Decision Makers
Board of Directors
John W. Van Heel, 42, was promoted to President in March 2008 and has been Secretary of the Company since October 2004. From October 2006 to April 2008, Mr. Van Heel served as Executive Vice President – Store Support and Chief Administrative Officer. From June 2005 to October 2006, Mr. Van Heel was Senior Vice President – Store Support. From October 2002 to May 2005, Mr. Van Heel served as Vice President – Finance to the Company. From May 2000 to September 2002, Mr. Van Heel served as Vice President – Finance and Chief Financial Officer of RCG Companies, Inc., a publicly held, diversified holding company, and its subsidiary companies. Prior to May 2000, Mr. Van Heel was a Director in the Transaction Services (acquisition consulting) practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, serving the firm’s New York City; Milan, Italy; and Rochester, New York offices from 1989.
Catherine D’Amico, 52, has been Executive Vice President – Finance since May 2002 and Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since August 1993. Prior to May 2002, Ms. D’Amico was Senior Vice President – Finance. Ms. D’Amico, a certified public accountant, was previously a Senior Audit Manager with Price Waterhouse (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP) in Rochester, New York and was affiliated with such firm from 1978 to 1993.
Joseph Tomarchio Jr., 53, was promoted to Executive Vice President-Store Operations in October 2006. From May 2006 to October 2006, Mr. Tomarchio was President Tire Group. Prior to May 2006, Mr. Tomarchio was Divisional Vice President Tire Stores since joining the Company in March 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Tomarchio was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Mr. Tire, Inc., which he co-founded in 1970.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. |
Executive Vice President, Store Operations |
Current |
| Mr Tire, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Mr Tire, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
Christopher R. Hoornbeck, 57, has been Divisional Vice President – Western Operations since December 1998. Prior to that, Mr. Hoornbeck served as Zone Manager from 1996 to 1998, Vice President – Operations from 1992 to 1994 and Zone Manager from 1986 to 1992, and has worked for Monro in various other capacities since 1973.
Craig L. Hoyle, 54, has been Divisional Vice President – Southern Operations since October 2002. From October 1999 through September 2002, Mr. Hoyle was a Zone Manager and worked for Monro in various other capacities since January 1998. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hoyle managed several districts for Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. and also held various marketing and other operational positions with them from 1981 through 1997.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. |
Vice President, Eastern Operations |
Current |
| Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc. |
|
Former |
Mr. Solomon founded Peter J. Solomon Company, L.P. in 1989. Previously, he was Vice Chairman of Lehman Brothers where he was Chairman of its Merchant Banking Division and Co-Chairman of the Investment Banking Division. From 1978 to 1980, Mr. Solomon was Deputy Mayor of Economic Policy and Development in New York City under Mayor Edward I. Koch. He was also Chairman of the New York City Health and Hospital Corporation, which operated 17 municipal hospitals. He served as Counselor to the United States Treasury in the Carter Administration in 1980. Mr. Solomon has written extensively about conflicts on Wall Street and public policy issues.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Peter J. Solomon Company |
Founder and Chairman |
Current |
| Peter J. Solomon Company |
Owner |
Former |
| 7THONLINE, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ceoexpress Company, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| ZAGAT Survey, LLC |
Director |
Current |
| Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Culbro, LLC. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| American Museum of Natural History |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BKF Capital Group |
Director |
Current |
| Rosalind Productions |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. |
Partner |
Former |
| Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
M.B.A |
Former |
| Harvard College |
B.A. cum laude |
Former |
Chairman (since 1992), Donald Glickman and Company, Inc. (private investments); and Partner (since 1992), J.F. Lehman & Co. (private investments).
Director (since 1984), Monro Muffler and Brake, Inc. (automobile repair service); and Lead Director (since 1998), MSC Software Corp. (simulation software).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| MassMutual Corporate Investors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| MassMutual Participation Investors |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Elizabeth A. Wolszon, 54, was appointed to the Board of Directors in August 2007 to fill a vacancy created by the resignation of a Class 1 Director. From 1992 to 2005, Ms. Wolszon served as Senior Vice President of Marketing, Human Resources and Strategic Planning for the Safelite Group, Inc., the nation’s largest provider of auto glass repair and replacement services. Ms. Wolszon also served as Senior Vice President of Marketing for Western Auto retail automotive stores from 1991 to 1992. Prior to that, Ms. Wolszon was a consultant in the consumer practice of McKinsey & Company and worked in beauty care marketing for The Proctor & Gamble Company. Ms. Wolszon is retired from full-time corporate work, but provides strategy, marketing and human resources consulting services for various companies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Monro Muffler Brake, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Safelite AutoGlass |
Senior Vice President, Marketing, Strategic Planning & Hr |
Former |
| Safelite Group, Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Marketing, Human Resources and Strategic Planning |
Former |
| McKinsey & Company, Inc. |
Consultant |
Former |
Mr. Danziger is President and Chief Executive Officer of Griffin Land & Nurseries, Inc.
Mr. Danziger also serves as a director of Monro Muffler/Brake, Inc., and Bloomingdale
Properties, Inc., a family investment operation. Mr. Danziger serves on the landscape
advisory committee for Storm King Art Center. Mr. Danziger received a B.A. from
Harvard University in 1962 and an L.L.B. from Yale Law School in 1965.
Lionel B. Spiro, 69, was elected to the Board of Directors in August 1992. He was the Chairman and President of Charrette Corporation of Woburn, Massachusetts, a distributor of design supplies and imaging services, until July 1997, when he retired. Mr. Spiro co-founded Charrette Corporation in 1964.
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