Bonnie R. Brooks

Bonnie R. Brooks has been a director since 2016. She served as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company from July 30, 2019 to June 24, 2020, after serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer and President beginning April 24, 2019. In connection with the Company’s leadership transition, she served as Executive Chair of the Board from June 24, 2020 to June 23, 2022. She has more than 30 years of global retail executive leadership experience and most recently (January 2014 to December 2016) served as the Vice Chair of Hudson's Bay Company, a fashion retail group operating through multiple banners, including Hudson's Bay, Lord & Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth and Kaufhof. Ms. Brooks joined Hudson's Bay in 2008 as Chief Executive Officer and President. From 2012 to 2014, Ms. Brooks served as President of Hudson's Bay Company, responsible for both Hudson's Bay and Lord & Taylor department stores USA. From 1997 to 2008, Ms. Brooks was based in Hong Kong serving as an executive officer, including as President of the Lane Crawford Joyce Group, a women's fashion retailer with over 500 stores in Asia, and as Global Merchandise Manager for Dickson Concepts (International) Limited, a luxury retail group and owner of Harvey Nichols, UK. Prior to that, Ms. Brooks spent over a decade at Holt Renfrew & Company, a Canada-based fashion department store, in roles that included Executive Vice President and General Merchandise Manager. Ms. Brooks also previously served on the board of directors of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a teen apparel retailer, Rogers Communications Inc., a Canadian diversified communications and media company, and Empire Company Limited, one of Canada’s largest food retailers. Ms. Brooks currently serves as a trustee of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, a North American real estate owner and developer. She is a member of the Order of Canada.

Ms. Brooks has significant experience in the retail industry, including experience as Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and Hudson’s Bay, which has provided her with operational expertise and extensive public company board experience.

Brooks holds a Master of Business Administration from the Richard Ivey School of Business, Western University, and holds three honorary doctorate degrees.