Peter R. Johnson
Chairman and CEO
PRJ Holdings, Inc.

Peter has spent his career in both retailing and technology. He began his career in 1969 with IBM in Australia. In 1979, he joined The Myer Emporium Limited, a large retailer in Australia, as Corporate General Manager with responsibilities including information systems, business strategy and development, mergers and acquisitions and supply chain management.

In 1984, following the merger of Coles and Myer (now a $A36 billion retail enterprise), Peter and his family moved to California, where he founded PRJ & Associates (PRJ&), an enterprise software company that specialized in merchandising and related financial systems for medium to large-scale retailers. IBM invested in the Company in 1988 and used it as their primary channel in the retail industry worldwide. The investment from IBM and the Myer family enabled PRJ& to establish an international presence, expand PRJ&'s software offerings to include private label credit and establish QuickResponse Services, Inc. (QRS), a leader in electronic commerce. Peter was PRJ's Chairman and CEO from its inception through the time it was sold in May 1993. Peter was also QRS' Chairman and CEO from its inception in 1988 through 1993 and its Chairman through May 2002. QRS went public (NASDAQ - QRSI) in 1993 and was acquired by a private equity firm in 2004.
In addition, from 1994 to the present, Peter has been a private investor in and a consultant to a number of technology companies. These companies are usually focused on technology, financial services, the retail industry and/or supply chain management. Peter was a founder of and served as the Chairman of NSB Retail Systems PLC, a publicly held company in the United Kingdom from 1995 - 1999. He is Chairman and CEO of PRJ Holdings, Inc. and Credit Management Services, Inc. He is a member of the Board of The Wine Group. He is a member of the Board and Chairman of the Audit and Nominations Committees of BlueArc Corporation and he is a member of the Board and the Audit Committee of Dillard's Inc. Peter is also a member of the Board of the San Francisco Opera and a member of The World President's Organization (WPO).

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