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This excerpt taken from the AMZN DEF 14A filed Apr 17, 2009. Nominees for the Board of Directors Biographical information regarding each of the nominees for the Board of Directors is set forth below: Jeffrey P. Bezos, age 45, has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since founding it in 1994 and Chief Executive Officer since May 1996. Mr. Bezos served as President of the Company from founding until June 1999 and again from October 2000 to the present. Tom A. Alberg, age 69, has been a director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Alberg has been a managing director of Madrona Venture Group, LLC, a venture capital firm, since September 1999, and a principal in Madrona Investment Group, LLC, a private investment firm, since January 1996. Mr. Alberg is also a director of several private companies. John Seely Brown, age 68, has been a director of the Company since June 2004. Mr. Brown is a Visiting Scholar and Advisor to the Provost at the University of Southern California and Independent Co-Chairman of the Deloitte Center for Edge Innovation. He was the Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation until April 2002, and director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) until June 2000. Mr. Brown is also a director of Corning Incorporated and Varian Medical Systems, Inc. L. John Doerr, age 57, has been a director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Doerr has been a general partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm, since September 1980. Mr. Doerr is also a director of Google Inc. and several private companies. William B. Gordon, age 59, has been a director of the Company since April 2003. Mr. Gordon has been a partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm, since June 2008. Mr. Gordon is a co-founder of Electronic Arts, Inc. and served as its Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer from March 1998 to May 2008.
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Alain Monié, age 58, has been a director of the Company since November 2008. Mr. Monié has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Ingram Micro Inc. since August 2007, and served as Executive Vice President and President of Ingram Micro Asia-Pacific from January 2004 to August 2007. He joined Ingram Micro in January 2003 as Executive Vice President. Mr. Monié is also a director of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated. Thomas O. Ryder, age 64, has been a director of the Company since November 2002. Mr. Ryder was Chairman of the Readers Digest Association, Inc. from April 1998 to December 2006, and was Chief Executive Officer from April 1998 to December 2005. Mr. Ryder is also a director of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. Patricia Q. Stonesifer, age 52, has been a director of the Company since February 1997. Ms. Stonesifer has served as Chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution since January 2009. Since September 2008, she has served as senior advisor to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where she was Chief Executive Officer from January 2006 to September 2008 and President and Co-chair from June 1997 to January 2006. Although the Board expects that the eight nominees will be available to serve as directors, if any of them should be unwilling or unable to serve, the proxies will be voted for the election of such substitute nominees as may be designated by the Board, or the Board may decrease the size of the Board. This excerpt taken from the AMZN DEF 14A filed Apr 18, 2008. Nominees for the Board of Directors Biographical information regarding each of the nominees for the Board of Directors is set forth below: Jeffrey P. Bezos, age 44, has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since founding it in 1994 and Chief Executive Officer since May 1996. Mr. Bezos served as President of the Company from founding until June 1999 and again from October 2000 to the present. Tom A. Alberg, age 68, has been a director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Alberg has been a managing director of Madrona Venture Group, L.L.C., a venture capital firm, since September 1999, and a principal in Madrona Investment Group, LLC, a private investment firm, since January 1996. Mr. Alberg is also a director of several private companies. John Seely Brown, age 67, has been a director of the Company since June 2004. Mr. Brown is a Visiting Scholar and Advisor to the Provost at the University of Southern California and Independent Co-Chairman of Deloitte & Touche USA LLPs Center for Edge Innovation. He was the Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation until April 2002, and director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), until June 2000. Mr. Brown is also a director of Corning Incorporated and Varian Medical Systems, Inc. L. John Doerr, age 56, has been a director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Doerr has been a general partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm, since September 1980. Mr. Doerr is also a director of Google Inc., Move, Inc., and several private companies. William B. Gordon, age 58, has been a director of the Company since April 2003. Mr. Gordon is a co-founder of Electronic Arts, Inc. and has been Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Electronic Arts, Inc. since March 1998. Myrtle S. Potter, age 49, has been a director of the Company since April 2004. Ms. Potter has been Chief Executive Officer of Chapman Properties, Inc., a real estate company, since September 2006. She has also served as a healthcare consultant and advisor specializing in corporate strategy and product development through her private consulting firm, Myrtle Potter and Company, LLC, since August 2005. At Genentech, Inc., Ms. Potter was President, Commercial Operations, from March 2004 to August 2005 and Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations and Chief Operating Officer from May 2000 to March 2004. Ms. Potter is also a director of ev3 Inc. and Medco Health Solutions, Inc.
