John J. Mahoney

John J. Mahoney has been a director since 2007. He retired as Vice Chairman of Staples, Inc. (“Staples”), an office supply retail chain, where he also served as Chief Financial Officer from 1996 through 2012. Prior to 1996, Mr. Mahoney was a partner at the accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP. He currently serves on the boards of directors of Bloomin’ Brands, Inc., a company that owns dining restaurant chains and Burlington Stores, Inc., a national off-price apparel retailer. Mr. Mahoney served on the board of directors of Advo, Inc., a leading direct mail marketing services company, from 2001 to 2007, Zipcar, Inc., one of the world’s leading car-sharing services, from 2010 to 2012, and The Michael’s Companies, Inc., an arts and crafts retail chain, from 2013 to 2021. Mr. Mahoney has been deemed by the Board to be an Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Mr. Mahoney has extensive experience in several important areas, including finance and strategic planning, public company governance and executive compensation, as well as deep knowledge of the various issues that retail companies currently face.