Charlie Baker
Active Board Director & Strategic Alliances

Mr. Baker is an experienced global business executive with a 25 year track record of building and implementing successful business strategies.

Mr. Baker was CEO/Managing Director of Starbucks Coffee Company (NASDAQ NM:SBUX), Australia. He also spent several years at NIKE (NYSE:NKE) where, as Divisional Vice President/General Manager of NIKE Global Retail, he led the growth of a $1.2 billion retail business in 16 countries. He was also a member of NIKE's Executive Leadership team which was responsible for leading the strategy of NIKE's $12 billion worldwide.

In addition, Mr. Baker was CEO of a leading Internet company, Family Wonder, which he successfully led through its acquisition by Sega, Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Baker was General Manager of Britches of Georgetowne, a leading apparel company.