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Thomas O. Ryder, age 63, has been a director of the Company since November 2002. Mr. Ryder was Chairman of the Readers Digest Association, Inc. from April 1998 to December 2006, and was Chief Executive Officer from April 1998 to December 2005. Mr. Ryder is also a director of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. Patricia Q. Stonesifer, age 51, has been a director of the Company since February 1997. Ms. Stonesifer has been Chief Executive Officer of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation since January 2006 and was its President and Co-chair from June 1997 to January 2006. Although the Board expects that the eight nominees will be available to serve as directors, if any of them should be unwilling or unable to serve, the proxies will be voted for the election of such substitute nominees as may be designated by the Board, or the Board may decrease the size of the Board. This excerpt taken from the AMZN DEF 14A filed Apr 27, 2007. Nominees for the Board of Directors Biographical information regarding each of the nominees for the Board of Directors is set forth below: Jeffrey P. Bezos, age 43, has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since founding it in 1994 and Chief Executive Officer since May 1996. Mr. Bezos served as President of the Company from founding until June 1999 and again from October 2000 to the present. Tom A. Alberg, age 67, has been a director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Alberg has been a managing director of Madrona Venture Group, L.L.C., a venture capital firm, since September 1999, and a principal in Madrona Investment Group, LLC, a private investment firm, since January 1996. Mr. Alberg is also a director of several private companies. John Seely Brown, age 67, has been a director of the Company since June 2004. Mr. Brown is a Senior Fellow at the Annenberg Center for Communication at the University of Southern California. He was the Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation until April 2002, and director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), until June 2000. Mr. Brown is also a director of Corning Incorporated, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. and Polycom, Inc. L. John Doerr, age 55, has been a director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Doerr has been a general partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm, since September 1980. Mr. Doerr is also a director of Google Inc., Move, Inc. and Intuit, Inc., as well as several private companies. William B. Gordon, age 57, has been a director of the Company since April 2003. Mr. Gordon is a co-founder of Electronic Arts, Inc. and has been Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Electronic Arts, Inc. since March 1998. Myrtle S. Potter, age 48, has been a director of the Company since April 2004. Ms. Potter has been Chief Executive Officer of Chapman Properties, Inc., a group of real estate sales, financing and development companies, since September 2006, and a consultant with Myrtle Potter Consulting, LLC, a healthcare consulting company, since August 2005. At Genentech, Inc. Ms. Potter was President, Commercial Operations, from March 2004 to August 2005 and Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations and Chief Operating Officer from May 2000 to March 2004. Ms. Potter is also a director of FoxHollow Technologies, Inc. Thomas O. Ryder, age 62, has been a director of the Company since November 2002. Mr. Ryder was Chairman of the Readers Digest Association, Inc. from April 1998 to December 2006, and was Chief
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Executive Officer from April 1998 to December 2005. Mr. Ryder is also a director of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Patricia Q. Stonesifer, age 50, has been a director of the Company since February 1997. Ms. Stonesifer has been Chief Executive Officer of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation since January 2006 and was its President and Co-chair from June 1997 to January 2006. Although the Board expects that the eight nominees will be available to serve as directors, if any of them should be unwilling or unable to serve, the proxies will be voted for the election of such substitute nominees as may be designated by the Board, or the Board may decrease the size of the Board. This excerpt taken from the AMZN DEF 14A filed Apr 20, 2006. Nominees for the Board of Directors Biographical information regarding each of the nominees for the Board of Directors is set forth below: Jeffrey P. Bezos, age 42, has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since founding it in 1994 and Chief Executive Officer since May 1996. Mr. Bezos served as President of the Company from founding until June 1999 and again from October 2000 to the present. Tom A. Alberg, age 66, has been a Director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Alberg has been a managing director of Madrona Venture Group, L.L.C., a venture capital firm, since September 1999, and a principal in Madrona Investment Group, L.L.C., a private investment firm, since January 1996. Mr. Alberg is also a director of Advanced Digital Information Corporation, as well as several private companies. John Seely Brown, age 65, has been a Director of the Company since June 2004. Mr. Brown is a visiting scholar at the Annenberg Center for Communication at the University of Southern California. He was the Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation until April 2002 and director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) until