Brenda Galgano CPA — Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President at Vitamin Shoppe

Ms. Brenda M. Galgano, CPA has been Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Vitamin Shoppe, Inc. since March 3, 2011. Ms. Galgano served as the Chief Financial Officer of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. from September 2005 to March 27, 2011 and its Treasurer from February 28, 2010 to March 27, 2011. She served as Senior Vice President of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. from November 2005 to March 27, 2011. She served as Corporate Controller of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. since February 24, 2002. She served as Vice President from February 2002 to November 2004, Assistant Corporate Controller of The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc. from July 2000 to February 2002 and Director of Corporate Accounting from October 1999 to July 2000. Prior to joining The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company, Inc., Ms. Galgano was with from July 1997 to July 1999 as Senior Manager and Manager of the Audit and Business Advisory Services Group of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. She holds a B.S. in Business Administration - Accounting from Bryant University.