70, was elected as a director of the Company on June 30, 1989. He is a member, along with wife, Judith Clark, of Clark Quality Construction, LLC. They are sole owners of this residential development Company. Prior to founding Clark Quality Construction, Mr. Clark was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Long John Silver’s Restaurants, Inc. from 1990 through September 1993 and prior thereto was President and Chief Executive Officer of The Children’s Place, a retail children’s apparel chain he founded in 1968. Mr. Clark has also been an investor and director of several private companies. Mr. Clark’s experience managing publicly-traded companies, experience as an executive, and his knowledge of the history of the Company has provided the Company with a wealth of knowledge in strategic planning, corporate finance, compensation, and sales and marketing in consumer related industries.

64, was elected as a director of the Company on January 26, 2011. He serves as Chairman Emeritus of McCann Worldgroup ("McCann”), a company he formed in 1997 and of which he had been CEO from its founding until 2010. Under Mr. Dooner’s leadership, McCann has grown to be one of the world’s largest marketing communications organizations, with operations in over 125 countries and a client roster that includes preeminent global marketers and many of the world’s most famous brands. Prior to assuming that position, Mr. Dooner was CEO of McCann Erickson Worldwide, a post he assumed in 1992. Mr. Dooner serves on several not for profit organizations, including service as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of United Way Worldwide; Charter Member of the President’s Advisory Council of CARE and Past Chairman and Board Member of the Advertising Council. Mr. Dooner’s experience managing a publicly traded company, experience as an executive and his knowledge of marketing and communications, including internationally, provides the Company with insight and expertise in advertising and marketing to position and expand the market share of the Ethan Allen brand. Mr. Dooner’s strong leadership and entrepreneurship as the founder and CEO of McCann Worldgroup provides the Company with a wealth of knowledge in strategic planning, corporate finance and sales and marketing of consumer products.

67, was elected as a director of the Company on July 28, 1992. Since 1984, she has been President of Flood, Gamble Associates, Inc., an investment counseling firm. Ms. Gamble was Senior Vice President responsible for equity strategy and economic research with Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company from 1981 to 1984. Prior to that, she held various management positions with Manufacturers Hanover (1977-1981), Foley, Warendorf & Co., a brokerage firm (1976-1977), Rothschild, Inc. (1971-1976) and Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith (1968-1971). Since May 1995, she has served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Federal Realty Investment Trust. Through her roles and responsibilities Ms. Gamble has extensive experience and insight relevant to her service to the Company, including that of Trustee of a realty investment trust and the real estate market. Ms. Gamble’s knowledge of the history of the Company as well as her significant financial management experience has resulted in strong skills in corporate finance, accounting and compensation.

65 was elected as an independent Director of the Company on April 20, 2010. Dr. Schmotter currently serves as President of Western Connecticut State University. He previously served as Western Michigan University’s Dean of the Haworth College of Business, the Dean of the College of Business and Economics at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, as well as Associate Dean and Director of International Studies at the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. Dr. Schmotter has consulted for a variety of organizations including IBM, TRW, the Institute for International Education, the Cleveland Foundation, the Graduate Management Admission Council, the Educational Testing Service, United States Agency for International Development, and a number of universities in the U.S., Asia and Europe. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Graduate Management Admission Council, was the founding Vice Chair of the Board of the MBA Enterprise Corps, has been a member of many committees of the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business and is a member of the Executive Committee of the NCAA. Dr. Schmotter is currently a director of the United Way of Western Connecticut and the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Schmotter’s strong leadership, educational and governmental background provides key insight and experience in strategic planning, international/global issues as well as communicating with younger customers which is valuable in his service to the Company.

64, was elected as a director of the Company on April 21, 2010. In 1973 Mr. Wilson joined Chemical Bank, a predecessor institution to J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. During his career he managed corporate finance activities, was the head of the bank’s East Asia business and later its European businesses. From 1991 to 2000 he headed the Global Trading Division and, after the acquisition of J.P. Morgan & Co., in 2000, was co-head of the Credit and Rates Division. From 2003 to 2006 he served as the firm’s Chief Risk Officer. Mr. Wilson is chairman of Annual Giving at Tuck School at Dartmouth College and formerly vice chairman of Annual Leadership Giving at the Harvard College Fund. Mr. Wilson also serves on the Board at the Bank of Montreal and several non-profit organizations. Mr. Wilson’s extensive executive and financial experience provides the Company with expertise in capital markets, risk management, and corporate finance.

74, was elected as a director of the Company on July 23, 2001. He is International Affairs Advisor of the law firm Patton Boggs LLP. He is former Vice Chairman, External Affairs, of American International Group ("AIG”), a United States-based mixed financial services and international insurance organization. Mr. Wisner is also on the board of directors of EOG Resources. He is also a member of the board of directors of the Commercial International Bank (CIB) in Cairo, Egypt and of Pangea 3, a New York based legal outsourcing company, privately held. Prior to joining AIG, he was the United States Ambassador to India from July 1994 through July 1997. He retired from the United States Government with the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest grade in the Foreign Service. Mr. Wisner joined the State Department as a Foreign Service Officer in 1961 and served in a variety of overseas and Washington positions during his 36-year career. Among his other positions, Mr. Wisner served successively as United States Ambassador to Zambia, Egypt and the Philippines. Before being named United States Ambassador to India, his most recent assignment was as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy. Prior to that, he was Under Secretary of State for International Security Affairs. Ambassador Wisner’s global, diplomatic and governmental experience provides insights and perspectives valuable in the operations and strategic planning of the Company.

68, is the Chairman, President and Principal Executive officer of Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. He has been President of the Company since 1985 and Chairman and Principal Executive Officer since 1988. He received his B.A. degree from Kashmir University in English Literature and Political Science and an M.B.A. in International Marketing from New York University. Mr. Kathwari serves on the President’s Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and several not-for-profit organizations, including: Director of Refugees International, Director of National Retail Federation and Director of International Rescue Committee. Mr. Kathwari has received numerous recognitions, including most recently the Honorary Doctor of Public Service Degree awarded by Tufts University President on May 20, 2012 and was inducted into the Furniture Hall of Fame. Mr. Kathwari has extensive experience and knowledge of the history of our Company and the furniture industry as well as extensive experience in growing and managing a business. He possesses insight into retailing, marketing, manufacturing, and strategic planning from experience with the Company as well as his broad experience with both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations which has given him perspectives from other industries valuable to his service to the Company.