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Efraim Grinberg joined the Company in June 1980 and served as the Company’s Vice President of Marketing from February 1985 until July 1986, at which time he was elected to the position of Senior Vice President of Marketing. From June 1990 to October 1995, Mr. E. Grinberg served as the Company’s President and Chief Operating Officer and, from October 1995 until May 2001, served as the Company’s President. In May 2001, Mr. E. Grinberg was elected to the position of President and Chief Executive Officer and, in addition, effective January 31, 2009, he was elected Chairman of the Board of Directors. In March 2010 Mr. E. Grinberg resigned as President. He continues to serve as the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. E. Grinberg’s more than three decades of experience in the watch industry and in a variety of positions at the Company during this period of its growth provides him with extensive knowledge of the Company’s brands, markets, competitors, customers and other aspects of its business and the industry as a whole and qualifies him for service on the Board of Directors. Mr. E. Grinberg also serves on the Board of Directors of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Inc. and Jewelers of America.

Michael Nicholson has been the President and Chief Operating Officer since January 2016. He also served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from January 2016 to August 2017. Previously, he was Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ANN, Inc. from December 2012 until August 2015. From 2007 to 2012, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ANN, Inc. Prior to that, he spent seven years at Limited Brands, Inc. holding various executive positions including Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer for Victoria’s Secret Beauty Company. Earlier in his career, Mr. Nicholson held senior positions at Colgate Palmolive and Altria Group, Inc.

Dr. Gene Johnson, Ph. D. are a President, CEO,CFO,CTO,COO,CMO COMPUTER/TELCO/ELECTRONICS INDUSTRIES at EASTERN MOUNTAIN SPORTS and are based in Winder, Georgia.

Lizanne Kindler is a CEO at Talbots and is based in Hingham, Massachusetts. She has worked as SVP Merchandsing at ANN INC., SVP Merchandising at Talbots, and EVP Product Development at KOHLS CORP. Lizanne studied at Copenhagen Business School between 1989 and 1992.

Karen Dirk works at Karen Kane and a Chief Executive Officer at Karen Kane and is based in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.