Philip W. Roizin, Executive Vice President, Finance & Administration
George Sutherland, Executive Vice President, Store Operations
Steven Brigham, Vice President of Distribution and Logistics, Chief Information Officer
Carol A. Lambert, Vice President, Human Resources
James Rabbitt, Vice President, Business Development
Steven C. Strickland, Vice President, Marketing
Gregory B. Sweeney, Vice President, General Manager Direct Marketing
M. Rufus Woodard, Jr., Vice President, Merchandising
LOUIS MANCINI has been our President and Chief Executive Officer since April 2006. From December 2005 through April 2006, Mr. Mancini was the Executive Vice President, Northern Region, of CSK Auto Corporation. From January 2005 through December 2005, Mr. Mancini was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Murray's Inc., an automotive parts and accessories retailer, which was acquired by CSK in December 2005. From 1977 through 1998 and from February 2003 through November 2004, Mr. Mancini held various positions with General Nutrition Centers, Inc., a leading global specialty retailer of nutritional supplements, and its subsidiaries, most recently as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Mancini was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nutraceuticals Enterprises, LLC from March 2000 through February 2003. He was Chief Executive Officer of Omni Nutraceuticals from April 1999 through March 2000 and was its President and Chief Operating Officer from October 1998 through April 1999.
PHILIP W. ROIZIN has been our Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration since December 1996. From May 1995 to December 1996, Mr. Roizin served as Chief Financial Officer of The Franklin Mint. From July 1989 to May 1995, he held various senior positions with Dole Food Company, including Vice President/General Manager of Dole Beverages and Vice President of Strategic Services. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Roizin served as a consultant for Bain & Co., a management consulting firm.
GEORGE SUTHERLAND has been our Executive Vice President, Store Operations since July 2006. From December 2005 - July 2006 Mr. Sutherland was Regional Vice President, Great Lakes Region, of CSK Auto Corporation. From October 2001 - December 2005 Mr. Sutherland was the Vice President of Operations of Murray's Inc. an automotive parts and accessories retailer, which was acquired by CSK in December 2005. Mr. Sutherland held a variety of positions at Murray's including Regional Director and District Manager during his 29-year tenure with Murray's.
STEVEN BRIGHAM has been our Vice President, Distribution and Logistics and our Chief Information Officer since November 2005. From May 2001 until his recent appointment, Mr. Brigham served as Vice President and Chief Information Officer of The Timberland Company. From April 1999 until 2001, he served as Vice President of Supply Chain Operations and Chief Information Officer of Adaptive Broadband Corporation (formerly known as California Microwave, Inc.).
CAROL A. LAMBERT has been our Vice President of Human Resources since April 2000. Prior to such time, Ms. Lambert held the position of Director of Compensation and Benefits with our company from August 1996 to April 2000. From 1990 until August 1996 she served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Home Bank where she was employed since 1979.
JAMES RABBITT has been our Vice President of Business Development since April 2007. From August 2005 to April 2007, Mr. Rabbitt was Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development for Southwest Office Products, an Internet home and office supply company. From January 2002 to July 2005, Mr. Rabbitt was Vice President of Sales and Business Development of NutrAssist, a marketing firm specializing in consumer and nutrition products. From May 1999 to May 2001, Mr. Rabbitt was Vice President of Global Sales for General Nutrition products, a leading specialty retailer of nutrition supplements. From January 1980 to May 1999, Mr. Rabbitt held a variety of positions during his 20 plus years at General Nutrition including Vice President of Retail, Director of Marketing, National Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager and Store Manager.
STEVEN C. STRICKLAND has been our Vice President of Marketing since August 2004. During his previous tenure with us, Mr. Strickland held the position of Operating Vice President, Creative & Visual Services from September 1995 to March 1997, at which time he was promoted to Vice President of Marketing. Mr. Strickland held that position until his departure from our company in August of 2000. From August of 2000 until August of 2003, Mr. Strickland held the position of Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing for Wet Seal Company. Prior to joining our company in September of 1995, he served as Vice President of Strategic Design & Visual Merchandising for Women's Specialty Retailing, a division of U.S. Shoe Corporation. From April 1985 to March 1994, Mr. Strickland was with The Limited, Inc. where he held various positions.
GREGORY B. SWEENEY has been our Vice President and General Manager of the Direct Marketing segment since February 2001. From June 1998 to January 2001, Mr. Sweeney served as Vice President of Database Marketing at Office Depot. From 1981 to 1998, Mr. Sweeney was with L.L. Bean, a national specialty mail order company, where he held various positions including Director of Strategic Planning and Vice President of Customer Loyalty Marketing.
M. RUFUS WOODARD, JR has been our Vice President, General Merchandising Manager since January 2002. From April 2001 until his recent appointment, Mr. Woodard was our Operational Vice President, General Merchandise Manager. In 1998, Mr. Woodard was appointed to serve as our Divisional Merchandise Manager and held that position until 2001. Mr. Woodard joined our company in 1993 as a buyer and managed numerous product categories from 1993 to 1998. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Woodard held senior buying positions at Jordan Marsh / Abraham & Strauss and Miller and Rhoads.