| Paul D. Finkelstein |
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| Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
| Director Since: 1987 |
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Paul Finkelstein is Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Regis Corporation, the worldwide leader in the $150 billion to $170 billion hair salon industry that operates, franchises or holds ownership interests in over 12,700 worldwide locations.
Paul D. Finkelstein joined Regis Corporation in May 1987. In his 20-plus years with the Company, Regis has grown from 659 salons operating in two divisions with annual sales of $172 million to seven divisions with over 12,700 locations worldwide. Key concepts include Jean Louis David, Supercuts, Regis Salons, SmartStyle, MasterCuts and Cost Cutters, with system-wide revenues of $3.9 billion. During the last four years, Finkelstein has broadened the Company to include the related business of hair restoration. Last year, Regis and affiliate locations recorded 160 million customer visits worldwide.
Mr. Finkelstein has been in the salon industry throughout his 40-plus year career. In 1966, he joined Glemby International, which operated department-store based beauty salons. He spent 15 years with the company where he helped build sales from $35 million to $150 million. In 1981, he joined the Seligman & Latz (S&L) salon chain as chairman of its beauty division, where he was responsible for the operating results of 1,000 beauty salons. In 1984, Mr. Finkelstein was named CEO of Turner Hall Corporation, a Bass Brothers' LBO, which was sold to Revlon three years later. Mr. Finkelstein served as a senior vice president at Revlon before joining Regis.
Mr. Finkelstein earned a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and obtained his M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School.
Mr. Finkelstein was a member of the Young Presidents' Organization for 20 years, and for two years chaired the New York Metro Chapter. He is an active member of the Chief Executives Organization. He also serves on the New York Stock Exchange Advisory Board. |
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Rolf Bjelland was elected a director of the Company in 1983. Since 1983, Mr. Bjelland has held various executive positions with Lutheran Brotherhood, a fraternal insurance society, and was Chairman of Lutheran Brotherhood Mutual Funds until his retirement in 2002. He is a director of the CUNA Mutual Fund Group of Madison, Wisconsin.
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Thomas Gregory was elected a director of the company in November 1996. Mr. Gregory served as a director of Supercuts, Inc. from 1991 until Supercuts was acquired by a subsidiary of the company in 1996. He currently serves as a director of The Cheesecake Factory, Inc.
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Van Zandt Hawn was elected a director of the company in 1991. He is a managing director and a founder of Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison Incorporated, a private investment firm.
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Susan Hoyt was elected a director of the company in 1995. Since 1996, she has served as Executive Vice President of Human Resources of Staples, Inc.
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| David B. Kunin |
Inside Director
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| Director |
| Director Since: 1997 |
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David Kunin was elected a director of the company in 1997. He serves as Chief Executive Officer of Beautopia, LLC, a manufacturer of hair care products.
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Steve Watson was elected a director of the company in 2008. He serves as a director of Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc. and Kohl's Corporation.
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