Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Glenn S. Lyon |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Steven J. Schneider |
President & Chief Operating Officer |
| Donald E. Courtney |
Executive Vice President, CIO, Assistant Secretary |
| Edward W. Wilhelm |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
| Gary D. Cohen |
Chief Administrative Officer |
| Kevin S. Wampler |
Chief Financial Officer |
| Samuel M. Sato |
Chief Merchandising Officer |
| David I. Klapper |
Senior Executive Vice President |
| George S. Sanders |
Executive Vice President, Real Estate and Store Development |
| Larry J. Sablosky |
Senior Executive Vice President |
| Michael L. Marchetti |
Executive Vice President, Store Operations |
| Sato M Samuel |
Executive Vice President |
| James B. Davis |
Senior Vice President |
| Kevin G. Flynn |
Senior Vice President |
| Michael J. Smith |
Senior Vice President, Loss Prevention |
| Robert A. Edwards |
Senior Vice President, Distr |
| Roger C. Underwood |
Senior Vice President, Info Sys |
| Beau J. Swenson |
Vice President & Corporate Controller |
| Cindy Cook |
Vice President, HR & Payroll |
| Ernest Brown |
Vice President & General Manager, Mdse, Man Alive Division |
| Elise Hasbrook |
Manager, Comm |
| Craig Connah |
|
| Keith Herridge |
|
| Spencer Manio |
|
| Chris Bray |
Director |
Board of Directors
Mr. Glenn S. Lyon has served as President of the Company since October 2003, and was also the Company’s Chief Merchandising Officer from 2001 until 2007. He served as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer from September 2001 to October 2003. Prior to joining the Company, he served as President/CEO of Paul Harris Stores, Inc., from March 2000 to February 2001. From October 1995 to February 2000, he held positions as President and General Merchandising Manager of Modern Woman Stores, a Division of the American Retail Group. Mr. Lyon also spent eight years with TJX Company as Senior Vice President and Executive Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing. Mr. Lyon started his career in February 1973 at Macy’s N.Y., where he spent ten years in various merchandising positions.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Chief Merchandising Officer |
Former |
Mr. Steven J. Schneider has served as Chief Operating Officer of the Company since October 2003, and as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary from April 2001 to October 2003. Mr. Schneider also served as Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of the Company from April 2000 to April 2001, as Senior Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of the Company from March 1997 to April 2000, and as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Company from April 1989 to March 1997. From August 1984 to March 1989, Mr. Schneider was employed as Assistant Controller for Paul Harris Stores, Inc., a women’s apparel retailer. Mr. Schneider, a Certified Public Accountant, was employed by a national accounting firm for two years and has been engaged in various financial positions in the retail industry for over 25 years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
President & Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Interim Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Senior Executive Vice President |
Former |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Vice President, Finance |
Former |
Mr. Donald E. Courtney has served as Executive Vice President, IS, Distribution, Chief Information Officer and Assistant Secretary of the Company since October 2003, and as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer-Distribution from April 2000 to October 2003. Mr. Courtney also served as Senior Vice President, MIS and Distribution of the Company from March 1997 to April 2000 and as Vice President, MIS and Distribution of the Company from August 1989 to March 1997. From August 1988 to August 1989, Mr. Courtney served as Director of MIS and Distribution for the Company. From August 1976 to August 1988, Guarantee Auto Stores, Inc., an automotive retailer, employed Mr. Courtney. At the time Mr. Courtney left Guarantee Auto Stores he held the position of Vice President, -MIS and Distribution. Mr. Courtney has been involved in the retail industry for over 30 years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, CIO, Assistant Secretary |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Assistant Secretary |
Former |
Edward W. Wilhelm, 50, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Borders Group, Inc. from 2000 to 2009. Prior to that, he was Vice
President of Planning, Reporting and Treasury for Borders Group from 1997 to
2000, and served as Vice President of Finance there from 1994 through 1997.
