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Diane M. Pearse, (49), serves as chief financial officer for Crate and Barrel, a leading specialty retailer of home furnishings. In addition to her finance responsibilities at Crate and Barrel, Ms. Pearse serves on the company's executive committee, operations committee and management information systems steering committee. Before joining Crate and Barrel, Ms. Pearse served as chief financial officer for iCastle.com, an internet start-up company in the home improvement industry. Ms. Pearse also worked for BP Amoco Corp. where she served as Vice President, Business Financial Services - Americas. In this capacity, Ms. Pearse was responsible for corporate finance and risk management activities for BP Amoco's Americas' based businesses. Following the merger of BP and Amoco, Ms. Pearse played a key role in the design and integration of the worldwide corporate finance and treasury function. She began her career with Amoco in 1980, and over an 18-year period held a variety of positions in finance, treasury, accounting and information technology. Ms. Pearse holds a Bachelor's degree in Accountancy from the University of Illinois-Urbana and a Master's degree in Business Administration from DePaul University. Ms. Pearse became an MSA director in 2004. | 