July 19 Breakfast Meeting

Sam Sato was named Chief Executive Officer of The Finish Line, Inc. in February 2016, having previously held the position of President since October 2014. Prior to that, Sam was President and Chief Merchandising Officer from August 201 O until his position was recast as President of the Finish Line Brand in October 2012. He joined the company in 2007 as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer. A retail veteran, Sam's career also includes more than 20 years at Nordstrom, Inc. where he led the company's strategic and corporate merchandise initiatives, vendor negotiations and product selection as well as purchasing for apparel and footwear on a regional and divisional level. He last served at Nordstrom as Vice President and Corporate Merchandise Manager for the Men's Shoes Division. Prior to that, Sam served in various roles at Nordstrom including Divisional Merchandise Manager, Shoes and Regional Merchandise Manager, Menswear. 

Ed has served as Executive Vice President and CFO at Finish Line since 2009. Prior to joining the company, Ed served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Borders Group, Inc. from 2000 to 2009. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Planning, Reporting and Treasury for Borders Group from 1997 to 2000, and served as Vice President of Finance there from 1994 through 1997. Prior to joining Borders Group, Ed served as Controller, then Vice President, Controller of Kmart Corporation, from 1991 to 1994. Earlier in his career, he was a member of the Audit Service Department at Price Waterhouse. Ed holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Detroit and is a certified public accountant. 

Chris Eck is an experienced and dynamic executive with over 29 years of experience in private legal practice and as in-house corporate counsel with public and private companies. Chris serves as SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary overseeing the Legal function at Finish Line as well as Strategic Projects, including the planned introduction of the JD brand to the US. For a brief two-year stint, Chris oversaw the Human Resources function at Finish Line as well. Prior to Finish Line Chris worked at GNC as General Counsel of its International Division which operated in 45 countries.