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	John M. Forzani John M. Forzani is the founder and Chairman of the Board of the Forzani Group Ltd. He has served as one of our directors since 1974. At the end of fiscal 2007, he retired from senior management of the Company. John has a business degree from Utah State University and is a former Calgary Stampeder. He opened the first location in 1974, a single 1,200 square foot store specializing in athletic and recreational footwear. John is the current Chairman of Intersport International Corporation. He is also very involved in charitable fundraising events, on a major scale, across Canada.

	Robert Sartor Bob Sartor is the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and has held that position and served as a member of the Board since February 2003. Prior to 2003, Bob held the position of President, Business Support and Chief Financial Officer of The Forzani Group Ltd. from February 1997 to January 2003. He is a Chartered Accountant and graduate of Concordia and McGill Universities. Bob’s background prior to joining the company was primarily in the food business; he has held positions in treasury, financial planning and mergers and acquisitions in addition to core finance functions with Kraft General Foods of Glenview, Illinois and the Oshawa Group Limited of Toronto.

	Albrecht W.A. Bellstedt, QC Albrecht W.A. Bellstedt, QC, has served as one of our directors since 1993 and has been the Board’s lead director since 1995. Mr. Bellstedt retired in February 2007 as the Executive Vice-President, Law and Corporate of TransCanada Corporation having held senior executive positions at TransCanada since 1999. Mr. Bellstedt was previously a partner with the law firm of Fraser Milner Casgrain where he specialized in transactional work including securities law, mergers and acquisitions, banking and venture capital investments. Mr. Bellstedt is also a director of a publicly traded bank, chairs another public company and is a director of various private companies. Mr. Bellstedt is a member of the Company’s Governance Committee.

	Roman Doroniuk, CA Roman Doroniuk, CA, has served as one of our directors since 1997. He was Executive Vice-President of Magna International Inc. and Chief Operating Officer of Magna Entertainment Corp., from January 2003 through October 2003. Prior to this, Mr. Doroniuk was the President of Lionsgate Entertainment from October 1998 to April 2000 and was Chief Financial Officer of Alliance Communications Corporation from October 1995 to September 1998. Mr. Doroniuk serves as a trustee and a director and chairs the Audit Committee of another publicly traded entity. Mr. Doroniuk is Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee.

	Henri Drouin Henri Drouin has served as one of our directors since 2002. Mr. Drouin was Chairman of the Board of RONA Inc. from 1981 to 2002. From 1966 to date, Mr. Drouin has been involved in the retail sector, owning a sporting goods store, a supermarket and a full-service home centre store. Mr. Drouin is a member of the Company’s Audit Committee.

	Donald E. Gass Mr. Gass became a Board member of FGL on June 10, 2009. Mr. Gass has been an independent businessman since his retirement as a partner of the account firm Deloitte & Touche LLP, a position he held from 1976 to 2008. While with Deloitte, Mr. Gass held several roles, including Senior Partner, Accounting and Auditing and Managing Partner of the Northern Saskatchewan practice. Mr. Gass also served on the Board of Directors of Deloitte from 1996 to 2004 where he chaired the firm's Compensation Committee, National CEO/Managing Partner Selection Committee and Special Committee to the Consulting Practice. Mr. Gass holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Saskatchewan and received a Chartered Accountant designation and has also been recognized with an FCA designation.

	Jay A.J. Peters Jay A.J. Peters has served as one of our directors since June 2007. Mr. Peters has been President and owner, J. Peters and Company Inc., a marketing and management consulting practice, since 2002. He was previously Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, TLC Laser Eye Centers Inc. from 2000 to 2001. From 1991 to 1999, Mr. Peters was President & Chief Operating Officer of Horizon International, a division of Oshawa Group which produced a variety of products and marketing services to both internal and external customers. His earlier background included a number of operational leadership roles with a focus on advertising and marketing. Mr. Peters has been active in a number of professional and community organizations, including as a member of the board of directors of IGA Canada from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Peters is a member of the Company’s Governance Committee.

	Paul S. Walters Paul S. Walters has served as one of our directors since 2005. Mr. Walters brings extensive experience in the retail industry, having served as past Chairman, President and CEO of Sears Canada Inc. In addition, Mr. Walters held a number of executive management positions with Hudson’s Bay Company. He is also a past Director of the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario, as well as being a past director of the University of British Columbia, and the Retail Council of Canada, the International Mass Retail Association and The Conference Board of Canada. Mr. Walters is Chairman of the Company’s Governance Committee.