| Joel Berger |
Joel Berger is currently a Senior Manager-Accounting & Compliance at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Prior to this, he worked at Rhodes College. He completed his undergraduate degree at Rhodes College. |
| J. Christopher Hurt |
J. Christopher Hurt is currently the Chief Operations & Experience Officer at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. He previously worked at American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. as the SVP-North America & GM-Factory, Mexico Retail from 2011 to 2015. Mr. Hurt completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Missouri. |
| Dorrie Krueger |
Dorrie Krueger currently works at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., as Chief Strategy Officer from 2018. |
| Dara Meath |
Dara Meath is currently the Chief Technology Officer & Senior Vice President at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. She started this job in 2023. Prior to this, she worked as the Digital Chief Information Officer at Conair LLC. |
| Rosalind Johnson |
Rosalind Johnson has a current job as the Chief People Officer & Senior Vice President at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. |
| Julia Fitzgerald |
Julia Fitzgerald is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. Prior to this, she held the same position at Sylvan Learning LLC and the American Lung Association. |
| Craig A. Leavitt |
Craig A. Leavitt is currently the Non-Executive Chairman at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., Crate & Barrel Canada, Inc., Gildan Activewear, Inc., Mattress Firm, Inc., Euromarket Designs, Inc., Roundabout Theatre Co., Inc., and Home Delivery Services, Inc. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer at Kate Spade & Co. LLC from 2008 to 2017. He has also held positions as the Executive Vice President-Retail Division at Ralph Lauren Corp. from 1984 to 2000, Co-President & Chief Operating Officer at Kate Spade LLC from 2008 to 2010, Executive Vice President-Sales & Retail at Diesel SpA from 2000 to 2004, and President-Global Retail Division at Link Theory Holdings (US), Inc. from 2004 to 2008. Mr. Leavitt holds an undergraduate degree from Franklin & Marshall College. |
| Voin Todorovic |
Voin Todorovic is currently working as the Secretary & Director and Chief Financial Officer at The Bear Factory Ltd., Build-A-Bear UK Holdings Ltd., and Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. respectively. In the past, he worked as the Head-Finance & Operations-Lifestyle Group at Wolverine World Wide, Inc., Vice President-Finance & Administration at Stride Rite Children's Group LLC, and Vice President at Performance Lifestyle Channel. Mr. Todorovic holds a Master's in Business Administration from Missouri State University. |
| Darlene Elder |
Darlene Elder has worked as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. since 1998. |
| Maxine K. Clark |
Maxine K. Clark founded Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. in 1997, where she worked as Chairman from 2004 to 2011 and Prosper Women Entrepreneurs in 2012, where she is working as Managing Partner from 2012. Ms. Clark also currently works at ReadyNation, Inc., as Co-Chairman & CEO, Clark-Fox Family Foundation, as CEO and President from 2004, Kipp St Louis, as Chairman, and various other companies. Ms. Clark also formerly worked at Teach For America, Inc., as Chairman, Simon Youth Foundation, as Chairman, Gemstone Solutions Group, Inc., as Director from 2014 to 2017, and various other companies. Ms. Clark received her undergraduate degree in 1971 from the University of Georgia. |
| Sharon Price John |
Sharon Price John is the founder of Checkerboard Ltd. She currently holds the position of President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. since 2016. She is also the President & Chief Executive Officer at Build-A-Bear Workshop UK Ltd. Additionally, she serves as an Independent Director at Jack in the Box, Inc., Director at The Bear Factory Ltd., Director at KaBOOM!, Inc., and Director at Build-A-Bear UK Holdings Ltd. Ms. John previously worked as a Director at Kids In Distressed Situations, Inc. She was also the General Manager & Senior VP-Global Preschool Unit at Hasbro, Inc. from 2008 to 2009. Prior to that, she held the position of Principal at Mattel, Inc. and Vice President-US Toy Division at Vtech Industries, Inc. From 2010 to 2013, she served as the President of Stride Rite Children's Group LLC. Ms. John holds an MBA degree from The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York and an undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee. |
| Narayan R. Iyengar |
Narayan R. Iyengar is an Independent Director at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. and the Chief Product Officer & General Manager at FabFitFun, Inc. He was previously the Director at UCM Digital Health, Inc., Vice President-E-Commerce & Digital Analytics at The Walt Disney Co., Senior Vice President-Digital & E-Commerce at Albertsons Cos., Inc., and will be the Chief Operating Officer & Executive Vice President at DISH Network Corp. from 2022 to 2023. Iyengar received his undergraduate degree from the University of Mysore and his MBA from Columbia Business School. |
| Lesli Rotenberg |
Lesli Rotenberg is an Independent Director at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. She was previously the Chief Programming Executive & General Manager at Public Broadcasting Service from 2012 to 2021 and a Senior Vice President at Discovery Bank. She also served as Secretary at PromaxBDA. Ms. Rotenberg completed her undergraduate degree at Boston University College of Communication. |
| Robert L. Dixon |
Robert L. Dixon is currently an Independent Director at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc., Elevance Health, Inc., Gilbane, Inc., and Okta, Inc. He is also a Trustee at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc. Additionally, he is a Member of the Information Technology Senior Management Forum, The CIO Strategy Exchange, and The Cash Cio Forum. In 2016, he became the Owner of Rd Factor, Inc. Previously, Mr. Dixon held positions as a Director at Devo Technology, Inc. and Anthem, Inc. He served as the Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President at PepsiCo, Inc. from 2007 to 2016. Prior to that, he was the Vice President-Global Business Services at Procter & Gamble Co. from 2005 to 2007. Mr. Dixon obtained his undergraduate degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology. |
| George M. Carrara |
George M. Carrara is an Independent Director at Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. He was previously the President & Chief Operating Officer at Kate Spade & Co. LLC from 2014 to 2017, the Chief Operating Officer at Tommy Hilfiger Corp. from 2005 to 2011, and the Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officer at Mirage Apparel Group from 1995 to 1999. He received his undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. |
