Senior Management

Mr. Schoonover joined the company in October 2004 as executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. He was elected president in February 2005, joined the board of directors in December 2005, was elected chief executive officer in March 2006 and was elected chairman of the board in June 2006. Before joining the company, he served in various positions with Best Buy Co., Inc., a retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services, from 1995 to 2004, including executive vice president - customer segments in 2004, executive vice president - new business development from 2002 to 2004; executive vice president - digital technology solutions from 2001 to 2002; and senior vice president - merchandising for five years. Before joining Best Buy, Mr. Schoonover was an executive vice president at TOPS Appliance City, a retailer of home appliances and consumer electronics, and held sales and executive marketing positions with Sony Corporation of America, a global entertainment company. Mr. Schoonover's present term on the board of directors will expire in 2009.

Mr. Besanko joined the company in July 2007 as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Before joining the company, he was senior vice president - finance and chief financial officer for The Yankee Candle Company, Inc., a leading designer, manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of premium scented candles, from April 2005 until July 2007. Before joining Yankee Candle, Mr. Besanko was vice president - finance for Best Buy Co., Inc., a retailer of consumer electronics, home office products, entertainment software, appliances and related services, from 2002 to 2005. From 1996 to 2002, he held several financial leadership positions of increasing responsibility in the hardlines business at Sears, Roebuck & Co., a retailer of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and related services. Prior to joining Sears, Mr. Besanko held various finance, accounting and treasury positions with Atlantic Richfield Company, a global oil and gas enterprise, from 1992 to 1996.

Mr. Harlow joined the company January 2008 as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Before joining the company, he was a retail director with Deloitte Consulting LLP, a provider of consulting services, from February 2007 to January 2008. He had been a consultant in private practice from 2006 to 2007. From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Harlow was senior vice president – operations for the A&P U.S. division of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., a U.S. retailer that primarily operates conventional supermarkets, food and drug combination stores and discount food stores. From 2001 to 2003, he was corporate vice president – administration for Toys "R" Us, Inc., a worldwide retailer of toys, baby products and children's apparel. Mr. Harlow's career also includes more than 10 years in senior positions with Genovese Drug Stores, Inc. and Jamesway Corporation, a department store company, as well as more than seven years of consulting experience with Andersen Consulting.

Mr. Stone joined the company in January 2008 as executive vice president – new business development, overseeing the growth and development of the citySM concept stores, firedogSM services and ongoing innovation work. Before joining the company, he was president and chief operating officer of Tivoli Audio, LLC, a manufacturer of high-end audio devices, from May 2005 to December 2007. Prior to joining Tivoli, Mr. Stone served 15 years at Tweeter Home Entertainment Group, Inc., a national specialty consumer electronics retailer. He joined Tweeter as president and chief operating officer in 1990 and added the responsibility of chief executive officer in 1999. Prior to joining Tweeter, Mr. Stone was executive vice president for Bread & Circus, an organic/natural food retailer, where he oversaw store operations, human resources, marketing and purchasing for three years. His career also includes roles in human resources at Scandinavian Designs/Scandinavian Gallery and store operations at Levitz Furniture.

Mr. Bradley joined the company in January 2005 as steward of innovation. In April 2006, he was promoted to vice president - strategy and innovation. In January 2008, Mr. Bradley was promoted to senior vice president - multi-channel with responsibility for the company's direct channel, including the Web site and call center operations. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Bradley was director - strategy and implementation at Capital One Financial Corporation, a financial holding company with subsidiaries that offer a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients, from 2002 to 2005. Previously, he served for more than five years in various roles at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, with a focus on building and growing multi-channel businesses. He began his career by serving in various operating roles in the personal computer division of IBM, a globally integrated innovation company, for five years.

Ms. Breitenbecher joined the company in February 2005 as vice president - supply chain and acted as the business lead for the merchandising systems transformation. In May 2006, she assumed responsibility for floor and space planning. In November 2006, she was appointed vice president - inventory, floor and space planning, inventory operations. In August 2007, Ms. Breitenbecher was promoted to senior vice president - supply chain overseeing inventory; space planning; inventory and merchandising operations; distribution; and logistics. Prior to joining the company, she served in several inventory and supply chain management positions at Best Buy Co., Inc. from 2000 to 2005 . Before joining Best Buy, Ms. Breitenbecher served in merchandising positions at Payless ShoeSource for seven years and Burdines Department Stores for five years.

