| Brent Koslo |
Brent Koslo is currently working as the Chief Supply Chain Officer at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. He started this position in 2019. In terms of education, Mr. Koslo completed his undergraduate degree at Marquette University. He also holds an MBA from the University of Denver. |
| Felix J. Carbullido |
Felix J. Carbullido is currently the President-Williams Sonoma Brand at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. He previously worked as an Independent Director at Abercrombie & Fitch Co. from 2019 to 2022. Prior to that, he was a Member at Gap, Inc. from 2004 to 2005. From 2006 to 2008, he served as the Senior Vice President & General Manager at Teak 2 Ltd. He also worked as the Senior Vice President at Pottery Barn, Inc. from 2009 to 2014. Mr. Carbullido completed his undergraduate degree at the University of California, Santa Barbara. |
| Marta H. Benson |
Marta H. Benson is currently the Chief Executive Officer-Pottery Barn at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. She previously worked as the Chief Executive Officer at Gump's Corp. from 2006 to 2011. Before that, she held the position of President & Chief Executive Officer at Pottery Barn, Inc. Additionally, she worked as the Senior Vice President-Merchandising & Marketing at Restoration Hardware, Inc. Ms. Benson completed her undergraduate degree at Wesleyan University. |
| Scott Arnold Dahnke |
Scott Arnold Dahnke currently works at Catterton Management Co. LLC, as Global Co-Chief Executive Officer from 2016, L Catterton Real Estate I Sicar, as Co-Chief Executive Officer, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., as Chairman from 2020, iFIT Health & Fitness, Inc., as Director from 2020, L Catterton Management Ltd., as Director from 2015, IPN Topco Ltd., as Director from 2015, IPN Midco 1 Ltd., as Director from 2015, IPN Midco 2 Ltd., as Director from 2015, IPN Bidco Ltd., as Director, and L Catterton Asia Holdings Ltd., as Director from 2015. Mr. Dahnke also formerly worked at Data Axle, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 1998, InfoUSA.com, Inc., as Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 1998, AEA Investors LP, as Managing Director from 1998 to 2002, Restoration Hardware, Inc., as Director, The Honest Co., Inc., as Independent Director from 2018 to 2022, PIRCH, Inc., as Director, NCL Corp. Ltd., as Director, Noodles & Co., as Lead Independent Director, M.I. Industries, Inc., as Director, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., as Independent Director from 2020 to 2021, Vroom, Inc., as Independent Director from 2015 to 2022, Leslie's, Inc., as Director, General Motors Investment Management Corp., as Principal, McKinsey & Co., Inc., as Partner from 1991 to 1997, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, as Principal, and Deutsche Bank Capital Partners, as Principal from 2002 to 2011. Mr. Dahnke received his undergraduate degree in 1987 from the University of Notre Dame and Masters Business Admin degree in 1991 from Harvard Business School. |
| Bud Cope |
Bud Cope has worked for Williams-Sonoma, Inc. since 1987. His current job title is Chief Real Estate & Development Officer and Executive Vice President, which he has held since 2015. |
| Abby Teisch |
Abby Teisch is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. She completed her undergraduate degree at Washington University in St. Louis. |
| Jeremy Brooks |
Jeremy Brooks currently works at Williams-Sonoma, Inc., as Chief Accounting Officer from 2022. |
| Jeffrey E. Howie |
Mr. Jeffrey E. Howie is a Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Mr. Howie was previously employed as a Chief Administrative Officer & Executive VP by Pottery Barn, Inc., a Senior Vice President-Inventory Management by Pottery Barn Kids, Inc., a Senior Vice President-Inventory Management by Pottery Barn Teen, Inc., and a Chief Executive Officer by Gump's Corp. |
| Karalyn Smith |
Karalyn Smith is currently the Chief Talent Officer & Executive Vice President at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. Previously, she worked as the Chief People Officer at Sephora USA, Inc. from 2016 to 2019. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin in 1997. |
| Monica Bhargava |
Monica Bhargava is currently the President of Pottery Barn at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. She previously worked at Pottery Barn, Inc. as the Executive Vice President of Product Development & Design from 2000 to 2017. Ms. Bhargava completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Arizona. |
| Laura Jean Alber |
Laura Jean Alber is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. She is also an Independent Director at Salesforce, Inc. and a Director at Williams-Sonoma UK Ltd. Additionally, she serves as a Trustee at the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania and as a Venture Partner at Plexo Capital Management LLC. In the past, Ms. Alber held positions as an Independent Director at RealD, Inc. from 2013 to 2015, and at Fitbit, Inc. from 2016 to 2021. She was also the President of Pottery Barn, Inc. from 2002 to 2006 and the Senior Vice President-Inventory Management at Pottery Barn Kids, Inc. from 2008 to 2013. Ms. Alber received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. |
| Frits Dirk van Paasschen |
