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Joseph Lombardi was named chief financial officer of Barnes & Noble Inc. in May 2003. He is responsible for financial management for the company including accounting and financial reporting tax risk management vendor relations merchandise planning and control and investor relations.
Mr. Lombardi joined Barnes & Noble in May 2002 as vice president and controller. He has a wealth of financial retail and public accounting experience including twelve years at Ernst & Young where he served as a partner in its Consumer Products Practice. Prior to joining Barnes & Noble he was chief financial officer at The Museum Company Inc. In addition he was the vice president and controller of Toys ‘R’ Us Inc.
Mr. Lombardi is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in New York State. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters in Business Administration from New York University. | 