VANESSA J. CASTAGNA - Corporate Board Profile

CARTERS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2015-03-31	Vanessa J. Castagna became a director in November 2009. Ms. Castagna served as Executive Chairwoman of Mervyns, LLC from 2005 until 2007. Ms. Castagna previously served as Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of JCPenney Stores, Catalog and Internet for J.C. Penney Company, Inc. from 2002 through 2004. Ms. Castagna is currently a director of Levi Strauss & Co. and serves on the board of trustees of Purdue University. The following table provides information concerning the compensation of our non-management directors for fiscal 2014. Vanessa J. Castagna received $189,061 in total compensation.
2016-03-31	Vanessa J. Castagna became a director in November 2009. Ms. Castagna served as Executive Chairwoman of Mervyn’s, LLC from 2005 until 2007. Ms. Castagna previously served as Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of JCPenney Stores, Catalog and Internet for J.C. Penney Company, Inc. from 2002 through 2004. Ms. Castagna also served as its Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2002. Prior to that, Ms. Castagna held various senior-level merchandising positions at Target, Walmart, and Marshall’s. Ms. Castagna served as a director of Levi Strauss & Co. from 2007 until 2015 and currently serves on the board of trustees of Purdue University. The following table provides information concerning the compensation of our non-management directors for fiscal 2015. Vanessa J. Castagna received $75,000 in fees earned or paid in cash and $130,073 in stock awards, totaling $205,073.
2017-04-06	Vanessa J. Castagna became a director in November 2009. Ms. Castagna served as Executive Chairwoman of Mervyn’s, LLC from 2005 until 2007. Ms. Castagna previously served as Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of JCPenney Stores, Catalog and Internet for J.C. Penney Company, Inc. from 2002 through 2004. While at JCPenney, Ms. Castagna also served as its Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2002. Prior to that, Ms. Castagna held various senior-level merchandising positions at Target, Walmart, and Marshall’s. Ms. Castagna served as a director of Levi Strauss & Co. from 2007 until 2015 and currently serves on the board of trustees of Purdue University. Director Qualifications: Ms. Castagna brings to the Board over 30 years of experience in the retail industry, and with her executive-level service to Mervyn’s, JC Penney, and Walmart, has valuable perspective and insight with respect to the apparel and retail industry, merchandising, and brand marketing. Her experience as a director of Levi Strauss & Co. and as a trustee of Purdue University provides the Board with a valuable understanding and a unique perspective on governance matters.
2018-04-04	Vanessa J. Castagna became a director in November 2009. Ms. Castagna served as Executive Chairwoman of Mervyn’s, LLC from 2005 until 2007. Ms. Castagna previously served as Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of JCPenney Stores, Catalog and Internet for J.C. Penney Company, Inc. from 2002 through 2004. While at JCPenney, Ms. Castagna also served as its Chief Operating Officer from 1999 to 2002. Prior to that, Ms. Castagna held various senior-level merchandising positions at Target Corporation, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., and Marshalls, Inc. (now a part of The TJX Companies, Inc.). Ms. Castagna currently serves on the board of trustees of Purdue University, and served as a director of Levi Strauss & Co. from 2007 until 2015. Director Qualifications: Ms. Castagna brings to the Board over 30 years of experience in the retail industry, and with her executive-level service to Mervyn’s, LLC, J.C. Penney Company, Inc., and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., has valuable perspective and insight with respect to the apparel and retail industry, merchandising, and brand marketing. Her experience as a director of Levi Strauss & Co. and as a trustee of Purdue University provides the Board with a valuable understanding and a unique perspective on governance matters. The table below identifies the current committee members and committee chairperson (as indicated by a “C”). Vanessa J. Castagna is a member of the Audit and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees. Fiscal 2017 Director Compensation Table: Vanessa J. Castagna received $91,500 in fees earned or paid in cash and $130,068 in stock awards, totaling $221,568 in compensation.