager at Macy's West since 2001. He joined Macy's West in 1983 as an Executive Trainee and also has served with FAO Schwarz and Broadway stores. He served as Chairman of Macy's Northwest in Seattle since December 2005. He has been a Director of Macy's, Inc. since February 1, 2006. He serves as Director of The Seattle Symphony.

Barbara Rentler (born between 1947 and 1948) is a businesswoman, and the current CEO of Fortune 500 company, Ross Stores Inc.

Mr. Brickman has served on the Board of Directors since September 2012 and is the Corporation’s President and Chief Executive Officer, a role he has held since February 2015. Prior to being appointed to his current role, Mr. Brickman served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the Corporation from June 2014 to February 2015. Prior to joining the Corporation, Mr. Brickman served as President of Kimberly-Clark International from May 2012 to February 2014, where he led the Corporation’s international consumer business in all operations. From August 2010 to May 2012, Mr. Brickman served as President of Kimberly-Clark Professional. From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Brickman served as Chief Strategy Officer of Kimberly-Clark and played a key role in the development and implementation of Kimberly-Clark’s strategic plans and processes to enhance enterprise growth initiatives. Prior to joining Kimberly-Clark, Mr. Brickman was a Principal in McKinsey & Company’s Dallas, Texas office and a leader in the firm’s consumer packaged goods and operations practices. Before joining McKinsey, Mr. Brickman was President and CEO of Whitlock Packaging, the largest non-carbonated beverage co-packing company in the United States, from 1998 to 2001. From 1994 to 1998, he was with Guinness/United Distillers, initially as Vice President of Strategic Planning for the Americas region and then as General Manager for Guinness Brewing Worldwide’s Latin America region. Mr. Brickman was awarded an advanced bachelor’s degree in economics in 1986 from Occidental College in Los Angeles where he graduated with honors, Phi Beta Kappa and cum laude.

V Rajasekaran are a Board Member at Viceroy Chennai Hotels Pvt Ltd, Board Member at Egmore Benefit Society Limited, and Board Member at Tanchem Imports & Exports P Ltd.

David Kimbell transitioned from President to Chief Executive Officer in June 2021. A results-driven, inclusive leader, Kimbell is highly regarded in the beauty industry and has been pivotal in developing and executing growth strategies to move the Ulta Beauty business forward. He joined Ulta Beauty as chief marketing officer in 2014 and continually expanded his leadership responsibilities, named chief merchandising and marketing officer in 2015 and ultimately assuming the role of president in 2019. His proven track record of success spans his tenure with the company and is rooted in deep expertise across corporate strategy, merchandising, insights and analytics, marketing and brand development, loyalty, innovation, and business transformation. Prior to joining Ulta Beauty, he was Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President at U.S. Cellular since February 2011. From 2008 to 2011, David served as Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President of Seventh Generation, a producer of environmentally friendly household and baby care products. Prior to that from 2001 to 2008, David held various positions at PepsiCo, Quaker Food Division, including Vice President of Marketing. David held a number of marketing roles for several brands at The Procter and Gamble Company from 1995 to 2001.