Coach Inc.

When Lew Frankfort joined Coach, Inc. in 1979 as Vice President of New Business Development, the company’s sales were just $6 million. Over the last 28 years, Mr. Frankfort, now Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, has literally transformed Coach from a cottage-industry manufacturer of leather goods into the premier American accessories brand. As of December, 2007, under Mr. Frankfort’s stewardship, Coach’s annual sales reached nearly $3 billion. In his nearly three decades at the company, Mr. Frankfort has continued to build upon Coach’s strong customer franchise by broadening product offerings, modernizing stores, accelerating retail expansion, improving operational efficiency and growing the brand’s international presence. At the beginning of his career at Coach, Mr. Frankfort spearheaded the development of Coach Stores and its introduction into international markets. In 1985, Coach was acquired by Sara Lee Corporation and he was appointed President of Coach. In 1995, Mr. Frankfort was named Chairman and CEO. During 2000, he oversaw Coach’s transition to a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Prior to his corporate career, Mr. Frankfort held various positions in the public sector, spending ten years in New York City government. For three of those years, he served as Commissioner of the Agency for Child Development and helped restore New York’s Head Start and day care programs during the fiscal crisis of the mid-1970s. Mr. Frankfort holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College, where he is Chair of the Visioning Cabinet, and an MBA in Marketing from Columbia University, where he holds a spot on the Board of Overseers of its Business School. Mr. Frankfort also serves on the Board of Directors of Teach for America, a public-private partnership aimed at eliminating educational inequity in America.Barron's selected Mr. Frankfort as one of 30 “Most Respected CEO’s” globally, in each of the last four years. Business Week named Coach one of the Top Performers in the “Business Week Fifty” in each of the last four years. Coach currently holds the #1 spot. Institutional Investor magazine voted Mr. Frankfort as the top CEO in his sector for years 2004 through 2008.

Stephen Telling joined the GoSkills Board on 28 September 2005. Stephen is Chairman and Chief Executive of Twickenham-based Coach and Bus operator Tellings Golden Miller plc. He has over thirty years experience in the Bus and Coach Industries. Stephen has been Managing Director of the Tellings business since its formation in 1972 when business commenced as a transport operator with one vehicle operating from a base in Byfleet, Surrey. After a number of acquisitions, in 2003, the company was floated on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange to allow for continued growth in the Group.

Joe joins Frozen Ropes as Director or New Business Development after years of operations management in the retail industry, most recently as Finance Director, International Payroll Operations for Coach, Inc. Joe is responsible for all human resource and customer relations issues at our locations and oversees all Frozen Ropes partnership agreements with other companies. Joe is directly involved in the pre-opening process and provides operations and sales support to all locations.

Paige grew up in South Florida. She attended Pine Crest School and went to college at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the Manager of Store Planning for Coach, Inc.

Gary Loveman is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. A former associate professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, Loveman joined the Fortune 500 company as Chief Operating Officer in 1998 and drew on his extensive background in retail marketing and service-management to develop and implement the gaming industry's most successful loyalty program, Total Rewards. Today, Total Rewards boasts more than 40 million customers and is largely responsible for the company's consistent same-store sales gains. Since being named CEO in January 2003, Loveman has presided over a period of growth and profitability that culminated in Harrah's June 2005 acquisition of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. -- at $9.4 billion, the largest single transaction in the industry's history. In December 2006, Harrah's agreed to go private in a $29 billion transaction led by private equity firms Texas Pacific Group and Apollo. Harrah's performance has led to its inclusion in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, a group of international companies noted for creating long-term shareholder value, for six consecutive years. It also earned Loveman the distinction of being recognized as the gaming and lodging industry's best CEO by Institutional Investor magazine for four consecutive years. Loveman is the chairman of the American Gaming Association and an outside director of Coach, Inc. He also sits on the Board of Trustees at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston and on the Trust Board at Children's Hospital Boston. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from M.I.T., where he was an Alfred Sloan Doctoral Dissertation Fellow, and a B.A. in economics from Wesleyan University.

