Alan Rosskamm
Description Mr. Rosskamm, 60, has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Breakthrough Charter Schools since November 1, 2009. Breakthrough Charter Schools is a non-profit charter management organization created to support the operation of four high performing public charter schools in Cleveland, Ohio. He served as our Interim Chief Executive Officer from July 10, 2008 until April 2, 2009. He was appointed as our Non-Executive Chairman of the Board on June 26, 2008. Mr. Rosskamm was the Chief Executive Officer of Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. (?Jo-Ann?), from October 1985 until August 2006, and Chairman of its board of directors from July 1992 until August 2006. Under his leadership, Jo-Ann became the nation?s leading retailer of fabrics and sewing supplies and one of the nation?s largest retailers of craft and floral products, operating 800 stores in 47 states. He continues as a member of Jo-Ann?s board of directors, where he has served since 1985. Since 2007, Mr. Rosskamm has been a director of PetSense, Inc., a start-up retailer with 32 pet stores serving smaller U.S. markets. He has not served on the board of any other public company within the last five years. In considering Mr. Rosskamm for Director of the Company, the Board considered his executive experience and governance leadership roles on other boards, as well as his extensive background in retail. To view the detailed information, you need to SUBSCRIBE with us. |
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