Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Mr. Drexler has been our Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and a director since 2003. Before joining J.Crew, Mr. Drexler was Chief Executive Officer of The Gap, Inc. from 1995 until 2002, and was President of The Gap, Inc. from 1987 to 1995. Mr. Drexler also serves on the Board of Directors and Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees of Apple, Inc.
Ms. Gardner has been our President—Retail and Direct since 2007 and, before that, was Executive Vice President, Merchandising, Planning & Production since 2004. Prior to joining J.Crew, Ms. Gardner held various positions at The Gap, Inc., including Senior Vice President of Adult Merchandising for the Gap brand from 2002 to 2004, Vice President of Women’s Merchandising for the Banana Republic division from 2001 to 2002, Vice President of Men’s Merchandising for the Banana Republic division from 1999 to 2001 and Divisional Merchandising Manager of Men’s Wovens for the Banana Republic division prior to 1999.
Mr. Scully has been our Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Financial Officer since 2008. Prior to that, he was our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since 2005. Prior to joining J.Crew, Mr. Scully served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Strategic Planning of Saks Incorporated from 2004. Before that Mr. Scully served as Saks Incorporated’s Senior Vice President of Strategic and Financial Planning from 1999 to 2004 and as Senior Vice President, Treasurer from 1997 to 1999. Prior to joining Saks Incorporated, Mr. Scully held the position of Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance at Bank of America (formerly NationsBank) from 1994 to 1997.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| J. Crew Group, Inc. |
Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
Ms. Wadle has been our Executive Vice President – Factory and Madewell since 2007 and, before that, served as Vice President and then Senior Vice President of J.Crew Factory since 2004. Prior to joining J.Crew, Ms. Wadle was Division Vice President of Women’s Merchandising at Coach, Inc. from 2003 to 2004 and held various merchandising positions at The Gap Inc. from 1995 to 2003.
Ms. Markoe has been our Executive Vice President – Human Resources since 2007 and was previously Vice President and then Senior Vice President – Human Resources since 2003. Before joining J.Crew, Ms. Markoe worked at The Gap, Inc. where she held a variety of positions over 15 years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| J. Crew Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President-Human Resources |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| J. Crew Group, Inc. |
Executive Vice President-Catalog & E-Commerce |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| J. Crew Group, Inc. |
Vice President, Real Estate Planning & Construction |
Current |
Ms. Lyons has been our Creative Director since 2007 and, before that, was Senior Vice President of Women’s Design since 2005. Ms. Lyons joined J.Crew in 1990 as an Assistant Designer and has held a variety of positions within the Company, including Designer from 1994 to 1995, Design Director from 1996 to 1998, Senior Design Director in 1999 and Vice President of Women’s Design from 1999 to 2005.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P. |
Advisor |
Current |
| J. Crew Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Express Company |
Group President, Global Network and Establishment Services, Travelers Cheques and Prepaid Services |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Canada-Heros/Don Jones |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Indigo Books & Music, Inc. |
Chairman & CEO |
Current |
| Indigo Books & Music, Inc. |
Founder |
Current |
| Onex Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| J. Crew Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Indigo Books & Music, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cott Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Indigo Books & Music, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Paradigm Consulting |
Managing Director |
Former |
| TSX Group, Inc. |
Governor |
Former |
| McGill University |
|
Former |
| Williams-Sonoma, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Texas Pacific Group, LLC |
Managing Partner |
Current |
| San Francisco University High School |
Trustee |
Current |
| Zhone Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Simple Freedom |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| TOUCH2TALK |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Axcess, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| J. Crew Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Texas Pacific Group, LLC |
principal |
Former |
| Lehman Brothers, Kuhn, Loeb Inc. |
|
Former |
| San Francisco Day School |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| American Savings Bank |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| San Francisco Zoological Society |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Bay Area Discovery Museum |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Seagate Technology, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Gate Gourmet International |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Oxford Health Plans |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business |
MBA |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
|
Former |
Mr. Weston has been a director since 1998. Mr. Weston also served as Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors of Automatic Data Processing, a computing services business, from 1998 to 2004. Mr. Weston was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Automatic Data Processing from 1996 until 1998, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for more than five years prior thereto. Mr. Weston also serves on the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee of Gentiva Health Services, Inc.
Ms. Casati has been a director since 2006. Ms. Casati is a founding partner of Circle Financial Group LLC, a private wealth management membership practice, and has served as such since 2003. Prior to that, Ms. Casati was a partner and managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co. where she was employed for twenty years.
Mr. Grand-Jean has been a director since 2003. Mr. Grand-Jean has been President of Grand-Jean Capital Management for more than five years. Grand-Jean Capital Management provides financial advisory and investment services to the Drexler family, including a family foundation established by Mr. Drexler, and receives customary compensation for those services.
Mr. Sloan has been a director since 2003. Mr. Sloan is the founder of Sloan Capital Companies, a private investment company, and has been a Principal thereof since 1984. Mr. Sloan also serves on the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee of Anixter International, Inc.
Executive News
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The Gap bridges the premium jean gap with new line (08/25/2009)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8/29/09 - View Story
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American Eagle's Net Tumbles
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 8/28/09 - View Story
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J Crew beats in quarter, shares rise 3.8 percent
CNN Money - 8/27/09 - View Story
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J. Crew Group, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
Reuters - 8/27/09 - View Story
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The Gap bridges the premium jean gap with new line (Today)
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 8/25/09 - View Story
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The enduring dream of the perfect jean
Denver Post - 8/20/09 - View Story
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Apple Board to Meet on Schmidt Seat
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 8/17/09 - View Story
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Apple to discuss Schmidt replacement
Economictimes - 8/15/09 - View Story
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Report: Apple board discussing replacement for Schmidt next week
CNET News.com - 8/13/09 - View Story
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Apple board to discuss Schmidt replacement: report
Reuters - 8/13/09 - View Story
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Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Appointed to the J.Crew Board of Directors
PR Newswire - 8/12/09 - View Story
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Stores Anxiously Watch Back-to-School Sales
The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 7/01/09 - View Story