Mr. Valette is Chairman and a member of Peet's Coffee and Tea Inc., a California-based specialty coffee retailer, and serves as a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Select Comfort Corporation, a Minneapolis-based bed retailer. Mr. Valette also serves as an independent advisor to select branded consumer companies. Mr. Valette served variously as President and Managing Director of Robert Mondavi Winery from October 2004 to October 2006. From 1998 to 2000, he was President and CEO of Franciscan Estates Inc., a California wine company. |