For more than 75 years, JOANN has inspired creativity in the hearts, hands and minds of its customers. From a single storefront in Cleveland, Ohio, the nation’s category leader in sewing and fabrics and one of the fastest growing players in the arts and crafts industry has grown to include 855 stores across 49 states and robust e-commerce business. With the goal of helping every customer find their creative Happy Place, JOANN serves as a convenient single source for all of the supplies, guidance and inspiration needed to achieve any project or passion.

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Wade Miquelon was appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors in February 2019. Prior to that, Miquelon served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer beginning April 2016 and as interim President and Chief Executive Officer in October 18 until his position was made permanent. Previously, Miquelon served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., or The Walgreen Company, beginning in 2009, and later took on the role as President, International. Prior to his tenure at The Walgreen Company, Mr. Miquelon served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Tyson Foods, Inc. Prior to that, Miquelon spent fifteen years as an executive at The Procter and Gamble Company, based in Europe, Asia and the United States. Miquelon currently is a board member of Acadia Healthcare Company, Inc. and a trustee of National 4-H Council. He previously served on the boards of Alliance Boots, Lyric Opera and Chicago Shedd Aquarium.

Wade Miquelon

Ann Aber joined the Company in April 2019 and was appointed as Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary in March 2021. Her responsibilities include legal, corporate governance and classification and compliance. Prior to joining the Company, Aber served as Vice President & General Counsel at More Than Gourmet, a specialty food manufacturer. Prior to that, Ms. Aber acted as Counsel at Eaton Corporation and was an Associate in the Private Equity practice at [Jones Day](/org/jones-day). Ms. Aber currently serves on the board of directors of the Greater Cleveland Food Bank.

Ann Aber

Christopher DiTullio has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Customer Officer since October 2019. His responsibilities cover all aspects in which our customer interacts with our brand, including field leadership and all aspects of location operations, development and in-store experience; omni-channel operations and customer care; marketing and brand organizations, inclusive of creative, digital marketing, digital experience, customer relationship management and customer insights and analytics. DiTullio joined in 2005 and has held various leadership roles in inventory management, marketing, e-commerce and omni-channel. Prior to joining JOANN, DiTullio held roles in operations and inventory management with JC Penney, Homeplace, Inc. and Cole Vision. DiTullio recently completed a six-year term on the board of Association for Creative Industries.

Christopher Ditullio

Janet Duliga was appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer in February 2016. During her tenure with the Company, she completed her dissertation in organizational learning in 2018 at [University of Pennsylvania](/org/university-of-pennsylvania). Dr. Duliga leads our human resources function, and directly oversees our legal, corporate communications, field asset protection and diversity and inclusion functions. Prior to joining the Company, she held an executive role at Sunglass Hut, a global division of international eyewear and optical health company, Luxottica, from 2010 to 2016. Previously, she worked in the human resources department at Pacific Sunwear, The Wet Seal, and Nordstrom, Inc. She began her career in the employment practice group of Sheppard Mullin Richter and Hampton.

Janet Duliga

Robert Will was appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Merchandising Officer in October 2019. He is responsible for leading the product merchandising strategy, execution, and profitability across both the brick and mortar and e-commerce channels. Will has served as the executive sponsor of our e-commerce business since April 2019, and business development efforts including our investments in Creativebug and [Glowforge](/org/glowforge). He joined the Company in September 2016 and spent his first three years as Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager of the craft category. Prior to joining JOANN, Will spent six years at The Sports Authority with roles including Vice President, Divisional Merchandise Manager of Team and Winter Sports and Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager of their hardgoods business. Before that, he held a variety of merchandising and planning roles of increasing responsibility in apparel, footwear, and hardgoods at Macy’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods.

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An experienced retail leader, Joe Thibault was promoted to Senior Vice President, Store Operations in November 2021 after more than 19 years with the company. He has served in various leadership roles both in the field and at corporate headquarters, giving him a deep understanding of the business, industry and customers. In his current role, Joe oversees all field operations, including more than 850 stores and 22,000 field Team Members nationwide. This includes responsibility for JOANN’s omni-channel fulfillment options including Buy Online Pickup In Store, Ship from Store and Curbside Pickup. He also leads a corporate team that is focused on store support, including field communications, customer feedback, and merchandise planning.

Joe Thibault

Marybeth Hays is a director on the board. Since February 2020, Hays has served as the Board Executive Chair of Sneez, LLC. Hays has also served on the board of Leapfrog Brands since December 2020 and [Decowraps](/org/decowraps) since August 2020. Hays has served as an executive-in-residence with [Kearney](/org/kearney) since May 2019 and has also worked directly with clients through her company, Hays Advising LLC, since February 2019. Hays has served on the advisory board of Pocket Naloxone since January 2020. From October 2009 until February 2019, she held various roles of increasing P&L responsibility at three of the four operating divisions of [Walmart](/org/walmart), including most recently as Executive Vice President of Consumables and Health & Wellness for [Walmart](/org/walmart) U.S., and as Chief Merchandising, Marketing, and Supply Chain officer for [Walmart](/org/walmart) China 2015-2017. From 2001 to 2009, Hays served as Merchandising Vice President at Lowe’s Home Improvement. Prior to that time, she worked in brand management roles through Vice President of Marketing at Hanesbrands Inc. from 1993 to 2000. Ms. Hays is the Chairperson for the Board of Visitors for the Wake Forest School of Business.

