Board of Directors
The ARTS Board identifies standards to be developed, sets program priorities, approves new and revised standards prior to public release and maintains budgetary oversight for the Association for Retail Technology Standards, the retail technology standards division of the National Retail Federation. Top IT executives from both retailer and vendor companies serve together on the Board, with the majority of seats allotted to retailers. The ARTS Board oversees a number of Committees.
Board Co Chairs:
- Mr. Darrell Sandefur
Luxottica Group - Mr. Grant Anderson
Tuesday Morning, Inc
Board of Directors:
- Mr. Dean A. Sleeper
AccessVia - Mr. Richard E. Mader
Association for Retail Technology Standards - Mr. Robert Graham
Beverages & More! - Ms. Francisca Vicente-Tamarin - Delegate
El Corte Inglés, S.A. - Mr. Jesus Colao
El Corte Inglés, S.A. - Mr. H. Paul Gay - Delegate
Epson America, Inc. - Mr. Peter Burrows
Fair Factories Clearinghouse - Ms. Catherine Lasser
IBM Research Division - Ms. Nada Aried
Limited Brands, Inc. - Mr. Tom Litchford
Microsoft Corporation - Mr. Phil DiPietro
NCR Corporation - Mr. Andrew Laudato
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. - Mr. Michael Julson
RedPrairie - Ms. Kirstin Wright
Retail Anywhere, Inc. - Mr. Tim Hood
SAP AG - Mr. Tadashi Furuhata
Seiko Epson Corporation - Mr. Jerry Rightmer
Starmount - Mr. Larry Theroux
The Home Depot, Inc. - Mr. Richard Smith
The PCMS Group plc - Mr. Chris Belk - Delegate
The PCMS Group plc - Mr. Geoff Pearce
The Reject Shop Limited - Mr. John Collier
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.


