Rolando De Aguiar

ROLANDO DE AGUIAR joined Ames as Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer in April 1998 and was named to the additional post of
Chief Administrative Officer a year later. In April 2000 Mr. de Aguiar
was given formal responsibility for all e-business activities and named
President of AmesPlace.com, a subsidiary of Ames Department Stores, Inc.
From 1991 to 1993, he was Vice President, Planning and Development at
Sears in Mexico where he initiated aggressive change in the company
resulting in Sears de Mexico becoming one of the leading retail
organizations in the Americas. In addition, at Sears in Mexico, Mr. de
Aguiar was instrumental in the design and implementation of advanced
information systems. Mr. de Aguiar has also spent 10 years at Occidental
Petroleum Corporation in several senior positions including Manager of
Mergers and Acquisitions, CFO of the Minerals Division and Director of
Internal Audit for the company’s worldwide operations. In addition, Mr.
de Aguiar has held senior financial positions at AMNEX, Inc., at Gruma,
and in the venture capital community. Mr. de Aguiar received his MBA and
BS degrees from Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts and he
is a Certified Public Accountant. He is also a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), the Financial
Executives Institute (FEI), and the International Mass Retail
Association (IMRA).