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WILLIAM S. SIMON
Mr. Simon has been Senior Advisor to KKR & Co., an investment firm, since 2014, and President of WSS Venture Holdings, LLC, a consulting and
investment company, since 2014. Mr. Simon is the former Executive Vice President of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., a global retailer, and former President and CEO of Walmart U.S., the largest division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., which consists of retail
department stores, from 2010 to 2014. Mr. Simon also served as Executive Vice President and COO of Walmart U.S. from 2007 to 2010 and Executive Vice President of Professional Services and New Business Development from 2006 to 2007. Prior to joining
Walmart, Mr. Simon held senior executive positions at Brinker International, Inc., a casual dining restaurant company, Diageo North America, Inc., a multinational alcoholic beverages company, and Cadbury Schweppes plc, a multinational confectionery
company. Mr. Simon also served as Secretary of the Florida Department of Management Services and served 25 years in the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves.
Current Public Directorships:
Equity
Distribution Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, director since 2020
HanesBrands Inc., a global manufacturer of apparel, director since 2021
Prior Public Board Service Within the Past Five
Years:
Agrium, Inc., an agricultural products manufacturer and retailer (now Nutrien, Ltd.), from 2016 to 2017
Anixter
International, Inc., a global distributor of communication and security products, electrical wire and cable, from 2019 to 2020
Chicos
FAS, Inc., an apparel retailer, from 2016 to 2021
GameStop Corp., a global video game retailer, from 2020 to 2021
Academy
Sports and Outdoors, Inc., a premier sports, outdoor and lifestyle retailer, from 2020 to 2021
Qualifications:
The Nominating and Governance Committee concluded that Mr. Simon is qualified and should serve, in part, because of his senior level executive experience
in large, complex, retailing and global brand management companies and his extensive experience in retail operations, food service and restaurants, as well as consumer packaged goods.
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