Executive Profile

Michael J. Potter Independent Director, Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Compensation Committee, Blue Nile Inc.

Age	Total Calculated Compensation	This person is connected to 3 Board Members in 3 different organizations across 4 different industries. See Board Relationships
50	$105,989

Background

Mr. Michael J. Potter, Mike, served as the Chief Operating Officer at zulily, Inc. Mr. Potter served as the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President of Big Lots Inc. from June 2000 to June 2005. He served as the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Big Lots Inc. Mr. Potter oversaw all finance, accounting, strategic planning, investor relations, treasury, tax and administrative functions. He has extensive experience and an impressive ... retail, strategic planning and finance background. His retail experience also includes The Limited Inc., May Department Stores and Meier & Frank. He served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mac Frugal's Bargains Close-Outs Inc. He has been an Independent Non-Executive Director of Blue Nile Inc. since November 2007 and served as its Lead Independent Director from February 2011 to February 2012. He has been an Independent Director of Coldwater Creek Inc. since June 9, 2007. He serves as Director of zulily, Inc. He served as Director of Big Lots Inc. since 2000. He served as Director of Newegg. Mr. Potter received a BS in Finance and Management from the University of Oregon and an MBA from Capital University in Ohio.

Corporate Headquarters 2200 First Avenue South Seattle, Washington 98134 United States Phone: 877-779-5614 Fax: 206-724-0534 Board Members Memberships Director zulily, Inc. 2000-N/A Former Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President Big Lots Inc. 2007-Present Independent Director, Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Compensation Committee Blue Nile Inc. 2007-Present Independent Director and Chairman of Audit Committee Coldwater Creek Inc. Education BS University of Oregon MBA Capital University Other Affiliations Big Lots Inc. Mac Frugal's Bargains Close-Outs Inc. Coldwater Creek Inc. University of Oregon Capital University zulily, Inc.

Annual Compensation There is no Annual Compensation data available. Stocks Options There is no Stock Options data available. Total Compensation Total Annual Cash Compensation $43,000 Total Calculated Compensation $105,989

COMPETITOR COMPENSATION

Name	Position/ Company	Compensation
Theophlius Killion	Chief Executive Officer and Director Zale Corporation	$1.1M
Scott Koerner	Chief Executive Officer and President Enable Holdings, Inc.	--
Joseph C. Park	Chief Executive Officer and Director Bluefly Inc.	$394.6K
Patrick M. Byrne	Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Overstock.com Inc.	$100.0K
Mindy F. Grossman	Chief Executive Officer, Director and Member of Executive Committee HSN, Inc.	$1.2M
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2012.