As President of Union Patriot Capital, Inc, and Chairman and CEO of Patriot Pictures, LLC, Mr. Michael Mendelsohn currently manages senior and mezzanine debt portfolios for banks and financial institutions specializing in entertainment, sports and media finance. He also provides strategic advice for corporate clients and talent-based entertainment businesses as well as sourcing strategic investors and principal capital for media related technology companies. Mr. Mendelsohn is a lead advisor in negotiating content library acquisitions and valuations, sale and acquisition of entertainment properties for international television conglomerates. During his career, Mr. Mendelsohn has structured and placed over $1.8 billion in senior debt for such banks as, BNP Paribas (media and entertainment), Union Bank of California (entertainment) and JPMorgan and Comerica (sports), and arranged production financing or foreign distribution and co-production deals for such entertainment companies Lakeshore Entertainment (Paramount), Beacon Communications (Universal Pictures), Icon Productions (Paramount), and Franchise Pictures (Warner Bros.). Mr. Mendelsohn has arranged production financing for over 258 films. Most recently he Executive Produced "Lord of War", written and directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Nicolas Cage and Ethan Hawke and "Material Girls", starring Hilary and Haylie Duff and Anjelica Huston, directed by Martha Coolidge. He is also currently producing the fast-action lowrider movie, "Crenshaw Blvd", in negotiations with 50 Cent, and "Unforsaken", Executive Produced by George Romero and starring Chow Yun Fat. Mr. Mendelsohn has also arranged financing for such films as Beacon Pictures and Wolfgang Peterson's "Air Force One", Lakeshore Entertainment produced "The Mothman Prophecies", Wachowski Brothers' "The Matrix", Icon Pictures produced "What Women Want" and Quentin Tarantino's "Reservoir Dogs." As Chief Advisor and Loan Portfolio Manager to the Paribas Group Entertainment and Finance Department from 1995 to 2000, Mr. Mendelsohn advised, managed and syndicated over $900 million loan portfolio in Los Angeles for project financing of feature films, international media activities and co-financings with other media banks. He provided merger and acquisition expertise for European broadcasters and film distributors, film libraries, and other entertainment financings through loans and equity investments. Film projects include Beacon Pictures and Wolfgang Peterson's "Air Force One," starring Harrison Ford, distributed by Sony; Lakeshore Entertainment produced "The Mothman Prophecies," starring Richard Gere; the Wachowski Brothers' "Matrix," starring Keanu Reeves; Icon Pictures produced "What Women Want," starring Mel Gibson and Helen Hunt, distributed by Paramount Pictures; "The Gift," starring Cate Blanchett and Keanu Reeves, produced by Lakeshore Entertainment and distributed by Paramount Pictures; "End of Days," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; "Sleepy Hollow," starring Johnny Depp, produced by Mandalay; "Battlefield Earth," starring John Travolta, produced by Franchise; "The Hurricane," starring Denzel Washington; "The Next Best Thing," starring Madonna and Rupert Everett; and "Arlington Road," starring Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges. Mr. Mendelsohn also structured and managed off-balance sheet film production financing for major studios including Paramount, Universal, Fox, Time/Warner and MGM and Disney as well as syndicating deals with several US-based and international financial institutions. Serving as the Founder and Group Vice President of the Entertainment Group of Banque Paribas from 1990 to 1995, Mr. Mendelsohn's responsibilities included managing Entertainment Finance Group loan portfolio, advising Paribas internationally in film library acquisitions, broadcast output deals with major studios and packaging of creative and financial elements for film and television companies. He also structured and financed over 54...

Michael P. Murphy was promoted to Executive Vice President, Development in March 2007 and oversees all conventional and complex development activity and opportunities for CenterPoint's portfolio. He served as Senior Vice President, Development since joining CenterPoint in 2003 and was responsible for development of the Company's North suburban Chicagoland portfolio. Prior to joining CenterPoint, Mr. Murphy was a Partner in the Chicago regional office of Sacramento, California-based Panattoni Development Company, LLC., Mr. Murphy has spent more than 20 years in Chicago commercial real estate, including 14 with AMLI Commercial Properties Trust, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President responsible for the marketing, development and asset management of their industrial portfolio. Mr. Murphy is a past President of the Chicago chapter and on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) as well as Lake County Partners. He is a member of the Association of Industrial Real Estate Brokers (AIRE) and an associate member of the Society of Industrial and Office Realtors (SIOR). Mr. Murphy received a Bachelors degree in Economics from Boston College and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Business.

Susan J. Kropf has been a member of the board of directors of The Wallace Foundation since 2002. From 2001 until her retirement in January 2007, Kropf served as president and chief operating officer of Avon Products Inc. with full profit-and-loss responsibility for all of Avon's worldwide operations, including global marketing and supply chain. She was a member of Avon's board of directors since January 1998. A 35-year veteran of Avon, Kropf has held key positions in virtually every area of the company, including marketing, research and development, global product development, customer service and manufacturing. She served as executive vice president and chief operating officer of Avon North America and global business operations. In this role, she was responsible for the company's North American operating business unit, as well as global marketing, research and development, supply chain operations and information technology. From 1997 to 1998, she was president of Avon U.S., the company's largest single market, and from 1994 to 1997, she was president of new and emerging markets. Under her leadership, Russia became the fastest-growing new market entry in Avon's history; Central Europe also grew dramatically. In addition, Kropf had operating responsibility for China, and she led Avon's entry into South Africa via Avon's acquisition of Justine (Pty) Ltd. Kropf serves on the boards of Coach Inc., MeadWestvaco Corp. and The Sherwin-Williams Co. She is also a member of Cosmetic Executive Women. In 2005, she was honored by the March of Dimes with the Beautiful Apple award for her dedication to charity. In 1997, Kropf was inducted into the YWCA Academy of Women Achievers. Kropf holds a B.A. from St. John's University and an M.B.A in finance from New York University.

Heather Mara Rem is a member of the International Coaching Federation and a Graduate of Coach, Inc. She was the Director of Entertainment Marketing and Celebrity Relations for Reebok International, Ltd. for eight years and has worked with creative people in the entertainment industry for fourteen years. Before embarking on her Coaching Career she started Rem Entertainment a consulting and Talent Management Company.