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Michael J. Kowalski

Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Kowalski assumed the role of Chairman of the Board in January 2003, following the retirement of William R. Chaney. He has served as the Registrant's Chief Executive Officer since February 1999 and on the Registrant's Board of Directors since January 1995. After joining Tiffany in 1983 as Director of Financial Planning, Mr. Kowalski held a variety of merchandising management positions and served as Executive Vice President from 1992 to 1996 with overall responsibility in the areas of merchandising, marketing, advertising, public relations and product design. He was elected President in 1997. Mr. Kowalski is a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of New York Mellon. The Bank of New York Mellon is Tiffany's principal banking relationship, serving as Administrative Agent and a lender under Tiffany's credit agreement and as the trustee and investment manager for Tiffany's Employee Pension Plan; and Mellon Investor Services LLC serves as the Company's transfer agent and registrar.

James E. Quinn

President

Mr. Quinn was appointed President effective January 31, 2003. He had served as Vice Chairman since 1998. After joining Tiffany in July 1986 as Vice President of branch sales for the Company's business-to-business sales operations, Mr. Quinn had various responsibilities for sales management and operations. He was promoted to Executive Vice President on March 19, 1992. In January 1995, he became a member of Registrant's Board of Directors but he will not stand for re-election to that position at the 2008 Annual Meeting. He has responsibility for Tiffany & Co. sales outside the U.S. and Canada. Mr. Quinn is a member of the board of directors of BNY Hamilton Funds, Inc. and Mutual of America Capital Management, Inc. BNY Hamilton Funds, Inc. is affiliated with The Bank of New York Mellon. The Bank of New York Mellon is Tiffany's principal banking relationship, serving as Administrative Agent and a lender under Tiffany's credit agreement and as a trustee of Tiffany's Employee Pension Plan.

Beth O. Canavan

Executive Vice President

Mrs. Canavan joined Tiffany in May 1987 as Director of New Store Development. She later held the positions of Vice President, Retail Sales Development, Vice President and General Manager of the New York flagship store, and Eastern Regional Vice President. In 1997, she assumed the position of Senior Vice President for U.S. Retail. In January 2000, she was promoted to Executive Vice President responsible for retail sales activities in the U.S. and Canada and retail store expansion. In May 2001, Mrs. Canavan assumed additional responsibility for direct sales and business-to-business sales activities in the U.S. and Canada.

James N. Fernandez

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Fernandez joined Tiffany in October 1983 and has held various positions in financial planning and management prior to his appointment as Senior Vice President–Chief Financial Officer in April 1989. In January 1998, he was promoted to Executive Vice President–Chief Financial Officer. He has responsibility for accounting, treasury, investor relations, information technology, financial planning, financial services, business development, diamond operations, real estate operations and overall responsibility for distribution, manufacturing, customer service and security. Mr. Fernandez serves on the Board of Directors of The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation and is a member of the Audit Committee and Board Affairs Committee.

Jon M. King

Executive Vice President

Mr. King joined Tiffany in 1990 as a jewelry buyer and has held various positions in the Merchandising Division, assuming responsibility for product development in 2002 as Group Vice President. In 2003, he was promoted to Senior Vice President–Merchandising. In June 2006, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and, in addition to his Merchandising leadership role, assigned responsibility for Marketing and Public Relations.

Victoria Berger-Gross

Senior Vice President–Human Resources

Dr. Berger-Gross joined Tiffany in February 2001 as Senior Vice President–Human Resources.

Pamela H. Cloud

Senior Vice President–Merchandising

Ms. Cloud joined Tiffany in 1994 as an Assistant Buyer and has since advanced through positions of increasing management responsibility within the Merchandising Division. In January 2007, she was promoted to Senior Vice President–Merchandising, responsible for all aspects of product planning and inventory management.

Patrick B. Dorsey

Senior Vice President - General Counsel and Secretary

Mr. Dorsey joined Tiffany in July 1985 as General Counsel and Secretary.

Patrick F. McGuiness

Senior Vice President–Finance

Mr. McGuiness joined Tiffany in 1990 as an Analyst in Accounting & Reporting and has held a variety of management positions within the Finance Division, most recently as Group Vice President–Finance, and in Merchandising from 2000 to 2002 as Vice President–Merchandising Process Improvement. In January 2007, he was promoted to Senior Vice President–Finance, responsible for Tiffany's worldwide financial functions.

Caroline D. Naggiar

Senior Vice President - Chief Marketing Officer

Ms. Naggiar joined Tiffany in June 1997 as Vice President–Marketing Communications. She assumed her current responsibilities as head of advertising and marketing in February 1998 and in 2007 she was assigned additional responsibility for the Public Relations department and named Chief Marketing Officer.

John S. Petterson

Senior Vice President–Operations

Mr. Petterson joined Tiffany in 1988 as a management associate. He was promoted to Senior Vice President–Corporate Sales in May 1995. In May 2001, Mr. Petterson assumed the role of Senior Vice President–Operations, with responsibility for worldwide distribution, customer service and security activities. His responsibilities were expanded in February 2003 to include manufacturing operations.