Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Lorna Nagler |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Andrew K. Moller |
CFO & Executive Vice President |
| Michael Lyftogt |
Vice President, Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer |
| Monica L. Dahl |
COO & Executive Vice President |
| Susan Connell |
Chief Merchandise Officer |
| Rodney Carter |
Executive Vice President |
| Gary Thompson |
Senior Vice President, Store Operations |
| Kim A. Decker |
Senior Vice President, Store Operations |
| Luke R Komarek |
Senior Vice President General Counsel |
| Steven Danker |
Senior Vice President, Information Systems and Strategy |
| Betsy Henderson |
Vice President, Technical Design |
| Cindy Boden |
Vice President & Director, Stores |
| Donna Fauchald |
Vice President, Real Estate |
| Dorothy Lierman |
Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, Acorn |
| Jillian May |
Vice President, Marketing |
| Judy DeFrancesco |
Vice President & Director, Stores |
| Julie Killips |
Vice President & General Merchandising Manager |
| Julie M. Rouse |
Vice President |
| Karen Kinney-McMullan |
Vice President |
| Kim Hlavinka |
Vice President, Logistics |
| Kim M. Westerham |
Vice President, Mdse Planning |
| Kipp Sassaman |
Vice President, Human Resources |
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Christopher & Banks, Inc. |
President & Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| C.J. Banks |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Anita Morgan |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Catherines Stores Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Christopher & Banks, Inc. |
Principal Executive Officer |
Former |
| Kmart Corporation |
|
Former |
Andrew K. Moller was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in December 2005. He joined the Company in 1992 as Assistant Controller, was promoted to Controller in 1995 and became Chief Financial Officer in 1998. Mr. Moller leads the Company’s financial and investor relations activities, and functions as the primary contact with sell side stock research analysts and portfolio managers. Prior to joining Christopher & Banks, Mr. Moller was Assistant Controller for Ladbroke Racing Canterbury, Inc. Mr. Moller’s financial background also includes Managerial Accounting positions with B. Dalton Bookseller. This major book retailer was subject to SEC reporting requirements and experienced rapid growth through internal development during Mr. Moller’s tenure. Mr.Moller began his career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen LLP.
Monica L. Dahl was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer in December 2005. Ms. Dahl has also served as Vice President of Business Development and, upon joining the Company in May 2004, was Director of Business Development. Her current responsibilities include developing strategic initiatives and managing talent across several business areas. In this role, she has identified process improvements and strategic opportunities that have created a lasting impact on the overall success of the business. Prior to Christopher & Banks, Ms. Dahl held various leadership posts with Wilsons Leather, a specialty retailer of leather outerwear, accessories and apparel. Her positions included Financial Planning & Analysis focusing on gross margin and store payroll; as well as Director of Sourcing, where she helped manage the product development process from raw material planning to gross margin goals. She also drove a $150 Million women’s apparel business as Divisional Merchandise Manager and executed a myriad of process enhancements as Director of Merchandise Planning. Ms. Dahl started her career at Arthur Andersen LLP, where she established a strong financial background and foundation in accounting.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Anita Morgan |
Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandise Officer |
Current |
| C.J. Banks |
Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandise Officer |
Current |
| Christopher & Banks, Inc. |
Chief Merchandise Officer |
Current |
| Christopher & Banks, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| United Retail Group, Inc. |
Director of Product Development |
Former |
| August Max Woman |
Divisional Merchandise Manager |
Former |
| Petite Sophisticate |
General Merchandise Manager |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Anita Morgan |
Senior Vice President, Store Operations |
Current |
| Christopher & Banks, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Store Operations |
Current |
| C.J. Banks |
Senior Vice President, Store Operations |
Current |
| Bag N Baggage |
CEO |
Former |
Kim A. Decker has served as Senior Vice President, Store Operations since December 2005. She has an extensive history with the Company dating back to 1980, when she started at the store level. Her experience led her to District Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager and Field Director of Store Operations, all between February 1987 and February 1998. Her accomplishments range from development of a prior successful Frequent Shopper Program, delivering the top performance in sales and operations, and contributing to important organizational changes in the field. Ms. Decker also served as Senior Regional Manager for Christopher & Banks from March 1998 through July 2002. From there she was promoted to Vice President and Director of Stores, C.J. Banks Division. In this role she grew the division from 40 stores to 150 stores and delivered a record sales performance during her first years in the position. Her success and dedication led her to her current title of Senior Vice President, Store Operations. In this role she has launched an award winning, sales training program, rolled out a payroll matrix system for better budget control, and she has led a change in culture program for the field with a focus on selling, customer service, and accountability of the field team to own and drive business.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| C.J. Banks |
Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Current |
| Christopher & Banks, Inc. |
Senior Vice President General Counsel |
Current |
| Anita Morgan |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
Current |
| Katun Corporation |
Chief Compliance Officer |
Former |
| PNA Holdings, LLC |
Chief Compliance Officer |
Former |
| PNA Holdings, LLC |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Katun Corporation |
General Counsel |
Former |
| FSI International, Inc. |
|
Former |
| Katun Corporation |
Secretary |
Former |
