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J.S.B. Jenkins, age 61, has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the company and as a member of our Board of Directors since our formation in November 1990. Mr. Jenkins served as Executive Vice President of The Bombay Company, Inc. (Bombay) from July 1, 1985 until December 31, 1990, and as Vice President of Bombay from 1980 until 1985. He also served as the President of the Tandy Brands Accessories division of Bombay, of which we were a division until our spin-off in December 1990, from April 1986 until the spin-off. In 1978, Mr. Jenkins was named President of Tex Tan Welhausen Co., a division of Bombay, where he served until becoming an officer of Bombay. Mr. Jenkins was Vice President and Production Manager of Tex Tan Welhausen Co. from 1974 until 1977 and was named Executive Vice President of that division in 1977. Mr. Jenkins currently serves on the Board of Directors of Luby’s, Inc. and on the Southwest (Northern) Advisory Board of Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Mr. Jenkins also is a member of the Texas A&M University College of Business Administration/ Graduate School of Business Development Council, the Texas A&M University President’s Council, the Advisory Board of Directors for the Texas A&M University 12th Man Foundation and the Board of Directors for the Cotton Bowl Athletic Association. Mr. Jenkins’ term as a Class III director expires at the 2005 annual meeting. | 