Charles J. Kleman

CHARLES J. KLEMAN is Executive Vice President-Finance, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary/Treasurer of Chico’s FAS, Inc. Mr. Kleman has been
employed by Chico’s since January 1989, when he was hired as the
company’s Controller. In 1991, he was elected as Vice
President/Assistant Secretary. In September 1993, he was elected to the
additional position of Secretary/Treasurer, served as Senior Vice
President-Finance from January 1996 through November 1996, and effective
December 1996 was promoted to the position of Executive Vice President-
Finance. Prior to joining Chico’s, Mr. Kleman was an independent
accounting consultant in 1988, and from 1986-1988 he was employed by
Electronic Monitoring & Controls, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor
of energy management systems, as its Vice President/Controller. Prior to
1986, Mr. Kleman was employed by various independent certified public
accounting firms, spending over four years of that time with Arthur
Andersen & Co.