Prior to joining Borders Group, Wilhelm served as Controller, then Vice
President-Controller of Kmart Corporation, from 1991 to 1994. Earlier in his
career, from 1981 to 1991, he was a member of the Audit Service at Price
Waterhouse. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the
University of Detroit and is a certified public accountant.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Borders Group, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Walden Book Company, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Borders Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Borders Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Mr. Gary D. Cohen has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company since April 2000. Mr. Cohen also served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company from July 1997 to April 2000. From April 1990 to July 1997, Mr. Cohen was a Senior Partner in the law firm of Cohen and Morelock. During the 15 years prior to his joining the Company, Mr. Cohen represented the Company regarding real estate matters. From 1978 to 1990, Mr. Cohen held partnership positions with various law firms. At the present time, Mr. Cohen retains an “Of Counsel” position with Brand Davis Elsea & Morelock. Mr. Cohen is the brother of Alan H. Cohen.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Chief Administrative Officer |
Current |
| Imcpl |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary |
Former |
Mr. Kevin S. Wampler has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary of the Company since October 2003, and as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Assistant Secretary from April 2001 to October 2003. Mr. Wampler also served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Assistant Secretary of the Company from April 2000 to April 2001 and as Vice President, Corporate Controller and Assistant Secretary of the Company from March 1997 to April 2000. Mr. Wampler, a Certified Public Accountant, was also employed by the Company from June 1993 to March 1997 as Corporate Controller. Mr. Wampler held the position of Audit Manager at a national accounting firm from July 1986 to May 1993.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Assistant Secretary |
Current |
Mr. Samuel M. Sato has served as Executive Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer of the Company since March 2007. Mr. Sato began his career at Nordstrom Inc. in 1985. He was a Regional Merchandise Manager, Menswear and Footwear, in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of Nordstrom, and then served as Divisional Merchandise Manager, Shoes. Mr. Sato was promoted to Vice President and Corporate Merchandise Manager for the Men’s Shoes Division of Nordstrom in 1999. Mr. Sato has been involved in the retail industry for over 22 years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Chief Merchandising Officer |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Shoes.Com, Inc. |
Divisional Merchandise Manager |
Former |
| Nordstrom, Inc. |
|
Former |
Mr. David I. Klapper, a co-founder of the Company, has served as a director of the Company since May 1982. Mr. Klapper has also served as Senior Executive Vice President of the Company since April 2000. Mr. Klapper served as Executive Vice President from May 1982 to April 2000. From 1976 to 2000, Mr. Klapper was involved in the athletic retail business as principal co-founder of Athletic Enterprises, Inc. (one of the predecessor companies of the Company).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Senior Executive Vice President |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
Mr. George S. Sanders has served as Executive Vice President, Real Estate and Store Development of the Company since April 2000. Mr. Sanders also served as Senior Vice President, Real Estate and Store Development of the Company from March 1997 to April 2000, and as Vice President, Real Estate and Store Construction from April 1994 to March 1997. From February 1993 to April 1994, Mr. Sanders served as Director of Real Estate of the Company. From 1983 to February 1993, Mr. Sanders was employed by Melvin Simon and Associates, a real estate developer and manager. At the time Mr. Sanders left Melvin Simon and Associates he held the position of Senior Leasing Representative.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Real Estate and Store Development |
Current |
Mr. Larry J. Sablosky, a co-founder of the Company, has served as a director of the Company since May 1982. Mr. Sablosky has also served as Senior Executive Vice President of the Company since April 2000. Prior to his current position, Mr. Sablosky served as Executive Vice President from May 1982 to April 2000. Prior to 1982, Mr. Sablosky was employed in a family retail business for over 10 years. Mr. Sablosky has been involved in the retail industry for over 30 years.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Senior Executive Vice President |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mr. George S. Sanders has served as Executive Vice President, Real Estate and Store Development of the Company since April 2000. Mr. Sanders also served as Senior Vice President, Real Estate and Store Development of the Company from March 1997 to April 2000, and as Vice President, Real Estate and Store Construction from April 1994 to March 1997. From February 1993 to April 1994, Mr. Sanders served as Director of Real Estate of the Company. From 1983 to February 1993, Mr. Sanders was employed by Melvin Simon and Associates, a real estate developer and manager. At the time Mr. Sanders left Melvin Simon and Associates he held the position of Senior Leasing Representative.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Store Operations |
Current |
| Champs Sports |
Regional Vice President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Loss Prevention |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Distr |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Info Sys |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Vice President & Corporate Controller |
Current |
| Paragon Steel Enterprises LLC |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Vice President, HR & Payroll |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Vice President & General Manager, Mdse, Man Alive Division |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Manager, Comm |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Finishline Uk Ltd |
Senior Paint Technician |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Finishline Uk Ltd |
Head Panel Technician |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
|
Current |
Spencer has a diverse background in music retail and dance clubs. In his off-hours, Spencer is a club DJ, musician in the Saturday Knights, rock journalist and distributor. Before joining PlayNetwork's music team, Spencer managed a Tower Records retail outlet and kept himself busy in marketing and promotions. He applies his creative experience and expertise to craft custom music programs for leading brand retailers including Van's, White House-Black Market, MaxRave, Finish Line, Athlete's Foot, Paiva and Timberland.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| PlayNetwork, Inc. |
