Board of Directors

Craig Leavitt , 58, was appointed to the Board of Directors on January 4, 2018 and serves as our Non-Executive Chairman.  He served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of Kate Spade & Company, a formerly publicly traded operator of global, multichannel lifestyle brands, from February 2014 until

Maxine Clark, 70, founded the Company in 1997 and served as our Chief Executive Bear until June 2013. She was our President from our inception in 1997 to April 2004, and served as Chairman of our Board of Directors from April 2000 until November 2011.

George Carrara , 51, was appointed to our Board of Directors on July 26, 2019.  He is the former President and Chief Operating Officer of Kate Spade & Company (formerly Fifth & Pacific Companies Inc), serving in this role from February 2014 to December 2017. Mr.

Robert L. Dixon, Jr., 63, was appointed to our Board of Directors on February 12, 2018.  Mr. Dixon has been the owner of The RD Factor, Inc., a digital and information technology consulting business, since December 2016. Mr. Dixon served as Global Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President

David Kanen, 53, was appointed to our Board of Directors on July 26, 2019.  He serves as the managing member of Kanen Wealth Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor that he founded in 2016 and is currently the largest stockholder of Build-A-Bear Workshop.

Sharon John, 55 , was appointed to the Board of Directors on June 3, 2013 in connection with her employment as Chief Executive Officer and Chief President Bear of the Company. From January 2010 through May 2013, Ms. John served as President of Stride Rite Children’s Group LLC, a division of

Sarah Personette , 40, was appointed to our Board of Directors on February 23, 2016. Since October 2018, Ms. Personnette has been Global Vice President of Twitter Client Solutions. From January 2018 to October 2018, Ms. Personette served as Chief Operations Officer of Refinery29, a digital-media