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Ms. Kirby has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since December 1999. Prior to joining ULTA, Ms. Kirby was President of Circle of Beauty, a subsidiary of Sears, from March 1998 to December 1999; Vice President and General Manager of new business for Gryphon Development, a subsidiary of Limited Brands, Inc. from 1995 to March 1998; and Vice President of Avon Products Inc. and general manager of the gift business, the in-house creative agency and color cosmetics prior to 1995.
Mr. Bodnar has served as Chief Financial Officer since October 2006. Prior to joining ULTA, Mr. Bodnar was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Borders International from January 2003 to June 2006. Mr. Bodnar served in various senior financial management roles at Borders Group from January 1996 to December 2003. Mr. Bodnar served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Rao Group Inc. from 1993 to 1996; and as an auditor and certified public accountant at the public accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand from 1988 to 1993
Mr. Eck has served as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors and a director of ULTA since October 2003. Prior to that, Mr. Eck served in various executive roles with Coles Myer, one of Australia’s largest retailers, from 1994 to 2001 where he was Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of Coles Myer LTD Australia from November 1997 to September 2001. Prior to 1994, Mr. Eck served in various executive roles with Vons Companies, Inc. and American Stores, Inc.
Mr. Heilbronn has served as director of ULTA since July 1995. Mr. Heilbronn has served in various executive roles at Chanel, Inc., a privately-held international luxury goods company since 1987. Mr. Heilbronn currently serves as Executive Vice President and Secretary of Chanel Limited and as a director of Doublemousse B.V., Chanel, Inc. (U.S.) and various other Chanel companies or their affiliates in the United States and worldwide.
Mr. Gallagher has served as director of ULTA since December 1998. Mr. Gallagher has been a General Partner of Oak Investment Partners, a venture capital partnership, since 1987. Prior to 1987, Mr. Gallagher was Vice Chairman of Dayton Hudson Corporation where, he served in both operating and staff positions from 1977 to 1987. Mr. Gallagher served as a retail industry analyst at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette prior to 1977.
Mr. Defforey has served as director of ULTA since July 2004. Mr. Defforey has been a partner of GRP, a venture capital firm, since 2001. Mr Defforey served as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director of Carrefour S.A. from 1993 to 2004. Prior to 2003, Mr. Defforey served in various senior positions at BMW Group, Chase Manhattan Bank, EBRO Agricolas, S.A. and Nestlé S.A.
Mr. DiRomualdo has served as director of ULTA since February 2004. Mr. DiRomualdo is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Naples Ventures, LLC, a private investment company that he formed in 2002. Prior to 2002, Mr. DiRomualdo was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Borders Group, Inc. and its predecessor companies from August 1994 to January 2002 and held various executive positions with Borders Group, Inc. from 1989 to 1999.
Mr. Lebow has served as director of ULTA since May 1997. Mr. Lebow has been a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of GRP Partners, a venture capital firm, since 2000. Prior to 2000, Mr. Lebow spent 21 years at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in a variety of positions, most recently as Chairman of Global Retail Partners, and as Managing Director and head of the Retail Group within the Investment Banking Division.
Mr. Sisteron has served as director of ULTA since July 1993. Mr. Sisteron has been a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of GRP Partners, a venture capital firm, since 2000. Prior to that, Mr. Sisteron was a managing director at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette overseeing the operations of Global Retail Partners, which he started with Mr. Lebow in 1996. Prior to 1996, Mr. Sisteron managed the U.S. investments of Fourcar B.V., a division of Carrefour S.A.
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