H. Todd Stitzer, 66, has been Chairman of Signet since June 2012. Mr. Stitzer is a Director of privately held Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company and a member of the advisory board of Hamlin Capital Management, a privately held investment advisory firm. Prior to this, Mr. Stitzer was, until its acquisition by Kraft, Inc. in 2010, the Chief Executive Officer of Cadbury plc (previously Cadbury Schweppes plc). Having joined that company in 1983 as Assistant General Counsel for North America, he later moved into strategic planning, marketing and sales roles. Mr. Stitzer became CEO of Cadbury plc’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Dr Pepper/7 Up Inc., in 1997 and then of Cadbury plc in 2003. Mr. Stitzer practiced as an attorney with Lord, Day & Lord, was a director of publicly held Diageo plc between 2004 and June 2013, and was a member of the advisory committee to the board of Virgin Group Holdings Ltd between 2010 and 2014.

Zackery A. Hicks, 55, currently serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of Toyota Motors North America, Inc., and President and Chief Executive Officer of Toyota Connected, Inc. In his role as Chief Digital Officer, Hicks leads Toyota’s Digital Transformation and Mobility efforts which includes the strategy, development and operations of all systems and technology for the company’s North American operations and its connected car ecosystem. Hicks is also President and CEO of Toyota Connected, the company’s global big data and artificial intelligence unit. A winner of multiple
C-suite leadership awards, Hicks is an active member of the CIO Strategy Exchange, Corporate Executive Board for Chief Information Officers, member of the board of trustees for the Greenhill School, and a recent board member of the Trevor Project. Hicks received a Master of Business Administration from University of California, Irvine and a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Pepperdine University.

Helen McCluskey, 63, was appointed as a Director of Dean Foods Company in November 2015 and Avon Products Inc. in July 2014. Prior to this, she was President and CEO of The Warnaco Group, Inc. until its 2013 acquisition by PVH Corporation. Ms. McCluskey joined Warnaco as Group President, Intimate Apparel in 2004, and her responsibilities continued to increase, becoming Chief Operating Officer in 2010, and President and Chief Executive Officer in 2012. Prior to joining Warnaco, Ms. McCluskey held various positions of increasing responsibility with Firestone Tire & Rubber Company (1977-1983), Playtex Apparel, Inc (1983-2001) (which was acquired by Sara Lee Corporation in 1991) and Liz Claiborne Inc. (now Fifth & Pacific Companies Inc.) (2001-2004). Ms. McCluskey served as an Independent Director of PVH Corporation until June 2014, which position she assumed following the merger with Warnaco in February 2013. With Ms. McCluskey’s broad background in strategy, business planning and operations, she brings valuable skills and insight to the Company.

Thomas Plaskett, 74, has been Chairman of Fox Run Capital Associates, a private consulting firm focusing on financial advisory and corporate governance services for emerging companies, since 1991. From 1999 until 2000 he served as the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Probex Corp., an energy technology company. He also served as Vice Chairman of Legend Airlines from 1997 until 2001. Mr. Plaskett served as Interim President, Chief Executive Officer, and Acting Chief Financial Officer of Greyhound Lines for two years before becoming Chairman from 1995 until 1999, when the company was sold. Previously, he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pan Am Corporation from 1988 until 1991. Prior to that, Mr. Plaskett was President and Chief Executive Officer of Continental Airlines from 1986 to 1987. Mr. Plaskett also held several senior management positions at American Airlines Group, Inc. and AMR Company between 1974 and 1986. Mr. Plaskett served as a Director of Alcon Laboratories Inc. and RadioShack Corporation until May 2011 and November 2013 respectively. Mr. Plaskett joined the Board as his considerable general management skills were considered to be an enhancement to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the Board.

Jonathan Sokoloff, 61, was appointed to the Board on October 5, 2016. Mr. Sokoloff currently serves as a Managing Partner with Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. ("Leonard Green"), one of our significant stockholders, which he joined in 1990. Before joining Leonard Green, he was a Managing Director in Investment Banking at Drexel Burnham Lambert. Mr. Sokoloff currently serves on the boards of the following public companies: Container Store Group, Inc., Shake Shack Inc., and Whole Foods Market, Inc. Previously, Mr. Sokoloff served on the board of Rite Aid Corporation until May 2011. Mr. Sokoloff brings particular knowledge and experience in finance, and broad-based experience in the leadership of retail businesses and the board practices of other major corporations to the Board.

Eugenia Ulasewicz, 65, is a Director of Bunzl plc and Vince Holding Corp. She was President of Burberry Group plc’s American division, responsible for the US, Canada, Latin America, Central and South America until her retirement in March 2013. Ms. Ulasewicz joined Burberry in 1998 and became a member of its executive committee in 2006. Ms. Ulasewicz has held positions of increasing responsibility with Bloomingdales, a division of Macy’s Inc. (formerly Federated Department Stores, Inc.) (1975-1991), Galeries Lafayette (1991-1993) and Saks, Inc. (1993-1998). She has expertise in retail, branding, marketing, omni-channel, global operations and general management that provides valuable skills and insights to the Company.