Our business began in 1995 as an idea of our founder, Kevin A. Plank, then special teams captain of the University of Maryland football team. Tired of repeatedly changing the cotton T-shirt under his jersey as it became wet and heavy during the course of a game, Mr. Plank set out to develop a next generation shirt that would remain drier and lighter. He created a new category of sporting apparel called performance apparel, and built our Company into a leading developer, marketer, and distributor of branded performance apparel, footwear and accessories. Mr. Plank has served as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 1996, and served as our President from 1996 to July 2008. Mr. Plank also is a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation.
Byron K. Adams, Jr. has been a director of Under Armour since September 2003. Since 1985, Mr. Adams has been a managing director of Rosewood Capital, LLC, a private equity firm that, through its affiliates, was one of our significant investors from 2003 until 2006.
Douglas E. Coltharp has been a director of Under Armour since December 2004. Since May 2007, Mr. Coltharp has been a partner at Arlington Capital Advisors and Arlington Investment Partners, a Birmingham, Alabama based financial advisory and private equity business. Prior thereto, Mr. Coltharp served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Saks Incorporated and its predecessor organization from 1996 to May 2007. Mr. Coltharp serves on the board of Ares Capital Corp., and as Chairman of its audit committee and a member of its nominating committee.
Anthony W. Deering has been a director of Under Armour since August 2008. Mr. Deering is Chairman of Exeter Capital, LLC, a private investment firm. Prior thereto, Mr. Deering served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of The Rouse Company, a large public national real estate company, from 1997 to 2004, until it merged with General Growth Properties. With The Rouse Company since 1972, Mr. Deering previously served as Vice President and Treasurer, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Deering serves on the Board of Directors of Vornado Realty Trust, and is a member of its audit committee. Mr. Deering also serves on the Boards of the T. Rowe Price Mutual Funds and is a member of the Deutsche Bank Americas Regional Client Advisory Board.
A.B. Krongard has been a director of Under Armour since July 2005 and Lead Director since May 2006. Mr. Krongard served as Executive Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2001 to 2004 and as counselor to the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 2000 to 2001. Mr. Krongard previously served in various capacities at Alex.Brown, Incorporated, including as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Upon the merger of Alex.Brown with Bankers Trust Corporation in September 1997, Mr. Krongard became Vice Chairman of the Board of Bankers Trust and served in such capacity until joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 2001. Mr. Krongard serves as the non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of PHH Corp., and is the chairman of its executive and corporate governance committees and is a member of its compensation committee. Mr. Krongard is also serving on the board of the law firm DLA Piper and Iridium Holdings, LLC, a global satellite communications company.
William R. McDermott has been a director of Under Armour since August 2005. Since July 2008, Mr. McDermott has been the President of Global Field Operations and Executive Board Member of SAP AG, overseeing the company's strategic business activities around the globe. Prior thereto, he served as Chief Executive Officer of SAP Americas & Asia Pacific Japan. SAP is a business software company that provides collaborative business solutions to companies of all sizes. Prior to joining SAP in 2002, Mr. McDermott served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales Operations at Siebel Systems from 2001 to 2002, and President of Gartner, Inc. from 2000 to 2001. Mr. McDermott rose through the ranks at Xerox from 1983 to 2000. In his last leadership position at Xerox, Mr. McDermott served as a division President and Corporate Officer from 1997 to 2000. Mr. McDermott is currently serving on the Board of Directors of PAETEC Holding Corp., a provider of integrated communications services, and the Board of Directors of ANSYS, Inc., a provider of engineering and simulation software and technologies, and as a member of its compensation committee.
Harvey L. Sanders has been a director of Under Armour since November 2004. Prior to the acquisition of Nautica Enterprises, Inc. by VF Corporation in September 2003, Mr. Sanders was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Nautica Enterprises, Inc. since 1993 and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from 1977 to 2003. Mr. Sanders currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for a privately owned company, Inkstop, Inc., the Boomer Esiason Foundation for Cystic Fibrosis and the Starlight Starbright Foundation and as a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Maryland College Park Foundation and Chairman of its executive committee.
Thomas J. Sippel has been a director of Under Armour since July 2001. Mr. Sippel is a partner of the law firm Gill, Sippel & Gallagher, where he has worked since 1975, specializing in corporate law, company formation and representation of businesses.
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