KATY,
Texas, June 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Academy
Sports and Outdoors, Inc. ("Academy") (Nasdaq: ASO) today announced
that Scott Boatwright has been
appointed to its Board of Directors (the "Board"), effective
immediately. With this change, Academy's Board now comprises 11
directors.
"We are pleased to welcome Scott to Academy's Board of
Directors," said Ken Hicks, Chairman
of the Board of Academy. "Scott's deep and relevant experience in
driving productivity, operational excellence, and scalability in
complex business environments, along with building a strong
customer base and providing an exceptional customer experience,
will be very valuable to the Board as Academy continues to execute
its growth strategy."
Mr. Boatwright brings nearly 30 years of operations, strategic
planning, digital/technology, customer service and loyalty, real
estate and talent experience. He currently serves as Chief
Operating Officer at Chipotle Mexican Grill since May 2023, and previously served as Chipotle's
Chief Restaurant Officer from May
2017 to May 2023. Prior to
Chipotle, Mr. Boatwright served at Arby's Restaurant Group as
Senior Vice President, Operations from April
2015 to May 2017, as Senior
Vice President, Operations Services from January 2012 to March
2015, and previously in other senior leadership positions.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from the J.
Mack Robinson College of Business at
Georgia State University.
About Academy Sports + Outdoors
Academy is a leading
full-line sporting goods and outdoor recreation retailer in
the United States. Originally
founded in 1938 as a family business in Texas, Academy has grown to 285 stores across
19 states. Academy's mission is to provide "Fun for All" and
Academy fulfills this mission with a localized merchandising
strategy and value proposition that strongly connects with a broad
range of consumers. Academy's product assortment focuses on key
categories of outdoor, apparel, sports & recreation and
footwear through both leading national brands and a portfolio of
private label brands. For more information, visit
www.academy.com.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These
forward-looking statements are based on Academy's current
expectations and are not guarantees of future performance. You can
identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such
as "continues," "may," "will," "should," "could," "strategies,"
"plans" or the negative version of these words or other comparable
words. The forward-looking statements include, among other things,
statements regarding Academy's expectations regarding its future
performance and are subject to various risks, uncertainties,
assumptions, or changes in circumstances that are difficult to
predict or quantify. Actual results may differ materially from
these expectations due to changes in global, regional, or local
economic, business, competitive, market, regulatory and other
factors, including ongoing inflation and continued increases in
interest rates, many of which are beyond Academy's control.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set
forth in Academy's filings with the Securities & Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"), including Academy's most recently filed
Annual Report on Form 10-K, under the caption "Risk Factors," as
may be updated from time to time in our periodic filings with the
SEC. Any forward-looking statement in this press release speaks
only as of the date of this release. Academy undertakes no
obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking
statement, whether as a result of new information, future
developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any
applicable securities laws.
Media inquiries:
Allan Rojas, Communications
Director
281.944.6048
allan.rojas@academy.com
Investor inquiries:
Matt Hodges, Vice President Investor
Relations
281.646.5362
matt.hodges@academy.com
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