BARNES Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain OfficersItem 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
BARNES Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
(d) On April 5, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Barnes & Noble, Inc. (the “Company”) elected Kim Van Der Zon to the Board, effective immediately, to hold office until the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2017.
Ms. Van Der Zon currently leads the Global Board Practice at Egon Zehnder, the global board advisory, executive search and leadership consulting firm, which she joined in 1999 and where she has been a Partner since 2005. Previously, Ms. Van Der Zon served as Vice President Corporate Marketing from 1996 to 1999 at BMO Financial Group. From 1992 to 1996, Ms. Van Der Zon served as Senior Brand Marketing Manager and Director New Business Development at Labatt Breweries. Ms. Van Der Zon commenced her career in 1986 at Procter & Gamble in Marketing, where she was ultimately promoted to Senior Brand Manager.
Ms. Van Der Zon has not been appointed to any committees of the Board, and no determination has been made at this time as to any committees of the Board to which she may be appointed.
Ms. Van Der Zon will be compensated for her service in accordance with the Company’s standard compensation policies and practices for the Board, the components of which were disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement for its 2016 annual meeting of stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 29, 2016, and Ms. Van Der Zon will enter into the Company’s standard form of indemnification agreement for directors and officers, which was included as Exhibit 10.35 to the Company’s annual report on Form 10‑K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2016 filed with the SEC on June 23, 2016.
About BARNES & NOBLE, INC. (NYSE:BKS)
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is a bookseller. The Company is a content and commerce company, which provides access to trade books and other content across its multi-channel distribution platform. It operates in two segments: Barnes & Noble Retail (B&N Retail) and NOOK. The Company is engaged in the sale of trade books (generally hardcover and paperback consumer titles), mass market paperbacks (such as mystery, romance, science fiction and other fiction), children’s books, eBooks and other digital content, textbooks and course-related materials, NOOK and related accessories, bargain books, magazines, gifts, cafe products and services, educational toys and games, music and movies direct to customers through its bookstores or on www.barnesandnoble.com. The Company also offers a textbook rental option to its customers through barnesandnoble.com. The Company offers its customers a suite of textbook options-new, used, digital and rental. BARNES & NOBLE, INC. (NYSE:BKS) Recent Trading Information
BARNES & NOBLE, INC. (NYSE:BKS) closed its last trading session 00.00 at 8.90 with 756,836 shares trading hands.
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is a bookseller. The Company is a content and commerce company, which provides access to trade books and other content across its multi-channel distribution platform. It operates in two segments: Barnes & Noble Retail (B&N Retail) and NOOK. The Company is engaged in the sale of trade books (generally hardcover and paperback consumer titles), mass market paperbacks (such as mystery, romance, science fiction and other fiction), children’s books, eBooks and other digital content, textbooks and course-related materials, NOOK and related accessories, bargain books, magazines, gifts, cafe products and services, educational toys and games, music and movies direct to customers through its bookstores or on www.barnesandnoble.com. The Company also offers a textbook rental option to its customers through barnesandnoble.com. The Company offers its customers a suite of textbook options-new, used, digital and rental. BARNES & NOBLE, INC. (NYSE:BKS) Recent Trading Information
BARNES & NOBLE, INC. (NYSE:BKS) closed its last trading session 00.00 at 8.90 with 756,836 shares trading hands.
