E. Scott Beattie

E. SCOTT BEATTIE is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Elizabeth Arden, Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of prestige
fragrances and skin treatment and cosmetic products. Prior to joining
Elizabeth Arden as its President, Mr. Beattie was extensively involved
with Elizabeth Arden as a representative of its financial sponsor,
Bedford Capital Corporation, and as a Board member. Co-founded by Mr.
Beattie in 1989, Bedford Capital, a merchant banking firm, is engaged in
the business of providing merchant banking services through private
pools of capital. Prior to co-founding Bedford Capital, Mr. Beattie
served as a Vice President and Director of Mergers & Acquisitions of
Merrill Lynch, Inc., where he specialized in management buyouts and
divestitures. Mr. Beattie also was a Manager of Andersen Consulting,
specializing in the design and implementation of enterprise resource
planning systems. Mr. Beattie earned a Master’s degree in Business
Administration in 1986 and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Honors Business
Administration in 1981, both from the Ivey School of Business at the
University of Western Ontario, which is located in London, Canada.