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Our executive officers and directors, their respective ages as of
December 31, 2005 and their positions are as follows:
Jirka Rysavy –Founded Gaiam in 1988.
A native of Czechoslovakia, Mr. Rysavy moved to the United States in 1984. In 1986, he founded a recycled office products company which, under his leadership, grew to become the $4.5 billion Fortune 500 company Corporate Express, Inc. He was its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer until September 1998. Mr. Rysavy also founded and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Crystal Market, a health foods market, which was sold in 1987 to become the first Wild Oats Markets store.
Lynn Powers –Joined Gaiam in 1996 after working 14 years in high-growth companies in the retail sector.
Powers started her career in the executive training program at J.C. Penney and then served as senior vice president for strategic planning, marketing and merchandise at Millers Outpost, a casual clothing store chain. In that position she worked in merchandising marketing but also sourced product, gaining international experience traveling around the world a couple times a year. During her time at Millers, she helped grow the company from a 24-store operation into a 335-store chain. Its revenues rose from $35 million to $575 million in that period.
Later, Powers formed her own company LaScelta, a natural fiber clothing importer, that she operated for three years in southern California. A native of southern California, she completed undergraduate work at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Tex., and at California State University in Fullerton, Calif. While she was working at Millers, she also earned an MBA degree at Pepperdine University as part of the school’s Presidential Key Executive Program designed for leaders already serving in high levels in the business world.
James Argyropoulos –Director since May 2002. Mr. Argyropoulos is the founder and Chairman of The Walking Company, a
lifestyle specialty retailer. Previously Mr. Argyropoulos served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Cherokee Group Inc.,
a shoe manufacturing and apparel business he founded in 1972.
Barnet M. Feinblum –Director since October 1999. Mr. Feinblum is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Organic Vintners.
He was the President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Horizon Organic Dairy from May 1995 to January 2000. From July 1993
through March 1995, Mr. Feinblum was the President of Natural Venture Partners, a private investment company. From August 1976
until August 1993, he held various positions at Celestial Seasonings, Inc., including President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
of the Board. Mr. Feinblum is also a director of Seventh Generation, Inc.
Barbara Mowry –Director since October 1999. Ms. Mowry is CEO of OneRealm. From November 1997 until February 2001,
Ms. Mowry was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Requisite Technology, a business-to-business e-commerce company
specializing in the creation and management of electronic content and catalogs. Prior to joining Requisite Technology, Ms. Mowry
was an officer of Telecommunications, Inc. (cable television) from 1995 to 1997. In 1990, Ms. Mowry founded, and until 1995
served as Chief Executive Officer of, The Mowry Company, a relationship marketing firm focusing on the development of longterm
customer relationships for businesses.
Ted Nark –Mr. Nark served as Chief Executive Officer of White Cap Construction Supply, a distributor of specialty hardware, tools and materials to construction contractors, from April 2002 through January 2006. From 1998 until 2002, Mr. Nark was the Chief Executive Officer and Manager Director of Corporate Express Australia, a publicly traded business-to-business office product distribution company in Australia. Mr. Nark worked for Corporate Express, Inc., as Northwest Division President from 1992 to 1995, and then as Group President from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Nark also serves on the Board of Directors of FTD Group, Inc. and Leslie’s Poolmart, Inc.
Paul H. Ray –Director since October 1999. Mr. Ray is the Chief Executive Officer of Integral Partnerships LLC, a consulting firm
specializing in Cultural Creative topics. From November 1986 until December 2000, he was Executive Vice President of American
LIVES, Inc., a market research and opinion-polling firm. From 1981 to 1983, prior to joining American LIVES, Mr. Ray was Chief
of Policy Research on Energy Conservation at the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources of the Government of Canada.
From 1973 to 1981, Mr. Ray was Associate Professor of Urban Planning at the University of Michigan. He is the author of "The
Integral Culture Survey," which first identified the Cultural Creatives subculture.
Each director serves for a one-year term. Each officer serves at the discretion of the Board of Directors. There are no family relationships among any of the directors or officers of Gaiam.
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