Executive Profile

Norman S. Matthews Affiliated Operating Executive, Freeman Spogli & Co.

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Background

Mr. Norman S. Matthews, Norm is an Affiliated Operating Executive at Freeman Spogli & Co. Mr. Matthews is a senior executive with over 30 years of experience in the retail industry. He has been an Independent Retail Consultant, Venture Capitalist, and Investor in New York since 1989. Mr. Matthews has been an Independent Retail Consultant for more than 14 years. He served as an Advisor at TH Lee Putnam Ventures. From 1978 to 1988, he served in various senior management ... positions for Federated Department Stores including as the President from March 1983 to April 1988 and also as the Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President. Mr. Matthews served as a Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of E.J. Korvette and as a Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development of Broyhill Furniture Industries. He has been the Chairman of the Board at Loehmann''s Inc., since September 1995 and The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. sine October 2009 and has been its Director since March 2009. Mr. Matthews serves as the Chairman of the Board of Oneida Ltd. Mr. Matthews served as the Chairman and Director of RDA Holding Co., parent company of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Mr. Matthews served as the Chairman of Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. He served as the Chairman of Eye Care Centers of America Inc. from December 1996 to April 1998. Mr. Matthews served as the Chairman of the Board of Holdings from December 1993 to May 1996. He served as the Vice Chairman of Federated Department Stores from March 1983 to April 1988. Mr. Matthews has been a Director at Henry Schein, Inc. since February 2002, Oneida Ltd. since November 1, 2006, and Progressive Auto Insurance. He has been a Director of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc since June 2010. Mr. Matthews serves as a Director of Lechters, Inc. and Savers, Inc. He serves as a Member of the Medical Advisory Board of Henry Schein Inc. and Member of Advisory Board of Loyalty Lab Inc. and Gordon Brothers Group, LLC. He serves as a Trustee Emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History He served as a Director of The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. He served as Director of Duff & Phelps Corporation since October 25, 2012 until April 23, 2013. Mr. Matthews served as a Director of Smartbargains Inc. since November 2000 and Eye Care Centers of America Inc. from October 1993 to 2004. He served as an Independent Director of Progressive Corp. from 1981 to April 20, 2012. He served as a Director of Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. since August 1999, Toys “R” Us Inc. since 1995, and Sunoco Inc. since 1999. Mr. Matthews served as a Director of Freeman Spogli & Co. and also served as a Director of Holdings from October 1988 to May 1996. He served as an Independent Lead Director of Finlay Enterprises Inc., from February 27, 2007 to February 22, 2010. He served as a Director of Finlay Enterprises Inc., from July 1993 to February 22, 2010 and Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp., from July 1993 to February 22, 2010. He served as a Director of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. from August 2009 to June 2010. He served as a Director of Sneaker Stadium, Inc. He served as a Director at Spectrum Brands, Inc from August 2009 to June 2010. In 2005, he was named one of eight outstanding directors by the Outstanding Directors Exchange; this annual awards program is voted on by directors to recognize key roles played by their peers during a crisis, business transformation or turnaround. Mr. Matthews holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School at Harvard University in 1956 and a BA degree from Princeton University in 1954.

Corporate Headquarters 11100 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90025 United States Phone: 310-444-1822 Fax: 310-444-1870 Board Members Memberships Director Sneaker Stadium, Inc. Director Savers, Inc. Former Director The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Former Chairman RDA Holding Co. 1981-2012 Former Independent Director, Chairman of Nominating & Governance Committee and Member of Compensation Committee Progressive Corp. 1993-2004 Former Director Visionworks of America, Inc. 1993-2010 Former Director, Chairman of Compensation Committee, Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and Independent Lead Director of Finlay Enterprises Inc Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp. 1993-2010 Former Lead Independent Director, Chairman of Compensation Committee, Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee and Director of Finlay Jewelry Finlay Enterprises Inc. 1995-N/A Former Director, Chairman of Compensation & Organizational Development Committee, Member of Executive Committee and Member of Corporate Governance & Nominating Committee Toys "R" Us Inc. 1995-Present Chairman of the Board Loehmann's, Inc. 1999-N/A Former Director Sunoco, Inc. 1999-N/A Former Non-Executive Chairman of Board, Chairman of Compensation Committee, Chairman of Executive Committee and Chairman of Real Estate Committee Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. 2000-N/A Former Director, Member of Audit Committee and Member of Compensation Committee SmartBargains, Inc. 2002-Present Director, Member of Medical Advisory Board, Chairman of Strategic Advisory Committee and Member of Compensation Committee Henry Schein, Inc. 2006-Present Chairman Oneida Ltd. 2009-Present Chairman, Member of Compensation Committee and Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. 2010-Present Director and Chairman of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. 2012-2013 Former Director Duff & Phelps Corporation Education MBA 1956 Harvard Business School BA 1954 Princeton University Other Affiliations Gordon Brothers Group, LLC Visionworks of America, Inc. Finlay Fine Jewelry Corp. Lechters Inc. Progressive Corp. Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. Sneaker Stadium, Inc. The Children’s Place Retail Stores, Inc. TH Lee Putnam Ventures Savers, Inc. Toys "R" Us Inc. Finlay Enterprises Inc. Oneida Ltd. The Reader's Digest Association, Inc. Sunoco, Inc. Henry Schein, Inc. SmartBargains, Inc. Duff & Phelps Corporation Galyan's Trading Company, Inc. Harvard Business School Loehmann's, Inc. Princeton University Loyalty Lab, Inc. RDA Holding Co.

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