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Stephen Strome, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Handleman Company, assumed the role of Chairman of the Board in January 2001 and has served as a member of the Board of Directors since 1989. In 1990 Mr. Strome was elected President and in 1991 was named Chief Executive Officer. Prior to Mr. Strome’s election as President, he served as Executive Vice President of the Company and President of the Video and Home Computer Software Division. Before joining Handleman Company in 1978, Mr. Strome was employed with Fruehauf Corporation from 1974 to 1978 and with Kmart Corporation from 1968 to 1974. Mr. Strome holds a BA degree from Hillsdale College and an MBA from Wayne State University. Mr. Strome serves as a member of the Executive Advisory Council of Wayne State University’s School of Business Administration. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Detroit Public Television and as a member on the Executive Board of the National Conference for Community and Justice. Mr. Strome previously served as a director of AmerUs Group. | 