NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Genesco Inc.
(NYSE: GCO) said today that James C.
Estepa, Chief Executive Officer of The Journeys Group and a
Senior Vice President of Genesco, has announced his intention to
retire from his current position effective February 1, 2018. He will remain employed
by Genesco as Chairman Emeritus of the Journeys Group, assisting
with the transition of his duties, until June 30, 2018. Upon Estepa's
retirement, Mario Gallione,
President of Journeys retail and Colin
Temple, Managing Director of the Schuh Group will report
directly to Robert J. Dennis,
Genesco's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Margaret
Thouez, Senior Vice President and General Merchandise Manager of
Little Burgundy, will report to Gallione.
Dennis said, "Jim Estepa is a
legend in the footwear industry and has been a driving force at
Genesco for decades. At Journeys, he has built the leading
omnichannel retailer of footwear and accessories for teens and
young adults in the United States
and has championed our international growth through the successful
acquisitions of Schuh and Little Burgundy. He has also built
a first-rate team with deep experience and a long record of success
at serving the Journeys customer. While his leadership,
counsel, and larger than life presence will inevitably be missed,
he will leave the Journeys Group in good hands."
About Genesco Inc.
Genesco Inc., a Nashville-based
specialty retailer, sells footwear, headwear, sports apparel and
accessories in more than 2,725 retail stores and leased departments
throughout the U.S., Canada, the
United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Germany, principally under the names Journeys,
Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Schuh, Schuh Kids, Little Burgundy,
Lids, Locker Room by Lids, Lids Clubhouse, Johnston & Murphy,
and on internet websites www.journeys.com, www.journeyskidz.com,
www.journeys.ca, www.shibyjourneys.com, www.schuh.co.uk,
www.littleburgundyshoes.com, www.johnstonmurphy.com, www.lids.com,
www.lids.ca, www.lidslockerroom.com, www.lidsclubhouse.com,
www.trask.com, and www.dockersshoes.com. The Company's Lids
Sports Group division operates the Lids headwear stores, the Locker
Room by Lids and other team sports fan shops and single team
clubhouse stores. In addition, Genesco sells wholesale
footwear under its Johnston & Murphy brand, the Trask brand,
the licensed Dockers brand, G.H. Bass & Co., and other brands.
For more information on Genesco and its operating divisions, please
visit www.genesco.com.
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SOURCE Genesco Inc.