Investor Relations

Board Composition / Biographies

Dennis C. Pence co-founded Coldwater Creek in 1984 and has served as a Director since our incorporation in 1988, serving as the Board's Chairman since July 1999 and as our Vice-Chairman prior to that. From September 26, 2002 to October 30, 2007, as well as from 1984 through December 2000, Mr. Pence served as our Chief Executive Officer. From June 4, 2002 to September 25, 2002, he provided his executive management services to the company. From January 5, 2002 to June 3, 2002, Mr. Pence served as our Interim Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. From January 1, 2001 to January 4, 2002, Mr. Pence was semi-retired.. Mr. Pence has also served as Chairman of the Board's Executive Committee since its formation in May 2000, a member of the Succession Planning and Management Development Committee since November 2007, and as Secretary since July 1998. From 1984 through 2000, Mr. Pence also served as our President. From April 1999 to December 2000, he was the President of our Internet Commerce Division. Prior to co-founding Coldwater Creek, Mr. Pence was employed by Sony Corp. of America, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, a publicly held manufacturer of audio, video, communication, and information technology products, from 1975 to 1983, where his final position was National Marketing Manager — Consumer Video Products.

Daniel Griesemer has served as a Director, as well as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, since October 30, 2007. From March to October, 2007, Mr. Griesemer served as President and Chief Operating Officer. From January 2005 to March 2007, Mr. Griesemer served as Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing. From April 2004 to January 2005, Mr. Griesemer served as Executive Vice President of Retail, having joined the company in October 2001 as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Retail. Prior to his service for Coldwater Creek, Mr. Griesemer held upper management and executive posts for firms such as Gap, Inc. and Macy's, Inc.

Georgia Shonk-Simmons has served as a Director since January 1, 2001. Since September 26, 2002, Ms. Shonk-Simmons has served as the Company's President and Chief Merchandising Officer. From January 1, 2001 to September 25, 2002, Ms. Shonk-Simmons served as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. From April 1999 to December 2000, Ms. Shonk-Simmons served as President of the Company's Catalog & Retail Sales Division. Ms. Shonk-Simmons joined the Company as its Chief Merchant and Vice President of Merchandising in June 1998. From 1994 to 1998, Ms. Shonk-Simmons was Executive Vice President of the Newport News Catalog Division of Spiegel, Inc., a publicly held international retailer. Prior to that, from 1981 to 1994, Ms. Shonk-Simmons held a number of other positions of increasing responsibility with Spiegel, including Vice-President of Merchandising for Spiegel Catalog beginning in 1991. Prior to joining Spiegel, Ms. Shonk-Simmons held various buyer positions with Lytton's, Carson Pirie Scott and Hahne's.

Robert H. McCall, a Certified Public Accountant, has served as a Director since 1994, as Chairman of the Board's Audit Committee since February 1995, as a member of the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since April 2004, and as a member of the Board's Compensation Committee from February 1995 to July 2000, and then from June 2005 to June 2007. Mr. McCall has also served as a member of the Board's Executive Committee since its formation in May 2000. From 1981 until his retirement in November 2006, Mr. McCall was President of McCall & Landwehr, P.A., a certified public accounting firm.

Curt Hecker has served as a Director since August 1995, as well as a member of the Board's Audit Committee from August 1995 to September 2007, as a member of the Board's Executive Committee since July 2001, as Chairman of the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee since June 2004 and as a member of that Committee since April 2004. Mr. Hecker also served as Chairman of the Board's Compensation Committee from July 2001 to June 2004. Since October 1997, Mr. Hecker has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a board member of publicly held Intermountain Community Bancorp as well as Chief Executive Officer and a board member of Panhandle State Bank, Intermountain Community Bancorp's wholly owned subsidiary. From August 1995 to October 2001, Mr. Hecker also served as President of Panhandle State Bank. Prior to joining Panhandle State Bank, Mr. Hecker held various management positions with West One Bank.