Senior Music Programmer |
Current |
| The Athlete's Foot |
|
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
|
Current |
| The Timberland Company |
|
Current |
Mr. Alan H. Cohen, a co-founder of the Company, served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from May 1982 until October 2003. In October 2003, Mr. Cohen stepped down from the Presidency and is currently the Chairman of the Board and CEO. Since 1976, Mr. Cohen has been involved in the athletic retail business as principal co-founder of Athletic Enterprises, Inc. (one of the predecessor companies of the Company). Mr. Cohen is an attorney, and practiced law from 1973 through 1981. Mr. Cohen is the brother of Gary D. Cohen.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
Mr. Bill Kirkendall has served as a director of the Company since July 2001. Mr. Kirkendall is a Partner in D.A. Weibring/Golf Resources Group, a golf course design, management and consulting firm worldwide since 2006. He is also the Chief Executive Officer of Pure Motion, Inc., a company that develops and markets technology-based training aids for recreational sports since March 2007. From 1976 to 1982 Mr. Kirkendall was Vice President of Golden Brothers Inc., a long haul trucking company. From October 1999 to November 2002, Mr. Kirkendall was President and Chief Executive Officer of Orlimar Golf Company, a manufacturer and distributor of golf equipment. Mr. Kirkendall was President and CEO of Tretorn of N.A., Inc., a distributor and licensee of athletic footwear, from 1998 to 1999. Mr. Kirkendall was a driving force with Etonic Inc.(Etonic, Tretorn, Puma USA), a distributor, manufacturer, and licensee of athletic footwear and apparel from 1982 to 1998, holding the following positions: Sales Representative from 1982 to 1985, National Sales Manager from 1985 to 1986, Vice President from 1986 to 1988, Senior Vice President from 1988 to 1989, Executive Vice President from 1989 to 1991, and President from 1991 to 1998.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Langham |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Chris is the Director of Finishline. He has over 12 years of experience in the Industry and is very passionate about all things car related. Chris completed a 3 year apprenticeship with BMW, and was awarded 'Student of the Year' in 1997. He continued to work for BMW after graduating, and eventually became Head Painter for a large successful dealership.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Finishline Uk Ltd |
Director |
Current |
Jeffrey H. Smulyan, 60, serves as Chairman of the Board of Emmis Communications Corporation, an Indianapolis-based radio, TV and magazine publishing company with operations in 10 U.S. markets, as well as Hungary, Belgium, Bulgaria and Slovakia. A cum laude graduate of the University of Southern California with a B.A. in History and Telecommunications, Smulyan earned a Juris Doctor degree from USC School of Law, where he served as note and comment editor of the USC Law Review. After operating two radio stations - WNTS in Indianapolis and KCRO in Omaha - Smulyan formed and became principal shareholder of Emmis in 1980. A public company since 1994, Emmis owns and operates 21 FM and 2 AM radio stations in the nation's largest markets; six local, regional and national magazine operations; and the No. 1 radio network in Hungary and nine radio stations in the Flanders region of Belgium. Emmis is currently in the process of selling its 16 television stations and has announced the sale of 15 of them. In 1995, Emmis became the first company to own top-rated stations in New York and Los Angeles simultaneously. A former director of the National Association of Broadcasters and former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Radio Advertising Bureau, Smulyan serves as past chair of the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership, a consortium of CEOs from central Indiana's largest corporations, sits on the Board of Trustees of the University of Southern California and the Board of Directors of Finish Line, Inc., an athletic apparel company. He is a member of the American, Indiana and Federal Communications bar associations, and has served on numerous civic boards and committees. As principal shareholder, he led a group that purchased the Seattle Mariners baseball team in 1989, selling the club three years later. During that time, Smulyan served on the Major League Baseball owner's Ownership and Television committees. In 2000, Smulyan was honored with the American Women in Radio and Television's Silver Satellite Award, the National Association of Broadcasters' National Radio Award, and as Radio Ink's "Radio Executive of the Year." In 1995, the radio industry newspaper, R & R, voted Smulyan one of the 10 most influential radio executives of the past two decades. He received the American Women in Radio and Television's Star Award in 1994 and the Entrepreneur of the Year Award from Ernst & Young the following year. In 2004, he was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame. Other honors include the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Breath of Life Award; the Jewish National Fund's Tree of Life Award; the Indianapolis Business Journal's Entrepreneur of the Year Award; the Leukemia Society Diamond of Hope Award; the State of Indiana's "Sagamore of the Wabash"; and he has been inducted into the Indiana Business Hall of Fame. In 1994, Smulyan was named by The White House to head the U.S. Delegation to the Plenipotentiary Conference of the International Telecommunications Union. As a United States Ambassador, he represented the U.S. in various bilateral meetings, negotiating a landmark agreement between Israel and the PLO.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Emmis Communications Corporation |
Chairman of The Board, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Central Indiana Corporate Partnership |
Chair |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Emmis Communications Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Smartcityradio |
Director of The Innovations In American Government Program At Harvard's Kennedy School |
Current |
| Milkeninstitute.Org |
Senior Fellow |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corporation for National and Community Service |
Chair |
Former |
| Net2Phone, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
Law Degree |
Former |
| Wabash College |
Bachelor's Degree |
Former |
| University of Michigan |
Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| United Pet Group, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Armour Captioning |
|
Current |
| Spectrum Brands, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Simmons Company |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Spectrum Brands, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Jungletalk |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Superior Bancorp |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Finish Line, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cobra Electronics Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| Sara Lee Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
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