June 2000. Mr. Brown is also a director of Corning Incorporated, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. and Polycom, Inc. L. John Doerr, age 54, has been a Director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Doerr has been a general partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm, since September 1980. Mr. Doerr is also a director of Google Inc., Homestore.com, Inc., Intuit, Inc., PalmOne, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc., as well as several private companies. William B. Gordon, age 56, has been a Director of the Company since April 2003. Mr. Gordon is a co-founder of Electronic Arts, Inc. and has been Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Electronic Arts, Inc. since March 1998. Myrtle S. Potter, age 47, has been a Director of the Company since April 2004. Ms. Potter has been a consultant with Myrtle Potter Consulting, LLC since August 2005. At Genentech, Inc., Ms. Potter was President, Commercial Operations, from March 2004 to August 2005 and Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations and Chief Operating Officer from May 2000 to March 2004. Ms. Potter is also a director of FoxHollow Technologies, Inc. Thomas O. Ryder, age 61, has been a Director of the Company since November 2002. Mr. Ryder has been Chairman of the Readers Digest Association, Inc. since April 1998 and was Chief Executive Officer from April 1998 to December 2005. Mr. Ryder is also a director of The Readers Digest Association, Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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Patricia Q. Stonesifer, age 49, has been a Director of the Company since February 1997. Ms. Stonesifer has been Chief Executive Officer of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation since January 2006 and was its President and Co-chair from June 1997 to January 2006. Although the Board expects that the eight nominees will be available to serve as Directors, if any of them should be unwilling or unable to serve, the proxies will be voted for the election of such substitute nominees as may be designated by the Board, or the Board may decrease the size of the Board. This excerpt taken from the AMZN DEF 14A filed Apr 5, 2005. Nominees for the Board of Directors
Biographical information regarding each of the nominees for the Board of Directors is set forth below:
Jeffrey P. Bezos, age 41, has been Chairman of the Board of the Company since founding it in 1994 and Chief Executive Officer since May 1996. Mr. Bezos served as President of the Company from founding until June 1999 and again from October 2000 to the present.
Tom A. Alberg, age 65, has been a Director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Alberg has been a managing director of Madrona Venture Group, L.L.C., a venture capital firm, since September 1999, and a principal in Madrona Investment Group, L.L.C., a private investment firm, since January 1996. Mr. Alberg is also a director of Advanced Digital Information Corporation, as well as several private companies.
John Seely Brown, age 64, has been a Director of the Company since June 2004. Mr. Brown is a visiting scholar at the Annenberg Center for Communication at the University of Southern California. He was the Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation until April 2002 and director of the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) until June 2000. Mr. Brown is also a director of Corning Incorporated, Varian Medical Systems, Inc. and Polycom, Inc.
L. John Doerr, age 53, has been a Director of the Company since June 1996. Mr. Doerr has been a general partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm, since September 1980. Mr. Doerr is also a director of Google Inc., Homestore.com, Inc., Intuit, Inc., PalmOne, Inc. and Sun Microsystems, Inc., as well as several private companies.
William B. Gordon, age 55, has been a Director of the Company since April 2003. Mr. Gordon is a co-founder of Electronic Arts, Inc. and has been Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer of Electronic Arts, Inc. since March 1998.
Myrtle S. Potter, age 46, has been a Director of the Company since April 2004. Ms. Potter has been President, Commercial Operations, of Genentech, Inc. since March 2004. From May 2000 to March 2004, Ms. Potter was Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations and Chief Operating Officer, of Genentech, Inc. From November 1998 to May 2000, Ms. Potter was President of U.S. Cardiovascular/Metabolics at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
Thomas O. Ryder, age 60, has been a Director of the Company since November 2002. Mr. Ryder has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Readers Digest Association, Inc. since April 1998. Mr. Ryder is also a director of The Readers Digest Association, Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
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Patricia Q. Stonesifer, age 48, has been a Director of the Company since February 1997. Since June 1997, Ms. Stonesifer has served as President and Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Ms. Stonesifer is also a director of Viacom, Inc.
Although the Board anticipates that the eight nominees will be available to serve as Directors of the Company, if any of them should be unwilling or unable to serve, the proxies will be voted for the election of such substitute nominee or nominees as may be designated by the Board, or the Board may determine to decrease the size of the Board.
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