| Uma Bhemisetty |
Uma Bhemisetty currently works as a Chief Information Officer & Executive VP at The Michaels Cos., Inc. |
| Michael F. Diamond |
Michael F. Diamond is currently the Chief Financial Officer at The Michaels Cos., Inc. He previously worked as the Director of Strategy at Pizza Hut International LLC, Chief Financial Officer at Pizza Hut LLC, Analyst at Svoboda Capital Partners LLC, and Chief Financial Officer at Pizza Hut Europe Ltd. Diamond received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame and his MBA from Harvard Business School. |
| James E. Sullivan |
James E. Sullivan is currently the Controller at Michaels Stores, Inc. and the Chief Accounting Officer & Controller at The Michaels Cos., Inc. He previously worked as the Senior Director-Financial Reporting at Brinker International, Inc. from 2001 to 2006, Assistant Controller at Conduent Business Services LLC in 2007, Chief Accounting Officer, VP & Controller at Zale Corp. from 2007 to 2014, and Senior Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. |
| Patrick Joseph Venezia |
Patrick Joseph Venezia is currently the Chief Operating Officer & Executive VP-Stores at The Michaels Cos., Inc. He previously worked as President & General Manager at Wells Fargo & Co., Principal at Procter & Gamble Co., Executive Vice President-Global Store Operations at Toys "R" Us, Inc., President-Northeast Division & SVP at Walmart, Inc., Senior Vice President-Operations at The Pantry, Inc., EVP-Global Stores Operations at Babies R US Superstore, Officer at The United States Army (District of Columbia), President at Bridgestone Retail Operations LLC, President at TMX Finance LLC, and President at TitleMax, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from the US Military Academy. |
| Brynn L. Evanson |
Brynn L. Evanson is currently the Director at American Heart Association, Inc. and the Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP at The Michaels Cos., Inc. She previously worked as the Director-Executive Compensation & Retirement Plans at Marshall Field's from 2000 to 2009 and as the Chief Human Resources Officer & Executive VP at Old COPPER Co., Inc. from 2009 to 2020. Ms. Evanson received her undergraduate degree from the University of St. Thomas. |
| Tim Cheatham |
Tim Cheatham is currently the Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer & Executive VP at The Michaels Cos., Inc. His former job was Senior Vice President & General Counsel at Walmart, Inc. He received his undergraduate degree from Hendrix College and his graduate degree from the University of Arkansas System. |
| Andrew Sandeep Jhawar |
Andrew Sandeep Jhawar is currently the Chairman at The Michaels Cos., Inc., The Stand LLC, The Fresh Market Holdings, Inc., Linen's N' Things, Inc., Cardenas Markets LLC, Ap Hostess Holdings LP, Tony's Fresh Market, Inc., and a Partner at Apollo Management LP. He is also the President of Pomegranate Holdings, Inc. In the past, he served as the Chairman of CEC Entertainment, Inc., and held director positions at Smart & Final, Inc., Upbound Group, Inc., General Nutrition Centers, Inc., Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc., Smart & Final Stores, Inc., The Fresh Market, Inc., Hostess Brands LLC, and Hostess Brands, Inc. He also worked as an Investment Banker at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corp. Mr. Jhawar received his undergraduate degree from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and his MBA from Harvard Business School. |
| Ashley Buchanan |
Ashley Buchanan is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at The Michaels Cos., Inc. He is also an Independent Director at Macy's, Inc. and an Advisor at Verity Venture Partners LLC. Previously, he served as an Independent Director at TreeHouse Foods, Inc. from 2020 to 2022. He was also a Finance Manager at Dell, Inc. from 2004 to 2007 and a Manager-Retail Practice at Accenture LLP from 1999 to 2004. Additionally, he held the position of Chief Merchandising Officer & Executive VP at Sam's West, Inc. and Chief Merchandising Officer & Executive VP at Sam's Club, Inc. from 2017 to 2019. He was the Chief Merchandising Officer-US e-Commerce at Walmart, Inc. from 2019 to 2020 and Senior Vice President- Walmart Dry Grocery at Walmart, Inc. from 2016 to 2017. Mr. Buchanan received his undergraduate degree from Baylor University in 1996 and also holds an MBA from Baylor University, which he obtained in 1998. |
| Monte E. Ford |
Monte E. Ford is currently serving as an Independent Director at Akamai Technologies, Inc., Centene Corp., JetBlue Airways Corp., The Michaels Cos., Inc., Iron Mountain, Inc., Visionary Integration Professionals LLC, Oncor Electric Delivery Holdings Co. LLC, The CIO Strategy Exchange, Brightwood Capital Advisors LP, and Quest Objects Group LLC. He is also a Principal Partner at The CIO Strategy Exchange and a Network Partner at Brightwood Capital Advisors LP. In his former roles, Mr. Ford served as the Chairman & Chief Executive Officer at Aptean Software LLC, Executive Chairman at Aptean, Inc., and Director at Michaels Stores, Inc., META Group, Inc., Health Care Service Corp., MoneyGram International, Inc., Children's Health System of Texas, Baylor Regional Medical Center, The Research Board, Inc., Oncor Electric Delivery Co. LLC, American Airlines, Inc., AMR Corp., Associates First Capital Corp., Digital Equipment Corp., CDC Software International Corp., and Bank of Boston Corp. He also held the position of President at CDC Software International Corp. and served as the Senior Vice President-Technology at Bank of Boston Corp. Additionally, Mr. Ford is a former Principal at The Dallas Opera. Mr. Ford obtained his undergraduate degree from Northeastern University. |
