Michael Blitzer has over 35 years of operating, retail and wholesale experience. Mr. Blitzer spent more than 20 years of his career at Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation in various executive merchandising positions in women’s and menswear, accessories and footwear. He served as Vice Chairman of the Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation from September 1997 until he retired in November 2002.  Since 2002, Mr. Blitzer has worked with a variety of apparel and accessories companies, including Neiman Marcus Group, where he served on the Board of Directors of Kate Spade, LLC assisting in the turnaround and eventual sale of the company to Liz Claiborne. Following the sale, he helped Liz Claiborne identify and recruit Kate Spade’s new management team. From September 2003 through January 2006, he was a member of the board of directors of LeSportsac Inc. and was responsible for managing the business and the successful turnaround and ultimate sale of the company.   Mr. Blitzer currently serves on the boards of directors of All Saints, Charming Shoppes, Intermix, Kenneth Cole Productions and Modell’s Sporting Goods.

Lynn Welsh Emmolo has 25 years of experience in the beauty industry developing successful global brands, restructuring existing business models to drive operating efficiencies and leading an entrepreneurial startup. Starting her career at L'Oreal, she spent 14 years building L'Oreal Cosmetics into a top 3 mass market beauty brand. Joining Avon in 1993, she advanced her responsibilities to Sr. Vice President of Global Marketing and a Corporate Operating Committee member where she spearheaded the development of Avon's global brand strategy evolving the business from a highly decentralized product portfolio to a focused global brand marketer achieving consistent year on year double digit growth. From 2000, she led a joint venture startup between Limited brands and Shiseido in specialty retail. Ms. Welsh Emmolo has furthered her career in startups as a consultant on business development. She earned a BA in Marketing and International Business from New York University and is currently a member of the Advisory Board for the Hartford Foundation of Geriatric Nursing, the Alumni Committee for NYU Stern School of Business and a Founding Member and Chair of the Programming Committee of NYU Stern Women's Alumnae Council.

Randall has over 27 years experience in the retail food industry. He is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Randalls Food Markets, Inc., a $2.7 billion Houston-based supermarket chain with stores operating under the banners of “Randalls” in Houston and Austin, and “Tom Thumb” and “Simon David” in the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex.   Mr. Onstead began his career with Randalls in 1978, holding various management positions and was named Chief Executive Officer in 1996.  In 1997, Mr. Onstead initiated the sale of Randalls to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. while retaining a significant equity position, and in 1999, he helped lead the transaction that resulted in Safeway buying all the equity of Randalls Food Markets, Inc.  Mr. Onstead then became a Managing Director of Chapman Partners, L.L.C., a private investment-banking firm based in Chicago, IL, and became President of Onstead Investments, L.P. Later he became President and CEO of Garden Ridge Corp, a Houston-based crafts and décor retailer with 44 stores in 13 states, and more recently was President of Dominick’s Finer Foods, based in Oak Brook, IL and CEO of Bi-Lo Food Stores, based in Greenville, SC.  He is currently the founding Principal of Lone Star Retail Partners, LLC, a retail consulting and advisory firm.