BOARD OF DIRECTORS

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN

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Mr. Jerome Squire Griffith

Mr. Jerome Squire Griffith - Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Jerome Squire Griffith has served as the Chairman of the Company's board of directors since June 4, 2026 and as a director since September 2016. 

From June 2023 to February 28, 2025, Mr. Griffith served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Brown Jordan, Inc., a leading manufacturer of outdoor and indoor furniture. He continues to serve as a director of Brown Jordan, Inc. Mr. Griffith previously served as Executive Vice Chairman and a director of Lands’ End, Inc., a multi-channel retailer of clothing, accessories, footwear and home products. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Lands’ End, Inc. from March 2017 until January 2023 and as a director of Lands’ End, Inc. from January 2017 until June 2023. Mr. Griffith has served as a director of Olaplex Holdings, Inc., a health and beauty products company listed on the Nasdaq Global Section Market, since July 2025. He has also served as a director of Vince Holding Corp. since November 2013.

Mr. Griffith previously served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and director of Tumi Holdings, Inc. from April 2009 until its acquisition by Samsonite in August 2016 and served as the chairman of the supervisory board of Tom Tailor Holding AG from June 2015 to May 2017. From 2002 to February 2009, he was employed at Esprit Holdings Limited, a global fashion brand, where he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer and was appointed to the board in 2004. He was then promoted to President of Esprit North and South America in 2006. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Griffith worked as an executive vice president at Tommy Hilfiger, an apparel and retail company. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Griffith worked as the president of retail at the J. Peterman Company, a catalog-based apparel and retail company. From 1989 through 1998, he worked in various positions at Gap, Inc., a retailer of clothing, accessories, and personal care products. Mr. Griffith previously served on the board of Parsons School of Design (2013 to 2020).

Mr. Griffith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Pennsylvania State University.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

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Mr. Kyle Francis Gendreau

Mr. Kyle Francis Gendreau - Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer  

Mr. Kyle Francis Gendreau has served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer since May 2018 and as a director of the consolidated group since January 2009.

Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gendreau served as Chief Financial Officer of the consolidated group from January 2009 until May 2018 and as the Company's Interim Chief Financial Officer from May 2018 to November 2018. Mr. Gendreau joined Samsonite in June 2007 as Vice President of Corporate Finance and as Assistant Treasurer.

Prior to Samsonite, he held various positions, including Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer at Zoots Corporation, a venture capital-backed start-up company (2000 to 2007), Assistant Vice President of Finance and Director of SEC Reporting at Specialty Catalog Corporation, a listed catalog retailer (1997 to 2000) and a manager at Coopers & Lybrand (1991 to 1996). Mr. Gendreau has served as an independent non-executive director of Caleres, Inc., a market-leading portfolio of global footwear brands that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, since November 2024.

Mr. Gendreau holds a BS in Business Administration from Stonehill College, where he serves on the Board of Trustees, and is a Certified Public Accountant in Massachusetts.

Independent Non-Executive Directors

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Ms. Claire Marie Bennett

Ms. Claire Marie Bennett has served on the Company's board of directors since June 2022.

She served as Global Chief Customer Officer of InterContinental Hotels Group PLC ("IHG"), a global hospitality company, from October 2020 to April 2024 and as Global Chief Marketing Officer of IHG from October 2017 to October 2020. Prior to joining IHG, Ms. Bennett spent 11 years at The American Express Company, a credit card services company, in a range of senior leadership roles including General Manager, Global Travel and Lifestyle (2013 to 2017), Executive Vice President and General Manager, Consumer Loyalty (2012 to 2013), Senior Vice President and General Manager, US Consumer Travel (2009 to 2012) and Senior Vice President, Global Brand Management (2006 to 2009).

Ms. Bennett also held various marketing and finance positions at Dell Computer Corporation and Quaker Oats Company (PepsiCo). Ms. Bennett has served on the board of directors of AutoNation, Inc., a US-based automotive retailer, since July 2024, and as a director of Culligan International Company, a privately held water treatment products company, since August 2025. She previously served as a non-executive director of Tumi Holdings, Inc. from 2013 to 2016 and has served on various industry advisory boards.

Ms. Bennett holds a BS in Accounting from Indiana University, Bloomington and an MBA from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.

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Ms. Angela Iris Brav

Ms. Angela Iris Brav has served on the Company's board of directors since June 2022.

She served as President, International of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a global rental car company, from November 2019 until April 2022. Prior to joining Hertz, Ms. Brav was Principal and Owner at AB Consulting & Advisors, a hospitality and entrepreneurial consulting firm she founded in January 2018. From August 2011 until December 2017, Ms. Brav served as Chief Executive Officer, European Region for IHG. Ms. Brav served as Chief Operating Officer for the Americas region of IHG from August 2009 until July 2011. She was previously a senior executive in various operational and strategic roles at IHG. Ms. Brav previously served as a non-executive director of U.K.-based Mothercare, Plc, and is a member of the Board of Trustees of Flagler College and the Board of Directors of the Polish American Freedom Foundation.

Ms. Brav holds a BBA in Business Management from Baker College.

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Mr. Jerome Squire Griffith

Mr. Jerome Squire Griffith - Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Jerome Squire Griffith has served on the Company’s board of directors since September 2016.

