administration in 2002. He was president and chief executive officer of United Glass Corporation from 1999 to 2001 and president and chief executive officer of AFG Industries, Inc. from 1992 to
1999, having joined that company in 1984 as general counsel after 11 years in private law practice. Mr. Bradford is a director of Granite Construction Incorporated, a publicly-held heavy civil contractor and construction materials producer, and
a director and
non-executive
chairman of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., a publicly-held restaurant holding company. The board views Mr. Bradfords extensive leadership experience at the
university and in private industry as providing a significant perspective to the board and management.
ROBERT J. DENNIS, 64,
Chairman,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Genesco.
Mr. Dennis joined Genesco in 2004 as chief executive officer of Hat World Corporation. Mr. Dennis was named senior vice president of the Company in June 2004 and executive vice president
and chief operating officer in 2005, with oversight responsibility for all the Companys operating divisions, and became a director of the Company in 2006. He was named president in 2006, chief executive officer in August 2008 and chairman
in April 2010. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Dennis joined Hat World in 2001 from Asbury Automotive, where he was employed in senior management roles beginning in 1998. Mr. Dennis was with McKinsey & Company, an international
consulting firm, from 1984 to 1997, becoming a partner in 1990. Mr. Dennis is also a director of CoreCivic Inc., a publicly-traded, full-service corrections management and real estate solutions provider, and HCA Holdings, Inc., a
publicly-traded provider of health-care services. Mr. Dennis brings to his board service a knowledge of the Companys business and responsibility for its strategic direction and operating performance, as well as a broad background in
retailing.
MATTHEW C. DIAMOND, 49,
Chief Executive Officer, Defy Media, LLC.
Mr. Diamond
co-founded
Alloy, Inc. in 1996, a privately-held marketing and media company focusing on the youth demographic through television, film, and digital media, which merged with Break Media in October 2013 to form
Defy Media. He remains Chief Executive Officer of Defy Media, LLC. Mr. Diamond was a director of Alloy since its founding, and was named its chairman and chief executive officer in 1999. He has been a director of Genesco since 2001. The board
considers Mr. Diamonds experience in marketing to be a key demographic of the Companys Journeys and Lids businesses, his knowledge of digital media and direct marketing, and his senior management experience to be important
contributors to the effectiveness of Genescos board.
MARTY G. DICKENS, 70,
Retired President,
AT&T-Tennessee.
Mr. Dickens, who joined Genescos board in 2003, retired from
AT&T-Tennessee
in 2007, after serving as its president for nine
years. He held a number of positions with BellSouth/AT&T Corp. and its predecessors and affiliates since 1999, following more than six years as an executive vice president with BellSouth International. Mr. Dickens is also lead director
of Pinnacle Financial Partners, Inc., a publicly-traded bank holding company, chairman of the board of Harpeth Companies, a privately-held investment banking, consulting, and ventures company, and a director of a number of charitable and community
organizations. The board believes that Mr. Dickens experience in various positions with BellSouth and AT&T, including his international experience, and his extensive involvement in the Companys headquarters community, Nashville,
Tennessee, are beneficial to the board and to the Company.
THURGOOD MARSHALL, JR., 61,
Partner, Morgan,
Lewis
& Bockius LLP.
Mr. Marshall, who joined Genescos board in 2012, is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of the law firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. He also serves on the boards of
CoreCivic Inc., a publicly-traded, full-service corrections management and real estate solutions provider, Ethics Compliance and Certification Institute, and the Ford Foundation. Mr. Marshalls professional background includes service in
all three branches of the federal government and in the private sector. Prior to joining a predecessor of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP as a partner in 2001, he served in roles including Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary from
1997 to 2001,
co-chair
of the White House Olympic Task Force in connection with the 2002 Winter Olympics, director of legislative affairs and deputy counsel to the Vice President,
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