Morry Weiss

Director (1971), Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chairman of the Executive Committee. Morry Weiss joined American Greetings in 1961 and has had various responsibilities with American Greetings including Group Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Creative. In June 1978, Mr. Weiss was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer. From October 1987 until June 1, 2003, Mr. Weiss was Chief Executive Officer of American Greetings. In February 1992, Mr. Weiss became our Chairman. Mr. Weiss serves as a director of National City Corporation (a financial holding company), a member of the advisory board of Primus Venture Partners (equity investor in companies requiring growth capital), and a member of the board of directors of Dots (a young women's clothing retailer). Mr. Weiss participates in a number of professional, educational and non-profit organizations, including as a member of the board of directors of United Way Services of Cleveland, Chairman of the Yeshiva University Board of Trustees, and a trustee of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Morry Weiss is the father of Jeffrey Weiss, a director and the President and Chief Operating Officer of American Greetings; the father of Zev Weiss, a director and the Chief Executive Officer of American Greetings; and the brother of Erwin Weiss, our Senior Vice President, Enterprise Resource Planning. Continuing Directors with Term Expiring in 2009.