George L Jones

Mr. Jones has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of the Company since July 2006. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Jones had extensive retail experience, including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Saks Department Store Group, a division of Saks Incorporated, from March 2001 through September 2005. Prior to joining Saks, Mr. Jones was President, Worldwide Licensing and Retail, for Warner Bros., where in addition to his core responsibilities, he oversaw Warner Bros. Worldwide Publishing, Kids WB Music, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, WB Sports and Warner Bros. Studio Stores. His background also includes key merchandising and operations positions at Target Corporation, including Executive Vice President-Store Operations and Senior Vice President, Merchandising.