Edmond S. Thomas

Overview

Mr. Edmond S. Thomas has been a director of our Company since November 28, 2007. Mr. Thomas was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of our Company effective October 8, 2007. From 2005 to October 2007, Mr. Thomas served as President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Tilly"s Inc., a privately owned company that sells action sports related apparel, footwear and accessories. Mr. Thomas was previously President and Chief Operating Officer of our Company from 1992 to 2000. Mr. Thomas is currently the managing partner of The Evans Thomas Company, LLC, which is the general partner of AXIS Capital Fund I, LP, which provides advisory services for retail, catalog, and consumer goods companies along with investment in emerging growth retail companies. Mr. Thomas serves on the boards of directors of Directed Electronics Inc., a designer and marketer of electronics products, and Trans-World Entertainment Corporation, a specialty music and video retailer.