Jay Henderson - STEVEN MADDEN Independent Director

Mr. Jay L. Henderson is Director of the Company. Mr. Henderson retired as Vice Chairman, Client Service at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in June 2016, a position he held since 2007. He also served as PricewaterhouseCoopers Managing Partner of the Greater Chicago Market from 2003 through 2013 and Managing Partner of the Cleveland Office from 1993 through 2002. During his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Mr. Henderson gained significant experience working with the boards and audit committees of Fortune 500 companies and has managed major client relationships across multiple markets and industry sectors. He is a director and member of the capital governance and audit committees of Northern Trust Corporationrationration, a publicly traded financial holding company, and a director and member of the audit and finance committees of Illinois Tool Works Inc., a publicly traded global multiindustrial manufacturer of specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related service businesses. Mr. Henderson is also a member of the boards of several nonprofit organizations. The Board concluded that Mr. Henderson should serve as a Director primarily due to his extensive experience in managing and overseeing businesses, his experience working with the boards and audit committees of large public companies, and his experience serving as a director of public companies and nonprofit organizations. Specifically, Mr. Henderson brings leadership and operating skills through his former roles with PricewaterhouseCoopers. He has also been a Certified Public Accountant since 1977 since 2016.