Diane Sullivan is now CEO, president and chairman of the board of Brown
Shoe Company (NYSE: BWS) (brownshoe.com).
The company’s board of directors appointed Sullivan as chairman of the
board last June, and her new role became effective yesterday, February
2, 2014.
Sullivan was named president and chief executive officer in May 2011.
Since that time she has been focused on aligning the company’s brands
and businesses with both its mission and strategic financial goals. Over
the past two years, Brown Shoe Company has made great strides in its
portfolio realignment efforts at the infrastructure, retail and brand
levels, which has led to a significant improvement in shareholder value.
Sullivan joined Brown Shoe Company in 2004 as president and assumed the
additional role of chief operating officer in 2006. She was elected to
Brown Shoe Company’s board of directors in 2007. Prior to Brown Shoe
Company, she worked at The Stride Rite Corporation, where she served as
president and chief operating officer of the corporation and as a member
of the board of directors. From there, Sullivan went to Phillips-Van
Heusen as vice chairman of Footwear before joining Brown Shoe Company.
In addition to serving on several footwear industry boards, Sullivan is
currently on the boards of BJC HealthCare and Enterprise Holdings, as
well as the board of trustees at Washington University.
This April, Brown Shoe Company will celebrate its 100th
Anniversary on the New York Stock Exchange.
About Brown Shoe Company
Brown Shoe Company is a $2.6 billion, global footwear company whose
shoes are worn by people of all ages, from all walks of life. Our
products are available virtually everywhere — in the over 1,200 Famous
Footwear and Naturalizer retail stores we operate, in hundreds of major
department and specialty stores, on 14 branded ecommerce sites, and on
many additional third-party retail websites. Through our broad range of
products, we serve three key market segments with our Family, Healthy
Living and Contemporary Fashion brands. For style-conscious consumers
who demand up-to-the-second fashion footwear, we offer Via Spiga, Vince,
Sam Edelman, Franco Sarto, Carlos Santana and Fergie Footwear brands.
These high-quality, beautifully crafted and authentically designed shoes
keeps fashionistas in step with the latest trends. At Brown Shoe
Company, we inspire people to feel good and live better... feet first!
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