Board of Directors

Mr. Allan became a director of Samsonite in January 2007, being appointed as non-executive Chairman in May 2007. Mr. Allan is a member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Post World Net and is Chief Executive of DHL's logistics business, comprised of DHL Exel Supply Chain, DHL Freight and DHL Global Forwarding. His appointment followed the acquisition by Deutsche Post World Net of Exel plc in December 2005. In September 1994, Mr. Allan joined Ocean Group plc, as Chief Executive from BET. In May 2000 Ocean Group and Exel (formerly NFC) merged to form Exel plc, and he was appointed Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Allan started his business career in marketing with Lever Brothers, moving on to Bristol-Meyers and Fine Fare. He joined BET in 1985 and was appointed to the board in 1987, with specific responsibilities as Director of Business Services (Europe) and Group Marketing Director. Mr. Allan is a non-executive director of National Grid plc.
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Mr.Bottoli was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in March 2004 and was appointed as a director of Samsonite in September 2005. From 2001 to 2002, Mr.Bottoli was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Louis Vuitton, part of the LVMH group, a luxury consumer products company. From 1991 to 2001 he held several management roles at the Reckitt Benckiser Group (previously Benckiser), a global consumer products company. At Reckitt Benckiser, Mr.Bottoli worked in various positions in Spain, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and became a Management Board member and Executive Vice President of Reckitt Benckiser as of 1993. He began his career with Procter & Gamble, in France and the United States, and prior to joining the Reckitt Benckiser Group, spent two years with The Boston Consulting Group, a diverse global business consulting firm, in the firm's Paris and Milan offices.
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Mr. Wiley has been Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Samsonite since March 1998, becoming a director of Samsonite in May 2007. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Wiley was Corporate Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer of the Americas division of Samsonite and Assistant Treasurer. Prior to joining Samsonite, from 1994 to 1995, Mr. Wiley was an audit and consulting senior manager with BDO Seidman, an international public accounting firm. From 1982 to 1994, Mr. Wiley was a senior manager with KPMG LLP, working in the audit and consulting areas.
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Mr. Philippin became a director of Samsonite in October 2003. Mr. Philippin has been a principal with GarMark Advisors, a mezzanine investment fund, since 2002. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Philippin was Chief Executive Officer of Online Retail Partners, an internet incubator company. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Philippin held several positions with Investcorp, a global investment group, including serving as a member of its management committee, and was responsible for post acquisition monitoring and performance improvement for the firm's U.S. portfolio. From 1974 to 1994, Mr. Philippin was with the public accounting firm of Coopers & Lybrand (now PricewaterhouseCoopers), and was a partner of the firm from 1982. Mr. Philippin serves on the boards and audit and compensation committees of CSK Auto Corporation and on the board and audit committee of Alliance Laundry Systems.
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Mr. Grimaldi became a director of Samsonite in October 2003. Since 2002, Mr. Grimaldi has been a Managing Director of Bain Capital, Ltd., a private investment firm based in London. Prior to joining Bain Capital, Mr. Grimaldi was responsible for private equity investments at Investcorp International Limited for six years and was a member of the firm's management committee from 1999 until 2002.
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Mr. Ressler became a director of Samsonite in July 2003. Mr. Ressler is a founding member of Ares Management LLC, an alternative asset management company with offices in Los Angeles, New York and London. Prior to Ares, Mr. Ressler was a co-founder of Apollo Management, L.P. in 1990 and was a member of the original six-member management team. Prior to 1990, Mr. Ressler served as a Senior Vice President in the High Yield Bond Department of Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated, with responsibility for the New Issue/Syndicate Desk. Mr. Ressler serves on the board of directors of WCA Waste Corporation and on the boards of directors of several private companies.
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Mr. Sienna became a director of Samsonite in October 2003. Mr. Sienna has been Vice President of the private equity group of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board since 2002. From 1998 to 2002, Mr. Sienna was a partner at Calcap Corporate Finance Limited, a consulting firm specialising in mergers and acquisitions. From 1995 to 1998, Mr. Sienna was Vice President, Corporate Development at Dairyworld Foods. Prior to 1995, Mr. Sienna held various positions in management and corporate development for companies in the beverage, food and entertainment industries.
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Mr. Triggs became a director of Samsonite in October 2003. Since June 2006 Mr. Triggs has been the President of Arise Ventures Ltd., a private investment company based in Ontario, Canada. From 1993 to 2006 Mr. Triggs was the President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Vincor International Inc. a global wine producer, retailer and distributor based in Ontario Canada with wineries in Ontario and British Columbia in Canada, Washington State, California, Australia and New Zealand. In August 1989 Mr. Triggs became Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Cartier Wines & Beverage Corporation, which became Vincor International in 1992 as a result of a merger.
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Mr. Warner became a director of Samsonite in October 2003. Since 2006, Mr. Warner has been a principal at GarMark Advisors, an investment firm focused on providing junior capital, equity and mezzanine financing to middle market companies. Since 2004, Mr. Warner has been a founding partner of Hemisphere One, a global investment firm focused on investing in lifestyle brands. From 1994 to 2003, Mr. Warner served in several senior capacities at Investcorp, a global investment group. From 1999 to 2002 he was head of Investcorp's European business, responsible for the firm's European private equity activities. Mr. Warner also led Investcorp's review of various global strategic options. In addition, he served as a member of the firm's Coordinator's Committee (global operating board of Investcorp), Commitment Committee (controls Investcorp's global capital commitments) and Budget and Expense Review Committee (controls Investcorp's operating expenses).
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