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Maxine K. Clark

Chief Executive Bear and Chairman of the Board

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Incorporated (BBW)

Industry: Retail

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Maxine K. Clark, 58, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., an operator of interactive children's entertainment retail stores, since 1996; President and Chief Merchandising Officer of Payless ShoeSource, Inc., from 1992 until 1996; Executive Vice President for Venture Stores, Inc., from 1988 until 1992; Member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Georgia, Washington University, and the International Council of Shopping Centers; Chair of Teach for America, St. Louis and the Simon Youth Foundation. Director of the Company since 2003.


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