Sector: Consumer Discretionary
Director information for ETHAN ALLEN INTERIORS INC (data for year 2025)
| Name | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthia Ekberg Tsai | Director; CEO | 69 | ["CEO or Senior Executive Level Experience", "Risk Management", "International Experience", "Operating Experience", "Retail and Digital Experience", "Finance Experience", "Real Estate Experience", "Marketing and Brand Building Expertise", "Cybersecurity Experience", "Sustainability and Governance", "More than 40 years of experience in global finance and technology", "Founder and former CEO of HealthExpo", "General Partner in MassTech Ventures", "Chairman of the Board on the Montana Bioscience Alliance", "Board member of the Stand Up To Cancer Foundation, the Prix Galien Foundation, Certus Critical Care Inc., VitaNay Inc., and Titin KM Biomedical", "Recognized by Harvard Business School Alumni Chapter with an Early-Stage Honor Roll Award for Entrepreneurship", "Received 'Leading Woman Entrepreneur of the World' Award from the Star Foundation", "Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Missouri", "Strategic thinking and unique hands-on experience in technology, financial analysis, investment banking, business development and brand building"] | ["Audit\u2013Chair", "Compensation", "Corporate Governance, Nominations and Sustainability"] | 2025 |
| David M. Sable | Director; Vice Chair | 72 | ["CEO or Senior Executive Level Experience", "Risk Management", "International Experience", "Operating Experience", "Retail and Digital Experience", "Finance Experience", "Real Estate Experience", "Marketing and Brand Building Expertise", "Cybersecurity Experience", "Sustainability and Governance", "Board member of American Eagle Outfitters since 2013", "Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of VMLY&R from 2011 to 2019", "Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of Wunderman, Inc. from August 2000 to February 2011", "Founding Partner of Genesis Direct, Inc. from June 1996 to September 2000", "Industry Legend by The Ad Club of NY in 2025", "Named one of the 10 Most Generous Marketing Geniuses by Fast Company in 2013", "Serves on the Board of Directors of UNCF", "Serves on the Executive Board of the International Special Olympics", "Keynote speaker and author", "LinkedIn Influencer", "More than 30 years of experience in digital leadership and marketing communications"] | ["Corporate Governance", "Nominations and", "Sustainability\u2009\u2013\u2009Chair", "Audit", "Compensation"] | 2025 |
| John J. Dooner, Jr. | Lead Independent Director | 77 | ["CEO or Senior Executive Level Experience", "Risk Management", "International Experience", "Operating Experience", "Retail and Digital Experience", "Finance Experience", "Real Estate Experience", "Marketing and Brand Building Expertise", "Cybersecurity Experience", "Sustainability and Governance", "Founded The Dooner Group", "Chairman Emeritus of McCann Worldgroup", "Chief Executive Officer of McCann Erickson Worldwide", "Inducted into the American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame", "Honorary doctorate from St. Thomas University", "Executive leadership", "Financial acumen", "Advertising and branding expertise"] | ["Compensation\u2013Chair", "Audit", "Corporate Governance, Nominations and Sustainability"] | 2025 |
| Maria Eugenia Casar | Director; RISK MANAGEMENT, ESG AND HUMAN RESOURCES LEADER | 66 | ["CEO or Senior Executive Level Experience", "Risk Management", "International Experience", "Operating Experience", "Retail and Digital Experience", "Finance Experience", "Real Estate Experience", "Marketing and Brand Building Expertise", "Cybersecurity Experience", "Sustainability and Governance", "Held various high level executive positions within the United Nations", "Served as Under-Secretary-General from 2014 to 2016", "CFO and Controller between 2011 and 2014", "Associate Administrator of the UN Development Programme", "Deputy Executive Director of the World Food Programme", "National Treasurer and Executive Director for the Mexican Agency for International Cooperation", "Leadership roles in Banco Nacional de Servicios Financieros (BANSEFI)", "Proficient in Spanish, English, French and Italian", "Holds an MBA and a degree in public accounting, with honors, from ITAM", "Experience in strategic financial and risk management", "Expertise in sustainability and governance perspectives", "Human resources leadership expertise", "Knowledge of managing business transformation initiatives"] | ["Audit", "Corporate Governance, Nominations and Sustainability"] | 2025 |
| M. Farooq Kathwari | Director; Chairman of the Board | 81 | ["CEO or Senior Executive Level Experience", "Risk Management", "International Experience", "Operating Experience", "Retail and Digital Experience", "Finance Experience", "Real Estate Experience", "Marketing and Brand Building Expertise", "Cybersecurity Experience", "Sustainability and Governance", "Chairman of the Board", "Advisory member of the New York Stock Exchange", "Director and former chairman of the National Retail Federation", "Director emeritus and former chairman and president of the American Home Furnishings Alliance", "Member of the Board of Advisors of the International Rescue Committee", "Chairman Emeritus of Refugees International", "Member of the International Advisory Council of the United States Institute of Peace", "Member of the Council on Foreign Relations", "Honorary Trustee on the Hebrew Home Board", "Director of the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University", "Member of the advisory board of the Center for Strategic and International Studies", "Recipient of the 2018 Ellis Island Medal of Honor", "Inducted into the American Furniture Hall of Fame", "Recipient of the National Retail Federation Gold Medal", "Recognized as an Outstanding American by Choice by the U.S. government", "Received the Yale School of Management\u2019s Chief Executive Leadership Institute Lifetime of Leadership Award", "Recognized by Worth magazine as one of the 50 Best CEOs in the United States", "Author of 'Trailblazer: from the Mountains of Kashmir to the Summit of Global Business and Beyond'", "Extensive knowledge of the history of both the Company and the furniture industry", "Extensive experience in growing and managing a business", "Insight into retailing, marketing, manufacturing, finance, and strategic planning", "Valuable perspectives from both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations"] | [] | 2025 |
| Tara I. Stacom | Director; Executive Vice Chairman | 67 | ["CEO or Senior Executive Level Experience", "Risk Management", "International Experience", "Operating Experience", "Retail and Digital Experience", "Finance Experience", "Real Estate Experience", "Marketing and Brand Building Expertise", "Cybersecurity Experience", "Sustainability and Governance", "Bachelor of Science degree in Finance", "Director of the Realty Foundation of New York", "Member of the Real Estate Board of New York", "Appointed to the Board of Directors of Inveniam Capital Partners", "Director\u2019s Circle Member of Girls, Inc.", "Board member of Right to Dream", "Recipient of Crain\u2019s New York Business 100 Most Influential Women in New York City", "Awarded Woman of the Year of the New York Executives in Real Estate", "Received Northwood University\u2019s Distinguished Women\u2019s Award", "Honored with the 2011 Most Ingenious Deal of the Year"] | ["Audit", "Corporate Governance, Nominations and Sustainability"] | 2025 |
