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Has served as Vice President of Consumer Direct since November 2002, when he joined us in connection with our acquisition of the Teva Rights at that time. Mr. Kalinich served as the director appointed by Mark Thatcher as provided in the agreement between Mark Thatcher and us for our acquisition of the Teva Rights, from November 2002 until June 2004. He is responsible for the protection of our worldwide intellectual property and the operation of the Internet websites for Teva, UGG and Simple. He also served as Director of Corporate Licensing for the Company from November 2002 to August 2004. Prior to joining us, Mr. Kalinich was the Chief Operations Officer for Teva Sport Sandals, Inc. from January 1995 to November 2002. Previously, Mr. Kalinich was employed as an audit senior associate by Coopers & Lybrand LLP from July 1991 to January 1995. Mr. Kalinich is a certified public accountant. | 