Marybeth Hays

Jonathan Sokoloff has served as a member of JOANN’s board since March 2011. Sokoloff is currently a Managing Partner of LGP, which he joined in 1990. Before joining LGP, he was a Managing Director in investment banking at Drexel Burnham Lambert. Sokoloff also serves on the board of directors of Advantage Solutions, Inc., The Container Store Group, Inc., Jetro Cash & Carry, Shake Shack Inc., and Union Square Hospitality Group, LLC. He previously served on various board of directors, including Whole Foods Market, Inc. and BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. Sokoloff serves as a trustee of [Williams College](/org/williams-college) and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. He is also a board member of the [Melanoma Research Alliance](/org/melanoma-research-alliance).

Jonathan Sokoloff

Darrell Webb served as JOANN’s Chairman of the board from July 2006 through October 2014 and continues to serve as a member of the Board. From July 2006 to August 2011, Webb also served as Chief Executive Officer of JOANN. From July 2006 to January 2010, Webb served as President of JOANN. Previously, he was President of Fred Meyer Stores, a division of The [Kroger](/org/the-kroger-co) Company, and President of [Kroger](/org/the-kroger-co)’s quality food center division. From 2011 to 2013. Webb served as Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of The Sports Authority, Inc., and from 2014 to September 2016, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Guitar Center Inc. Webb also served on the board of directors of Les Schwab Tires from January 2017 to November 2020. Webb was selected to our board of directors because of, among other things, his extensive knowledge and background in retail, including with the Company.

Darrell Webb

Anne Mehlman is a Director on JOANN’s Board. Mehlman also serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Crocs, Inc., a position she has held since August 2018. From November 2016 until August 2018, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Zappos.com, Inc., an online shoe retailer owned by Amazon.com, Inc. Previously, Mehlman held several global financial roles finally serving as Vice President, Corporate Finance of Crocs, Inc. from June 2011 to November 2016. Prior to that time, she was Division Finance Director at RSC Holdings, Inc. (acquired by United Rentals, Inc.). Prior to her time at RSC Holdings, Inc., she also held various financial roles at Corporate Express (acquired by Staples, Inc.) and [Lockheed Martin](/org/lockheed-martin).

Anne Mehlman

Lisa Wittman-Smith joined JOANN in November 2021 as Senior Vice President, Inventory Management & Business Insights. A proven leader with a diverse retail background, Lisa held roles in Merchandising, Planning, Marketing and Business Insights. Prior to joining JOANN, Lisa held the position of Vice President, Business Insights at Visionworks of America, a leading optical retailer with more than 700 stores across the United States. In this role, she led data engineering, data science, revenue planning and merchandise analytics. Previously, Lisa spent more than 20 years at Luxottica, holding roles of increasing responsibility in merchandising, planning and marketing, ultimately serving as Senior Vice President of Merchandise Planning & Allocation.

Lisa Wittman-Smith

Varadheesh Chennakrishnan was appointed as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer in March 2019. Prior to joining JOANN, Chennakrishnan served 9 years in various roles of increasing responsibility at [Ulta Beauty](/org/ulta-beauty), including Senior Vice President, Applications & Enterprise Architecture, Vice President, Applications & Enterprise Architecture, and Vice President, IT Services. In 2010, Chennakrishnan served as a SAP Solutions Architect at Sabre Airline Solution and also served as Senior Manager SAP at Insight. Previously, he held roles as an independent SAP software consultant, Manager IS at Insight, Senior Software Analyst at Satyam, Senior Software Analyst at Larsen & Toubro Infotech, and Senior Maintenance Engineer at Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation.

Varadheesh Chennakrishnan

Lily Chang has served as a member of JOANN’s board since May 2018. Ms. Chang is Chief Portfolio Services Officer of LGP, which she joined in 2004. In her role, she leads LGP’s collaborative efforts with portfolio company management teams. From 2003 to 2004, she worked at Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation in strategy and planning roles. Prior to Nissan, Ms. Chang was a partner with eCompanies Venture Group, a venture capital firm. In addition, Ms. Chang has held finance and management positions with [The Walt Disney Company](/org/disney) and [Procter & Gamble](/org/procter-gamble). We believe Ms. Chang is qualified to serve as a director due to her particular knowledge and experience in accounting and finance, supply chains, strategic planning, and leadership of complex organizations and retail businesses.

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