David Ziegler

Chairman of the Board

Elected to the Board: 2001

Board committees: Compensation and HR (Chairman), Retail Supply Chain

Stores: 10-store chain in northern Illinois; Parent store - Ziegler's Ace Hardware (store no. 49-I), Elgin, Ill

Jim Ackroyd

Member Director

Elected to the Board: 2008

Board committees: Retail Supply Chain, Compensation and HR

Stores:Eleven-store chain headquartered out of Naples, Fla. Parent store – Vision Ace Hardware (store no. 10789), Labelle, Fla.

Sameer Al-Hamidi

Member Director

Elected to the Board: 2007

Board Committees: Audit, Retail Supply Chain

Stores: Al-Hamidi is the general manager of Saudi Company for Hardware, a 15-store chain in Saudi Arabia.

Bill Bolton

Member Director

Elected to the Board: 2004

Board committees: Finance (Chairman), Audit, Nominating and Governance

Background: 30 years of retail experience, including serving as executive vice president, retail president and COO of SuperValu, Inc.; chairman and CEO of Bruno's, Inc., COO of American Stores Co., and president of Jewel Food/Osco Stores.

Jeff Girard

Member Director

Elected to the Board: 2008

Board committees: Audit, Nominating and Governance, Finance

Stores: Owns and manages Beam Dynamics, Inc., a private business that manufactures precision metal components and testing equipment used in scientific research. Girard held CEO and chairman positions at Girard, Inc., SuperValu Inc. and Supermarkets General Corp.

James Hatcher

Member Director

Elected to the Board: 2006

Board committees: Compensation and HR (Chairman), Finance, Nominating and Governance

Stores: Seven-store chain in Virginia; Parent store - Pleasants Hardware Inc. (store no. 8171-J), Richmond, VA.

Rick Karp

Member Director

Elected to the Board: 2000

Board committees: Audit (Chairman), Retail Supply Chain

Stores: Four-store chain in northern California; Parent store - Cole Ace Hardware (store no. 3357-K), San Francisco, Calif.

John M. Patricia

Member Director

Elected to the Board: 2005

Board committees: Nominating and Governance (Chairman), Finance, Audit

Stores: Ace Hardware & Nursery (store no. 4069-A), Payson, Ariz.

Gina Schaefer

Member Director

Elected to the Board: 2008

Board committees: Compensation and HR, Nominating and Governance, Finance

Stores: Four-store chain in Washington, D.C. area. Parent store – Logan Hardware (store no. 11410)

Jeff Schulein

Member Director

Elected to the Board: 2002

Board committees: Compensation and HR, Retail Supply Chain

Stores: 11-store chain in southern California; Parent store - Crown Ace Hardware (store no. 9113-A), Huntington Beach, Calif.

Lori Terpstra

Member Director

Elected to the Board: 2003

Board committees: Retail Supply Chain (Chairman), Compensation and HR

Stores: Three-store chain in Michigan; Parent store - Rylee's Ace Hardware (store no.275-I), Grand Rapids, Mich.

Craig Ward

Member Director

Elected to the Board: 2003

Board committees:Retail Supply Chain, Audit

Stores: Seven-store chain in Chapel Hill, N.C.