Frits Dirk van Paasschen is currently the Chief Executive Officer at Russell Reynolds Associates BV. He also holds positions as an Independent Non-Executive Director at Williams-Sonoma, Inc., a Director at Firmenich SA, a Lead Independent Director at Sonder USA, Inc., an Independent Director at DSM-Firmenich AG, a Non-Executive Director at J. Crew Group, Inc., a Non-Executive Director at citizenM Operations Holding BV, and a Lead Independent Director at Sonder Holdings, Inc. In his former roles, Mr. van Paasschen served as the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide LLC from 2011 to 2015. He was also the President & Chief Executive Officer at Coors Brewing Co. from 2005 to 2007 and at Starwood Hotels & Resorts from 2007 to 2015. Additionally, he served as the Chairman-Supervisory Board at Apollo Hotels from 2016 to 2018 and as the Chairman at Convene, Inc. from 2018 to 2022. Mr. van Paasschen's education includes an undergraduate degree from Amherst College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. CURRENT JOB: Chief Executive Officer at Russell Reynolds Associates BV. |
| William J. Ready |
William J. Ready currently works at Pinterest, Inc., as President, Chief Executive Officer & Director from 2022, Automatic Data Processing, Inc., as Independent Director from 2016, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., as Independent Director from 2020, Venminder, Inc., as Director, Silversmith Management LP, as Senior Advisor, and Brighton Park Capital LLC, as Senior Advisor from 2019. Mr. Ready also formerly worked at Braintree Payment Solutions LLC, as Chief Executive Officer from 2011 to 2013, Humana, Inc., as Manager-Software & Product Development in 2004, Netzee, Inc., as Principal, Google LLC, as President-Commerce, Payments & Next Billion Users from 2021 to 2022, PayPal Holdings, Inc., as Executive Vice President in 2019, Accel Partners LLC, as Executives-in-Residence, iPay Technologies LLC, as President from 2010 to 2011, and Alphabet, Inc., as President-Commerce, Payments & Next Billion Users from 2020 to 2022. Mr. Ready received his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisville and Masters Business Admin degree from Harvard Business School. |
| Grace Puma Whiteford |
Grace Puma Whiteford currently works at Target Corp., as Independent Director from 2022 and Organon & Co., as Independent Director from 2021. Ms. Whiteford also formerly worked at Marietta Corp., as Director from 2010 to 2015, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., as Independent Director from 2017 to 2020, Steppenwolf Theatre Co., as Director, Institute for Supply Management, as Director in 2009, Gillette Co., as Head-Strategic Supply Management, Motorola, Inc., as Head-Strategic Supply Management, PepsiCo, Inc., as Chief Supply Officer & Senior Vice President from 2015 to 2017, Mondelez International, Inc., as Vice President from 1999 to 2007, United Airlines Holdings, Inc., as Global Chief Procurement Officer & Senior VP from 2007 to 2010, and United Airlines, Inc., as Chief Procurement Officer & Senior Vice President from 2007 to 2010. Ms. Whiteford received her undergraduate degree from Benedictine University. |
| Esi Eggleston Bracey |
Ms. Esi E. Bracey is an Independent Director at Williams-Sonoma, Inc., an Independent Director at Six Flags Entertainment Corp. and a Chief Growth & Marketing Officer at Unilever Plc. She is on the Board of Directors at Williams-Sonoma, Inc. and Six Flags Entertainment Corp. Ms. Bracey was previously employed as a President-Consumer Beauty by Coty, Inc. and a Senior Vice President-Global Cosmetics by Procter & Gamble Co. She received her undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College. |
| Paula B. Pretlow |
Paula B. Pretlow is currently the Chairman at The Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Foundation, Inc. She is also an Independent Director at Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Vroom, Inc., and Greenlight Financial Technology, Inc. Additionally, she serves as a Director at The Congregation Emanu-El and Bitwise Industries, Inc., as well as a Trustee at Northwestern University Clinical & Translational Sciences Inst. In her former positions, Ms. Pretlow served as an Independent Director at Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. from 2021 to 2022. She was also a Director-Governing Board member at San Francisco Symphony. Previously, she held senior positions as Senior Vice President at Chancellor LGT Asset Management, Inc., The Capital Group Cos., Inc., and Montgomery Asset Management LLC. She also served as an Independent Trustee at CION Ares Diversified Credit Fund from 2016 to 2022 and as a Principal at BlackRock Corporation US, Inc. from 1992 to 1995. Ms. Pretlow completed her undergraduate studies at Northwestern University and earned an MBA from Kellogg School of Management. |
| Anne M. Finucane |
Ms. Anne M. Finucane is a Chairman at Rubicon Carbon Services LLC, an Independent Director at Williams-Sonoma, Inc., an Independent Director at CVS Health Corp., a Member at Council on Foreign Relations, Inc., a Chairman at The Bank of America Charitable Foundation, Inc., a Chairman at Merrill Lynch International, a Director-Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative of The World Bank Group and a Non-Executive Chairman at Bank of America Europe DAC. She is on the Board of Directors at Williams-Sonoma, Inc., Mass General Brigham, Inc., CVS Health Corp., BofA Securities Europe SA, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, Massachusetts Conference for Women, National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade, Special Olympics, Inc., The American Ireland Fund, The Ireland Funds, Water.org, Inc., The Carnegie Hall Corp., Brigham & Women's Faulkner Hospital, Inc. and The Brigham & Women's Hospital, Inc. Ms. Finucane was previously employed as a Vice Chairman by Bank of America Corp., an Executive Vice President by FleetBoston Financial Corp., and a Chairman by FleetBoston Financial Foundation. She also served on the board at Fleet Credit Card Services LP, National Association of Corporate Directors (New England), The Carnegie Hall Society, Inc. and The International Center for Journalists, Inc. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of New Hampshire. |
