Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE: BWS) has appointed Tim Meyer as Senior
Vice President, Finance-Retail Division. He will be responsible for
strategic retail financial planning and analysis and will serve as a
business partner for Brown Shoe's retail brands, including its largest
division, Famous Footwear.
"Tim's extensive retail experience will be a valuable asset as we
continue to find ways to enhance our connections with our retail
customers," said Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mark
Hood. "Additionally, his solid background in corporate finance will
complement our team quite well as we focus on our strategic growth
platform going forward."
Meyer brings 25 years of corporate finance experience to Brown Shoe.
Most recently, he served as Vice President-Real Estate Strategy for
Claire's North America Division. Prior to that, Meyer was Vice President
and Controller for Macy's, Inc. in the company's Northern Division. In
that role, Meyer was responsible for overseeing the day-to-day functions
of the finance department, which included P & L management, internal
financial reporting and profit improvement initiatives. He also held
financial leadership positions in various capacities with the May
Department Stores Company in St. Louis, including Vice President of
Store Company Administration, Vice President of Capital Planning and
Analysis and Vice President of May Realty, Inc. Meyer began his career
in public accounting with Touche Ross & Company.
Meyer is a Certified Public Accountant. He received his Bachelor of
Science degree in Accountancy from The University of Missouri-St. Louis,
and graduated magna cum laude.
About Brown Shoe
Brown Shoe is a $2.4 billion footwear company with global operations.
Brown Shoe's Retail division operates Famous Footwear, the 1,100-store
chain that sells brand name shoes for the family, approximately 300
specialty retail stores in the U.S., Canada, and China under the
Naturalizer, Brown Shoe Closet, FX LaSalle, and Franco Sarto names, and
Shoes.com, the Company's e- commerce subsidiary. Brown Shoe, through its
Wholesale divisions, owns and markets leading footwear brands including
Naturalizer, LifeStride, Via Spiga, Nickels Soft, Connie and Buster
Brown; it also markets licensed brands including Franco Sarto, Dr.
Scholl's, Etienne Aigner, Carlos by Carlos Santana and Hot Kiss, as well
as Barbie, Disney and Nickelodeon character footwear for children. Brown
Shoe press releases are available on the Company's website at http://www.brownshoe.com.
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