From June 2023 to February 28, 2025, Mr. Griffith served as the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Brown Jordan, Inc., a leading manufacturer of outdoor and indoor furniture. He continues to serve as a director of Brown Jordan, Inc. Mr. Griffith previously served as Executive Vice Chairman and a director of Lands’ End, Inc., a multi-channel retailer of clothing, accessories, footwear and home products. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Lands’ End, Inc. from March 2017 until January 2023 and as a director of Lands’ End, Inc. from January 2017 until June 2023. Mr. Griffith has served as a director of Olaplex Holdings, Inc., a health and beauty products company listed on the Nasdaq Global Section Market, since July 2025. He has also served as a director of Vince Holding Corp. since November 2013.

Mr. Griffith previously served as the Chief Executive Officer, President and director of Tumi Holdings, Inc. from April 2009 until its acquisition by Samsonite in August 2016 and served as the chairman of the supervisory board of Tom Tailor Holding AG from June 2015 to May 2017. From 2002 to February 2009, he was employed at Esprit Holdings Limited, a global fashion brand, where he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer and was appointed to the board in 2004. He was then promoted to President of Esprit North and South America in 2006. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Griffith worked as an executive vice president at Tommy Hilfiger, an apparel and retail company. From 1998 to 1999, Mr. Griffith worked as the president of retail at the J. Peterman Company, a catalog-based apparel and retail company. From 1989 through 1998, he worked in various positions at Gap, Inc., a retailer of clothing, accessories, and personal care products. Mr. Griffith previously served on the board of Parsons School of Design (2013 to 2020).

Mr. Griffith holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from Pennsylvania State University.

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Mr. Glenn Robert Richter

Mr. Glenn Robert Richter - Independent Non-Executive Director

Mr. Glenn Robert Richter has served on the Company's board of directors since January 2025.

Mr. Richter served as the chief financial and business transformation officer of International Flavors & Fragrances, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, from September 2021 to December 2024. Prior to joining International Flavors & Fragrances in 2021, Mr. Richter served as chief operating officer and then chief administrative officer from 2015 to 2018 and as chief financial officer from 2019 to July 2021 at TIAA Asset Management. Prior to that, Mr. Richter served as the chief operating officer of Nuveen Investments from 2006 to 2015, which was acquired by TIAA in 2014.

Between 2002 and 2005, Mr. Richter served on the board of directors of publicly listed companies USF Corp. in 2005, Sears Canada, Inc. from 2003 to 2005 and Advance Auto Parts, Inc. in 2002. Mr. Richter was the executive vice president and chief financial officer of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company from 2005 to 2006, after serving at Sears Roebuck and Company as executive vice president and chief financial officer from 2002 to 2005, senior vice president of finance from 2001 to 2002 and vice president and corporate controller from 2000 to 2001.

From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Richter was at Dade Behring as senior vice president and chief financial officer (1998 to 2000) and senior vice president and controller (1997 to 1998). Mr. Richter worked at PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division from 1989 to 1996, holding various finance and operational roles, after starting his career as an associate at McKinsey & Company from 1987 to 1989. Mr. Richter has served as a director of Compass Diversified Holdings, a holding company for a number of middle market businesses that is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, since March 2026. He has also served as a director of TrueStage Financial Group, Inc., a mutual insurance company, since 2023 and of Multi-Color Corporation, a privately-held printing company, since 2024. 

Mr. Richter holds an MBA from Duke University and a BBA in Economics and Public Policy from George Washington University. 

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Mr. Sameer Suneja

Mr. Sameer Suneja has served on the Company's board of directors since June 2026.

Mr. Suneja is currently serving as the Group CEO and Executive Director of Perfetti Van Melle Group B.V., a multinational company that is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of confectionery and chewing gum, a position he has held since 2013.  

Prior to his appointment as Group CEO, Mr. Suneja served as the Executive Vice President Global Innovations and Business Development of Perfetti Van Melle Group B.V. from 2012 to 2013 and as the Managing Director of Perfetti Van Melle India Pvt. Ltd. from 2008 to 2012. From 1997 to 2007, Mr. Suneja held various leadership positions in Marketing at Perfetti Van Melle India Pvt. Ltd. and in Italy at Perfetti Van Melle S.p.A.

Prior to joining Perfetti Van Melle, Mr. Suneja worked as Brand Manager at Frito-Lay India, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PepsiCo Inc., as well as Brand Manager at Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd..

Mr. Suneja holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Economics from Hansraj College, University of Delhi and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. 

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Ms. Deborah Maria Thomas

Ms. Deborah Maria Thomas - Independent Non-Executive Director


Ms. Deborah Maria Thomas has served on the Company’s board of directors since January 2025.

Before her retirement, Ms. Thomas had a 25-year career at Hasbro, Inc. ("Hasbro"), a global branded entertainment leader. During her tenure at Hasbro, Ms. Thomas served as the advisor to the chief executive officer in 2023, executive vice president and chief financial officer from 2013 to mid-2023, senior vice president and chief financial officer from 2009 to 2013, senior vice president and head of corporate finance from 2007 to 2009, senior vice president and controller from 2003 to 2008 and assistant controller from 1998 to 2003.

Prior to joining Hasbro, Ms. Thomas held various assurance positions at KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP in the United States and the United Kingdom from 1986 to 1998. Ms. Thomas has served as a director of Logitech International S.A., a company listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and SIX Swiss Exchange, since 2020 and was previously a director of SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (now known as United Parks & Resorts Inc.), a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, from 2013 to 2019. Ms. Thomas also serves as a director of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, a quasi-public corporation, where she was reappointed in 2024, having previously served from 2010 to 2023.

Ms. Thomas holds a BS degree from Providence College and is a certified public accountant.