Executive Team
Diane Irvine
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
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| Diane Irvine has served as Chief Executive Officer since February 2008 and President since February 2007. She served as Chief Financial Officer from December 1999 to September 2007. She has been a Director of the Company since May 2001. From February 1994 to May 1999, Ms. Irvine served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc., a timberland management and wood products company. From September 1981 to February 1994, Ms. Irvine served in various capacities, most recently as a partner, with Coopers and Lybrand LLP, an accounting firm. Ms. Irvine holds a B.S. in Accounting from Illinois State University and holds an M.S. in Taxation from Golden Gate University. |
Mark Vadon
Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board
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| Mark Vadon co-founded Blue Nile and has served as Executive Chairman since February 2008 and Chairman of the Board since inception. Prior to February 2008, he served as Chief Executive Officer from inception and served as President from inception to February 2007. From December 1992 to March 1999, Mr. Vadon was a consultant for Bain & Company, a management consulting firm. Mr. Vadon holds a B.A. in Social Studies from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University. |
Marc Stolzman
Chief Financial Officer
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| Marc Stolzman, Chief Financial Officer, joined Blue Nile in June 2008. Prior to joining Blue Nile, Mr. Stolzman served as Chief Financial Officer for Imperium Renewables, a biodiesel refining and manufacturing company, from March 2007 to May 2008. From 1994 to January 2007, Mr. Stolzman served in a number of executive leadership positions with Starbucks Coffee Company, including Senior Vice President of Finance and Business Development of Starbucks Coffee International from July 2003 to January 2007, Chief Financial Officer of Starbucks Coffee Japan from 2001 to July 2003, and as Vice President of Finance of North America from 1997 to 2001. Mr. Stolzman holds a B.A. in Business Administration from Washington State University. |
Susan Bell
Senior Vice President
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| Susan Bell has served as Blue Nile's Senior Vice President since June 2005. Ms. Bell has held executive level positions in both marketing and merchandising since she joined Blue Nile in September 2001. From October 2000 to February 2001, Ms. Bell served as Vice President of Merchandising and Marketing for The Body Shop Digital, an e-commerce company. From July 1984 to July 2000, Ms. Bell served in various capacities at Eddie Bauer, Inc., a clothing and merchandise retail company, most recently as Vice President and General Merchandising Manager. Ms. Bell holds a B.A. in Business Administration from San Francisco State University.
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Dwight Gaston
Senior Vice President
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| Dwight Gaston has served as Blue Nile’s Senior Vice President since September 2005. From July 2003 to March 2005, Mr. Gaston served as Vice President of Operations, and from May 1999 to July 2003, Mr. Gaston served as Blue Nile’s Director of Fulfillment Operations. From June 1992 to June 1995 and from August 1997 to May 1999, Mr. Gaston was a consultant with Bain & Company, a management consulting firm. Mr. Gaston holds a B.A. in Economics from Rice University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
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Marianne Marck
Senior Vice President
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| Marianne Marck has served as Blue Nile's Senior Vice President since January 2009. From May 2003 to January 2009, Ms. Marck served as Vice President of Engineering for Disney Interactive Media Group, a division of The Walt Disney Company. From March 1998 to May 2003, Ms. Marck served in various capacities at CNET Networks, most recently as Senior Vice President of Technology Infrastructure. From November 1991 to March 1998, Ms. Marck served as an engineer and engineering manager at Sybase, an enterprise software company. From June 1989 to November 1991, Ms. Marck served as a software developer at the IBM Almaden Research Laboratory. Ms. Marck holds a B.A. in Mathematics from Mills College and has done graduate work in computer science and executive management. |
Terri Maupin
Vice President of Finance and Controller
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| Terri Maupin has served as Blue Nile's Vice President of Finance and Controller since July 2004. From September 2003 to July 2004, Ms. Maupin served as Blue Nile's Controller. From February 2001 to September 2003, Ms. Maupin served as the Staff Vice President of Finance and Controller at Alaska Air Group, Inc., the parent company of airline companies Alaska Airlines, Inc. and Horizon Air Industries, Inc., and Staff Vice President of Finance and Controller at Alaska Airlines, Inc. From September 1994 through January 2001, Ms. Maupin served in various capacities at Nordstrom, Inc., a clothing and merchandise retail company, most recently as Director of Financial Reporting. Ms. Maupin holds a B.A. in Accounting from Western Washington University.
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