Mr. Taylor, age 45, has been a director of Gordmans since 2008. Mr. Taylor, a Managing Director at Sun Capital Partners, Inc., has had extensive operating and merchandising experience, having spent 23 years with The Home Depot Companies, most recently serving as Executive Vice President, Merchandising and Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Taylor was a director of Accuride Corporation, a public company, from February 2009 to February 2010.

Mr. Gordman, age 47, joined Gordmans in 1990 and held positions in merchandising, store operations and information technology. Prior to assuming his current position in 1996, Mr. Gordman led the conceptualization and implementation of the merchandise planning and allocation function, after which he was responsible for directing this business function. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Gordman worked as an investment banking analyst at Lehman Brothers. Mr. Gordman serves as a director for Hayneedle, Inc., a venture capital-backed internet retailer recognized by Inc. Magazine as one of America's fastest growing companies. Mr. Gordman also served as director for Regency Beauty Institute, a private equity-backed high growth chain of cosmetology schools, from August 2005 to November 2010. Mr. Gordman graduated cum laude from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in 1986 with a B.S. in Economics and earned an M.S. in Management from the Sloan School at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990.

Mr. Tuchman, age 60, has been a director of Gordmans since July 2010. Mr. Tuchman has been a Vice Chairman in the investment and corporate banking practice at BMO Capital Markets, a financial services provider, since 2010 and has over 30 years of experience in investment banking, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions in the retail and consumer industries. Prior to serving as a Vice Chairman at BMO, Mr. Tuchman was an independent business advisor to several privately held businesses, which included retail and non-retail companies, from 2009 to 2010. Mr. Tuchman served as a Vice Chairman in the investment and corporate banking practice at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, a financial services provider, from 2007 to 2009 and as Vice Chairman of Wasserstein Perella & Co. (including its successor firms, Dresdner, Kleinwort Wasserstein and Dresdner Kleinwort), an investment banking and financial services provider, from 1997 to 2007.

Mr. Roach, age 53, has been a director of Gordmans since 2008. Mr. Roach has been with Sun Capital Partners, Inc. since 2008 and currently serves as a Group Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Roach has over 29 years of experience in senior finance and operations management, including: Senior Vice President, Operations, The Bombay Company, a home décor retailer, from 2002 to 2008; Acting Chief Financial Officer of Guess? Inc. from 2001 to 2002; and Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer of FanShop.com, a start-up internet business, from 2000 to 2001.

Mr. Neimark, age 40, was appointed to our Board in April 2011. Mr. Neimark, a Managing Director at Sun Capital Partners, Inc., has had extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance, including corporate acquisitions and divestitures, leveraged finance issuances, and public and private equity offerings. Prior to joining Sun Capital Partners in 2001, Mr. Neimark was a Principal of Midwest Mezzanine Funds, which provides junior capital to middle market businesses. Mr. Niemark is currently a director of Loud Technologies, a private company, and was a director of Accuride Corporation, a public company, from February 2009 to February 2010.

Mr. Kasen, age 71, has been a director of Gordmans since November 2010. Mr. Kasen has extensive experience in the retail industry. He served as President and Chief Executive Officer of S&K Famous Brands, Inc., a chain of menswear retail stores, from 2002 through his retirement in 2007. Prior to joining S&K, he served as Chief Executive Officer of several retail organizations including Schwarzschilds, a fine jewelry chain, and Best Products Co., Inc., a catalog showroom. Prior to joining Best Products Co., Inc., Mr. Stewart served in various capacities in two divisions of Carter Hawley Hale Stores over a 24 year period, including serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Emporium-Capwell Co. from 1987 to 1989 and Thalhimers Bros. Co., Inc. from 1984 to 1987. Mr. Kasen currently serves on the Board of Directors of Retail Holdings NV, a Netherland Antilles public company that distributes consumer durable products in selected emerging markets in Asia, as well as Markel Corp., a financial holding company whose principal business in underwriting specialty insurance products. He has also served on a number of public boards including Lenox Group Inc., Elder-Beerman Stores Corp., O'Sullivan Industries Holdings Inc. and K2, Inc.

Mr. Shea, age 66, has been a director of Gordmans since November 2010. In October 2010, Mr. Shea retired from AutoZone, Inc., a national auto parts chain, where he held the position of Executive Vice President of Merchandising, Marketing and Supply Chain since 2005. Prior to joining AutoZone, Mr. Shea co-founded Portero, an Internet retailer of luxury goods. Between 1999 and 2003, he was Chief Executive Officer and a director of Party City, a specialty party good chain and Halloween specialty retailer. Mr. Shea has also held senior merchandising executive positions with various retail and consumer companies, including Lechters Housewares, May Company, Target Corporation and Eddie Bauer. Mr. Shea holds an M.B.A. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.