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Mr. Bottoli, an Italian national, joined Samsonite as President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2004. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Bottoli was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Louis Vuitton, part of the LVMH group, a luxury consumer products company. From 1991 to 2001 he held several management roles at Reckitt Benckiser (previously Benckiser), a global consumer products company. Mr. Bottoli worked in various positions in Spain, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and became a Management Board member and Executive Vice President of Reckitt Benckiser as of 1993. He began his career with Procter & Gamble, in France and the United States, and prior to joining the Reckitt Benckiser Group, spent two years with The Boston Consulting Group, a diverse global business consulting firm, in the firm's Paris and Milan offices.
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Mr. Wiley an American national, has been Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Samsonite since March 1998, becoming a director of Samsonite in May 2007. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Wiley was Corporate Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer of the Americas division of Samsonite and Assistant Treasurer. Prior to joining Samsonite, from 1994 to 1995, Mr. Wiley was an audit and consulting senior manager with BDO Seidman, an international public accounting firm. From 1982 to 1994, Mr. Wiley was a senior manager with KPMG LLP, working in the audit and consulting areas.
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Mr. Borrey, a Belgian national, was appointed President Europe in July 2004 and is responsible for Samsonite business in these regions. From 2001 to 2004, he was Vice President of Marketing & Sales for Samsonite Europe. Mr. Borrey started his career with Samsonite in 1987 and occupied several management positions in the company’s European operations.
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Mr. Cox a US national, was appointed Chief Retail Office of Samsonite in January 2007. From 2000 until he joined Samsonite in 2007, Mr. Cox was Vice President, Retail, for Tommy Hilfiger Europe. Prior to that, Mr. Cox worked for Jasper Conran Holdings Limited, a fashion design company, Mulberry Company Design Limited and Polo Ralph Lauren.
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Mr. Dash has been Samsonite's President for its Asia Pacific region since January 2004. Prior to that, and since 1999, Mr. Dash was Vice President — General Manager for Samsonite's Asia Pacific region. From 1996 to 1999, he was Executive Director, Marketing, for Samsonite India Limited. From 1994 to 1996, Mr. Dash was with Real Value Appliances as a Director based in Hong Kong. Earlier in his career, Mr. Dash was with Blowplast and Aristocrat in India, involved in the building of luggage brands such as "VIP" (as Marketing Director and then President) and "Aristocrat" (as Managing Director) that are today household names in India.
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Mr. Fremder, an Italian national, was appointed President of Samsonite's Global Licensing In & Out division in 2004. Prior to that Mr. Fremder has served as President of Samsonite Italy since 1984.
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Mr. Korbas, an American national, was appointed President of the Americas Division of Samsonite in 2004. Prior to that, since 2000, Mr. Korbas was Vice President/General Manager of U.S. Wholesale. Prior to that, he occupied several senior management position with the company , since 1994. From 1979 to 1994, Mr. Korbas was Sr. Vice President of Operations, Vice President of Sourcing, Director of Manufacturing, and Engineering Manager for American Tourister.
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Mr. Mackay, a British national, was appointed Creative Director in February 2005. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Mackay was the chief designer for Tanner Krolle, an English luxury leather brand maker of bags and accessories. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Mackay was a general accessory designer with Loewe, in Madrid, Spain.
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Mr. Matton, a Belgian national, was appointed Chief Supply Officer of Samsonite in 2004 after serving as President and Managing Director of Samsonite Europe N.V., or Samsonite Europe, from November 2000. Prior to that Mr. Matton served in various senior executive roles for the company’s European operations.
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Mr. Tainwala, an Indian national, was appointed President for Asia Pacific and Middle East in October 2007. Prior to that Dr. Tainwala was President of Samsonite West Asia from 2006 and Managing Director of Samsonite South Asia since June 2000.
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