Janice Fields - Chicos FAS Independent Director

Ms. Janice L. Fields is Independent Director of the Company. She has more than 30 years of global retail executive leadership experience and most recently served as the Vice Chair of Hudsons Bay Company, a fashion retail group operating through multiple banners, including Hudsons Bay, Home Outfitters, Lord Taylor, Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth and Kaufhof. Ms. Brooks joined Hudsons Bay in 2008 as Chief Executive Officer and President. From 2012 to 2014, Ms. Brooks served as President of Hudsons Bay Company, responsible for both Hudsons Bay and Lord Taylor department stores USA. From 1997 to 2008, Ms. Brooks was based in Hong Kong serving as an executive officer, including as President of the Lane Crawford Joyce Group, a womens fashion retailer with over 500 stores in Asia, and as Global Merchandise Manager for Dickson Concepts Limited, a luxury retail group and owner of Harvey Nichols, UK. Prior to that, Ms. Brooks spent over a decade at Holt Renfrew Company, a Canadabased fashion department store, in roles that included Executive Vice President and General Merchandise Manager. Ms. Brooks also serves on the board of directors and sits on the Compensation Committee of Abercrombie Fitch Co., a teen apparel retailer, and Rogers Communications Inc., a Canadian diversified communications and media company, and she is a trustee of RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust, a North American real estate owner and developer. Ms. Brooks was formerly a director of Empire Company Limited, one of Canadas largest food retailers. She is a member of the Order of Canada. since 2013.