The Board of Directors of The Finish Line, Inc. announced Norman H. Gurwitz as a new director and announced that director and company co-founder David I. Klapper will retire from the board effective immediately.
Gurwitz, 62, is an advisor to Emmis Communications Corporation, owner and operator of radio stations and magazines throughout the U.S. and Europe. He has been with Emmis since 1986, serving as VP, Corporate Counsel and Director of Human Resources. Prior to joining Emmis, Gurwitz was with the Internal Revenue Service in Washington, D.C. for four years and was in private corporate legal practice in Indianapolis for 10 years.
Gurwitz will serve on the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee for a term that expires at Finish Line's 2010 annual meeting.
Klapper, 60, has advised the company that he will step down as a director, effective immediately. Klapper, who was one of the original co-founders of The Finish Line in 1976, has been a member of the company's Board of Directors since 1982 and served as an executive with Finish Line through 2008.
Klapper, 60, has advised the company that he will step down as a director, effective immediately. Klapper, who was one of the original co-founders of The Finish Line in 1976, has been a member of the company's Board of Directors since 1982 and served as an executive with Finish Line through 2008.