| PNA Holdings, LLC |
Secretary |
Former |
Steve Danker joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Information Systems & Strategy in October 2006. He is responsible for the strategy, development and execution of information technology solutions for all Brands. He brings with him extensive experience in strategic IT planning, merchandise management systems and portfolio management for IT investment choices. Most recently, Mr. Danker worked as an Independent Consultant providing interim Chief Information Officer services to companies in transition. He previously assumed the leadership roles of Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer with Value Vision Media, Inc./Shop NBC. He also served as the first Chief Information Officer for Musicland Stores, where he developed an integrated merchandising and distribution process covering over 1,000,000 stock keeping units and over 1300 retail outlets. His organization had fulfillment compliance of 99.999% and supported multiple distribution techniques and advanced material handling technologies. Mr. Danker was also employed by Boston Chicken, Inc. from 1992 to 1998, where he held several positions, including Senior Vice President & Chief Information Officer, Vice President of Store Systems Operations and Manager of Information Systems
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Christopher & Banks, Inc. |
Vice President & Director, Stores |
Current |
| Hot Topic, Inc. |
Vice President, Operations |
Former |
Dorothy Lierman joined Acorn as Vice President, General Merchandise Manager in February 2003. She is responsible for the Acorn brand. Prior to joining Acorn, Ms. Lierman was the Director of Design and Merchandising for GIII Apparel. From 1997 to 2001 Ms. Lierman held various positions at D2 New Business Development/Hues of Blue. From 1999 until 2002, Ms. Lierman was President of Courageous Learning, a leadership development company. From January 1984 until June of 1996, Ms. Lierman held several positions at Petrie Stores including District Manager and Divisional Vice President of Bottoms for the Large Size division.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| C.J. Banks |
Vice President |
Current |
| Christopher & Banks, Inc. |
Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, Acorn |
Current |
| Anita Morgan |
Vice President, General Merchandise Manager |
Current |
| Acorn |
Vice President & General Manager |
Former |
James J. Fuld, Jr, 60, has served as one of our directors since 1986. From November 1986 to December 1990, he served as our Secretary. Since December 1979, Mr. Fuld has been the Chairman, President and sole stockholder of James J. Fuld, Jr. Corp., a private financial and management consulting firm which focuses on retail and consumer product companies. Mr. Fuld served for approximately one year as the non-employee Chairman of the Board of J. Silver Clothing, Inc., a retailer, which filed a voluntary petition of relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on February 25, 2005 and which was subsequently converted into a liquidation proceeding under Chapter 7 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Mr. Fuld also serves on the Executive Board of the University of Pennsylvania Fund.
Anne L. Jones, 62, has served as one of our directors since January 2000. From 1979 to the present, Ms. Jones has served as Chief Executive Officer of Jones Consulting Group, Inc., an organizational development consulting firm. In 2000, Ms. Jones partnered to form BancPlan LLC and developed an internet-based strategic assessment tool assisting community banks in the strategic planning process. Ms. Jones served as President of BancPlan LLC from 2000 to 2005. Prior to that, Ms. Jones served in various sales and product development capacities with IBM from 1968 to 1979. Ms. Jones also serves on the Board of Ebenezer Society, Minneapolis, Minnesota and the Jones Family Foundation, Red Wing, Minnesota.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Jones Family Foundation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Christopher & Banks, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mark A. Cohn, 51, was elected to our Board in October 2006. Mr. Cohn is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Third Season, LLC ( Third Season ), a company he founded in 2003. Third Season serves as a holding company, or incubator, of a number of small micro consumer marketing companies including Second Act, LLC, an online retailer of consumer electronics. Mr. Cohn was a founder of Damark International Inc., a consumer catalog company. He served as Damark s Chief Executive Officer from the company s inception in 1986 until February 2001. Mr. Cohn served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Intelefilm Corporation from October 2001 to August 2002.
Martin L. Bassett , 47, has served as one of our directors since May 2008. Since February 2001, Mr. Bassett has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Walman Optical, an ophthalmic company. Prior to that, Mr. Bassett served Walman Optical in the areas of finance and operations. He is a director of The Walman Optical Company, Hydrogel Vision Corporation and The Vision Council of America. Mr. Bassett is also a member of the Young President s Association and the Minnesota Society of CPA s.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Walman Optical Company |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Walman Optical Company |
President |
Current |
| Hydrogel Vision Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Walman Optical Company |
Director |
Current |
| Christopher & Banks, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Robert Ezrilov, 59 years old, has been a director of the Company since 1995. Currently, Mr. Ezrilov is an independent consultant. From July 1997 to April 2001, he was President of Metacom, Inc., a company that sells prerecorded music on interactive displays. From April 1995 to July 1997, Mr. Ezrilov was self-employed as a business consultant. Prior to that, he was a partner with Arthur Andersen LLP, which he joined in 1966 subsequent to his obtaining a BSB degree at the University of Minnesota. Mr. Ezrilov also serves on the Board of Directors of Zomax, Inc. (a turnkey provider of CDs and cassettes), Christopher & Banks, Inc. (an apparel retailer), and as an advisory board member to Holiday Companies (a group of related companies engaged in retailing and wholesaling grocery, general merchandise and petroleum products) and L&M Radiator (a replaceable core radiator manufacturer).
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