Roger T. Knox has served the Memphis Zoological Society as its President and Chief Executive Officer since January 1989. Mr. Knox was the President and Chief Operating Officer of Goldsmith's Department Stores, Inc. (a full-line department store in Memphis and Jackson, Tennessee) from 1983 to 1989 and its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer from 1987 to 1989. Prior thereto, Mr. Knox was with Foley's Department Stores in Houston, Texas for 20 years. Mr. Knox has served as a director since the Company's initial public offering in March 1992. Additionally, Mr. Knox is a director of Hancock Fabrics, Inc.