Mr. Dunn joined the company in 1984 as an assistant controller of inventory audit and control. He was named treasurer in 1990, was promoted to vice president in 1992 and served as controller from 1996 to 2007. In 1999, he was elected senior vice president. Mr. Dunn currently serves as chief accounting officer and has served as the company's principal accounting officer since 1996. Mr. Dunn was employed by Arthur Young & Co., an accounting firm and predecessor of Ernst & Young LLP, from 1980 to 1984.

Mr. Hedgebeth joined the company in 2005 as senior vice president, general counsel and secretary. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Hedgebeth was employed by The Home Depot, Inc., a home improvement retailer, from 1999 to 2005, serving most recently as vice president of legal. Previously, Mr. Hedgebeth was a corporate and securities associate at the law firm of King and Spalding, LLP and held various finance and real estate positions at GE Capital Corporation.

Mr. Jonas joined the company in 1998 as director of associate relations. He was promoted to assistant vice president of corporate human resources services in 2000, was elected vice president in 2003 and was elected senior vice president in 2004. Prior to joining the company, he was employed by Toys "R" Us, a worldwide retailer of toys, baby products and children's apparel, from 1985 until 1998, including serving in the position of director of human resources for the Babies "R" Us division from 1996 to 1998.

Mr. Kelly joined the company in May 2005 as senior vice president and general merchandise manager for technology. In August 2007, he was promoted to senior vice president - merchandising. Before joining the company, he was vice president of home merchandising, and vice president of QVC.com for QVC, Inc., a televised retailer of electronics, jewelry and consumer products, from 2001 to 2005. From 1996 to 2001, he was vice president of appliances and senior vice president of the consumer electronics division for Sharp Electronics Corporation, a manufacturer of consumer electronics. Before joining Sharp Electronics, Mr. Kelly was employed by Macy's Department Stores, Inc. for more than 15 years in various positions, including divisional merchandise manager and vice president of electronics.

Ms. MacKay joined the company in December 2006 as senior vice president and general merchandise manager for entertainment and oversees merchandising for entertainment and mobile products. Before joining the company, she served as managing director of Infinitive, Inc., a management consulting firm, from 2004 to 2006. During that time, Ms. MacKay led the team assisting Circuit City with its merchandising transformation. Prior to joining Infinitive, she was a senior director at Best Buy Co., Inc., working on new business development and customer centricity, from 2002 to 2004. Before joining Best Buy, Ms. MacKay worked for nine years at Accenture, a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, on large scale retail transformation projects.

Mr. Overgard joined the company in May 2008 as senior vice president – retail, overseeing the company's Circuit City stores. From 2006 to 2008, he was a private investor. Mr. Overgard served in various roles at Best Buy Co., Inc. from 1984 to 2006, including senior vice president and team leader for customer centricity; senior vice president – marketing for the corporate appliance division; senior divisional vice president; and regional, district and store management roles.

Mr. Sieger joined the company in 2003 as vice president of warranty administration, with additional responsibility for the service division including field and depot repair, installations, personal computer services and call centers. In March 2005, he was named senior vice president and general manager - services, overseeing service provider relationships. In 2006, he added the role of leading our firedogSM business. Prior to joining the company, he spent 13 years at General Electric Company, a diversified technology, media and financial services company, working in roles in finance, marketing, e-commerce, sales and business development.

Mr. Whaling joined the company in May 2006 as senior vice president - retail operations. Prior to joining the company, he was senior vice president of sales and operations for the business-to-business division at Best Buy Co., Inc. from 2003 to 2006. He joined Best Buy in 1997 and served also as vice president of retail operations and as a regional vice president and district manager. Before joining Best Buy, he worked for American of Madison, Inc., a retailer of furniture, appliances and consumer electronics that operates under the American TV and Appliance name, for more than twenty years, last serving as senior vice president of stores.