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Shop.org announces new board of directors members

September 5, 2011

Shop.org today announced the addition of six members to its board of directors and welcomed back three incumbents. The new and returning board members will meet for the first time as a group later this month at Shop.org's Annual Summit in Boston. Each newly-elected member will serve a two-year term. Shop.org is the digital division of the National Retail Federation, the world's largest retail trade group.

Shop.org board members represent the needs of the Shop.org membership, provide strategic and financial guidance on the mission, vision and operation of the group, and contribute to Shop.org's authority in the industry.

Newly-elected Shop.org board members include:

• Miki Racine Berardelli, chief marketing officer, Tory Burch
• Michael Crotty, vice president, marketing, Nordstrom
• Richard Last, JCP.com; current Shop.org board of directors chairman
• John Lazarchic, vice president, e-commerce, PETCO Animal Supplies Inc.
• Daniel Schock, retail director, Google
• John Seebeck, vice president, e-commerce, Crate and Barrel
• Scott Silverman, co-founder and vice president, marketing, Ifeelgoods Inc.
• Scot Wingo, CEO, ChannelAdvisor
• Bernardine Wu, CEO, FitForCommerce

Additional members of the Shop.org Board of Directors, who are serving the remainder of their two-year term, are:

• Anne Ashbey, vice president, marketing, Blackstone Audio Inc.
• Bill Bass, president, Charming Direct Division, Charming Shoppes Inc.
• Troy Brown, retail practice leader, Demandware
• Peter Cobb, co-founder, senior vice president, eBags
• Chuck Davis, CEO, Fandango; executive vice president, Comcast Interactive
• Patti Freeman Evans, vice president, research, Forrester Research
• Kevin Ertell, chief marketing officer, OnlineShoes.com
• Misty Locke, president and co-founder, Range Online Media Inc.
• Paul Misener, vice president, global public policy, Amazon.com Inc.
• John Rogers, vice president and general manager, global e-commerce, Under Armour Inc.

"The Shop.org community is extremely committed to advancing the efforts of online retailers and we are looking forward to the added value each Board member will bring to the table as we tackle important issues," said NRF President and CEO Matthew Shay. "The combined experience and expertise of the executives serving on the Shop.org Board will greatly benefit our members and the entire online retail industry."

Shop.org, a division of the National Retail Federation, is the world's leading membership community for digital retail. Founded in 1996, Shop.org's 600 members include the 10 largest retailers in the U.S. and more than 60 percent of the Internet Retailer Top 100 E-Retailers. It's where the best retail minds come together to gain the insight, knowledge and intelligence to make smarter, more informed decisions in the evolving world of the Internet and multichannel retailing. Shop.org programs and activities include benchmarking research, events and networking communities.