Foot Locker, Inc., the New York-based
specialty athletic retailer, announced the promotion of Stephen D. (Jake)
Jacobs to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Executive
Officer North America, and Lewis P. Kimble to the position of Executive
Vice President and Chief Executive Officer International, both effective
February 29.
Mr. Jacobs has been with the Company for 18 years in
positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as President and Chief
Executive Officer of Foot Locker North America. He previously served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Champs Sports. The leaders of each
store division in North America will report to Mr. Jacobs,
including:
Andrew Gray, Foot Locker U.S. and Lady Foot
Locker
Bryon Milburn, Champs Sports
Christopher Santaella, Kids Foot Locker
Kenneth Side, Footaction
Franklin Bracken, Foot Locker Canada
Natalie Ellis, SIX:02
Mr. Kimble has been with the Company for almost 40
years, having started has career as a store associate in 1976. He has served as
President and Chief Executive Officer of Foot Locker Europe since 2010 and prior
to that was Managing Director of Foot Locker Asia/Pacific. The leader of each
division outside North America will report to Mr. Kimble,
including:
Nicholas Jones, Foot Locker and Kids Foot Locker
Europe
Bart de Wilde, Runners Point and Sidestep
Phillip Laing, Foot Locker Asia/Pacific
Foot Locker, Inc. is a specialty athletic retailer that, as
of January 30, 2016, operated 3,383 stores in 23 countries in North America,
Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Through its Foot Locker, Footaction, Lady
Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, Champs Sports, SIX:02, Runners Point, and
Sidestep retail stores, as well as its direct-to-customer channels, including
Eastbay.com, footlocker.com, and SIX02.com, the Company is a leading provider of
athletic footwear and apparel.
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Foot Locker from the company profile here on Apparel Search.
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