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Joel D. Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Anderson has served as a director since February 2015, when he was appointed to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to becoming our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Anderson was our President and Chief Operating Officer from July 2014 through January 2015. Prior to joining Five Below, Mr. Anderson served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Walmart.com from 2011 until 2014 and as the divisional Senior Vice President of the Northern Plains division of Wal-mart Stores, Inc., a global retailer, from 2010 to 2011. Prior to joining Wal-mart Stores, Inc., Mr. Anderson was President of the retail and direct business units for Lenox Group, Inc. and served in various executive positions at Toys “R” Us Inc. over a 14-year period.

Kenneth R. Bull, COO, CFO & Treasurer

Mr. Bull has been appointed to the newly-created role of Chief Operating Officer. He has served as our Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since 2012 and will continue to serve in this role until a new CFO is appointed. Mr. Bull joined the Company as Senior Vice President, Finance in 2005 and has also served as our Secretary. Previously, he was the Finance Director and Treasurer for Urban Outfitters, Inc., from 1999 to 2003.

Eric M. Specter, Chief Administrative Officer

Mr. Specter joined the Company as Chief Administrative Officer in July 2014. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Specter served as Executive Vice President and Chief Integration Officer of Ascena Retail Group, Inc. (“Ascena”), a specialty clothing, shoes and accessories retailer, from 2012 to 2014. Previously, Mr. Specter served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Charming Shoppes, Inc., a specialty apparel retailer, from 1997 until it was acquired by Ascena in 2012.

Michael F. Romanko, Chief Merchandising Officer

Mr. Romanko joined the Company as Executive Vice President of Merchandising in January 2015. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Romanko served as Chief Design Officer of Patriarch Partners, LLC, a private equity firm, from 2013 to 2015. Previously, Mr. Romanko was a Partner at Qbbs Global LLC, a retail strategy consulting firm, from 2009 to 2013.

George S. Hill, Chief Retail Officer

Mr. Hill joined the Company as Executive Vice President of Operations in May 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Hill served as Senior Vice President, Retail Operations for Dick’s Sporting Goods, a sporting goods retailer, from 2014 to 2017. Previously, Mr. Hill was a Senior Vice President at Office Depot, an office supply retailer, from 2004 to 2014.

Amit Jhunjhunwala, Chief Information Officer

Mr. Jhunjhunwala joined Five Below as Chief Information Officer in January 2023, bringing over 20 years of global experience delivering large scale digital transformation programs and leading large application development teams. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Jhunjhunwala was a technology executive at Adidas, where he spent the majority of his career, most recently serving as CIO of Adidas’s North America Division.