Valerie Richardson

Valerie Richardson has been a Director of the Company since June 2018. Ms. Richardson is currently a member of the Audit, Executive Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Ms. Richardson is the Vice President of Real Estate for The Container Store, Inc. Prior to joining The Container Store in the fall of 2000, Ms. Richardson was Senior Vice President – Real Estate and Development for Ann Taylor, Inc., the specialty women’s apparel retailer, where she administered the company’s store expansion strategy for Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor Loft. Before Ann Taylor, Ms. Richardson was Vice President of Real Estate and Development of Barnes & Noble, Inc., the country’s largest bookselling retailer. Prior to Barnes & Noble, Ms. Richardson was a Partner in the Shopping Center Division of the Dallas-based developer, Trammell Crow Company. Since 2004, she has been a member of the Board of Trustees of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC). She assumed the position of ICSC Chairman in May 2018 as the first Chairman associated with a retail company. Ms. Richardson currently serves on ICSC’s Executive Board and its Nominating and Governance, Audit and Executive Compensation Committees and previously served on the Board of the ICSC Foundation from 2011 to 2017. Ms. Richardson served as a Trustee at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano from 2010 to 2016. Ms. Richardson holds an M.B.A. in Real Estate from the University of North Texas and a B.S. in Education from Texas State University.