NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesco Inc. (NYSE:
GCO) announced today that it has appointed Scott E. Becker as senior vice president,
general counsel, and corporate secretary of the Company, effective
October 23, 2019. He succeeds
Roger Sisson who retired from
Genesco earlier this year.
Becker joins Genesco with more than 30 years of legal, financial
and administrative leadership experience. He comes to Genesco from
Nissan Group of North America and
Latin America, where since 2006 he
served in a variety of roles with increasing responsibility. Since
2009, he was a senior vice president with responsibilities for
Nissan's legal, government affairs, finance, strategy and
administration. During this time he served on the executive
management committee and as member of the boards of directors of
Nissan North America, Inc., Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation
("NMAC"), Nissan Canada, Inc., and Nissan do Brasil. Becker's responsibilities included
oversight for all legal affairs and government relations for Nissan
in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Latin
America. In addition, he served as lead administrative and
financial officer for the region. From 2006 to 2009, he served as
Nissan's general counsel, corporate secretary and vice president,
legal and government affairs.
Becker joined Nissan from Sears Holdings Corporation where he
served in various legal roles from 2000 to 2006, including senior
counsel, commercial litigation; assistant general counsel,
litigation; associate general counsel, litigation; and vice
president and deputy general counsel, retail operations, real
estate and services. He was chief attorney for Sears and Kmart's
full line, specialty, dealer and hardware stores, Sears Auto
Centers, Sears's consumer credit business, Sears's home services
businesses and its commercial real estate department. He began his
legal career with several Chicago
area law firms.
Genesco Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
Robert J. Dennis, said, "Scott
brings a wealth of legal, financial and strategic experience to the
Genesco senior executive team. His broad background and leadership
as a chief legal officer coupled with his global experience,
especially in the areas of corporate securities, mergers and
acquisitions, corporate governance and compliance, real estate,
labor and employment, and litigation, will be valuable strategic
assets to the Company as we build upon Genesco's recent success and
drive future value as a footwear-focused company. We look forward
to working with Scott and having him join the Genesco senior
management team."
An active member of the community, Becker serves as a director
on several Middle Tennessee non- profit agency boards, including:
Tennessee Governor's Books from
Birth Foundation, the United Way of Metropolitan Nashville, the
Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, Tennessee Governor's
Drive to 55 Alliance, and is a member of the board of visitors for
the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University.
Becker received his undergraduate degree in political science,
with honors, from the University of
Chicago, and earned a juris doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.
About Genesco Inc.
Genesco Inc., a Nashville-based specialty retailer, sells
footwear and accessories in more than 1,490 retail stores
throughout the U.S., Canada, the
United Kingdom and the
Republic of Ireland, principally
under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Schuh, Schuh Kids, Little
Burgundy, Johnston & Murphy, and on internet websites
www.journeys.com, www.journeyskidz.com, www.journeys.ca,
www.schuh.co.uk, www.littleburgundyshoes.com,
www.johnstonmurphy.com, www.johnstonmurphy.ca, www.trask.com, and
www.dockersshoes.com. In addition, Genesco sells wholesale footwear
under its Johnston & Murphy brand, the Trask brand, the
licensed Dockers brand, and other brands. For more information on
Genesco and its operating divisions, please visit
www.genesco.com.
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