James R. Alexander has served as a director since March 2000, as well as a member of the Board's Audit Committee since July 2000, as a member of the Board's Compensation Committee since November 2002, and as the Board's Compensation Committee Chairman since June 2004. Mr. Alexander has also served as the Board's Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chairman from April 2004 to June 2004 and as a member of that Committee from April 2004 to June 2007. From July 2000 to July 2001, Mr. Alexander also served as a member of the Board's Compensation Committee. Mr. Alexander had previously served as a director, as well as Chairman of the Board's Compensation Committee, from 1994 to 1998, before declining to stand for re-election due to other professional obligations. Mr. Alexander has been an independent catalog consultant for over 25 years, serving a variety of mail order retailers of apparel, gifts and home decor. Mr. Alexander is President of Alexander & Co., LLC, a direct marketing and retail consulting firm.

Jerry Gramaglia has served as a Director since June 2004 and currently serves on the Compensation Committee and the Succession Planning and Management Development Committee, as well as serving on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee from June 2004 to June 2007. From May 2002 to March 2008, Mr. Gramaglia served as Entrepreneur-in-Residence and then Partner for Arrowpath Venture Partners, a Silicon-Valley based venture capital firm. From June 1998 to May 2002, Mr. Gramaglia served as Chief Marketing Officer and then as President and Chief Operating Officer for E*TRADE Group Inc., a leading provider of electronic financial services. Mr. Gramaglia began his career at Procter and Gamble and later held marketing and general management positions for Nestle, PepsiCo, Imasco and Sprint.

Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz joined the Board of Directors in February 2005 and currently serves on the Board's Compensation Committee and as Chairman of the Succession Planning & Management Development Committee. Ms. Isaacson-Leibowitz also served on the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee from June 2005 to June 2007. Ms. Isaacson-Leibowitz has served as a board member of Guess?, Inc. since July of 2006, serving on its Audit, Compensation and Governance Committees. Ms. Isaacson-Leibowitz served as Executive Vice President of Victoria's Secret Stores from July 2003 to February 2006. From 1995 to 2003, Ms. Isaacson-Leibowitz served as Executive Vice President of Merchandising for Victoria's Secret Stores. From 1994 to 1995, Ms. Isaacson-Leibowitz served as acting President and Senior Vice President of Merchandising for Banana Republic. Ms. Isaacson-Leibowitz also served as Chairman of the Advisory Board for City University of New York Honors College and is a co-founder and board member for World of Children, serving as Chairman of its Nominating Committee.

Frank Lesher joined the Board of Directors in February 2007 and currently serves on the Board's Succession Planning and Management Development Committee, as well as the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. In July 2004, Mr. Lesher retired from Sony Electronic, Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Corporation, a publicly held manufacturer of audio, video, communication and information technology products, where he served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Board, as well as chairing the corporation's environmental action, ethics and information privacy committees. Mr. Lesher brings more than 30 years of executive experience in legal, government, trade affairs and corporate safety to the board.

Michael Potter has served as a Director since June 2007 and has served on the Audit Committee since September 2007. Mr. Potter served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Big Lots, Inc., a Fortune 500 retailer, from June 2000 to June 2005. Prior to serving as the Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Potter served in various capacities at Big Lots, including the role of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Big Lots, Mr. Potter held various positions at The Limited, Inc., May Department Stores, and Meier & Frank, all retail companies. Mr. Potter also serves on the Board of Blue Nile, Inc., a leading online retailer of certified diamonds and jewelry.

Ann Pence co-founded the Company in 1984, and served as its Executive Creative Director until September 1, 2002 when she retired. Ms. Pence has served as a Director since the Company's incorporation in 1988, serving as the Board's Vice-Chairman since July 1999 and as its Chairman prior to that. Before co-founding Coldwater Creek, Ms. Pence had an eleven year career in retail advertising, and was employed by Macy's California from 1974 to 1982 where her final position was Copy Director. Dennis Pence and Ann Pence were formerly married to each other. She resigned her Board position in August 2004, and currently holds the non-voting title of Chairman Emeritus in recognition of her role as co-founder and her many contributions to the company.