Brown Shoe Company, Inc. (NYSE: BWS) (www.brownshoe.com)
has appointed Peggy Reilly Tharp to the position of vice
president-investor relations as it looks to refine its approach to
communicating with the investment and analyst community.
"Peggy's extensive background in investor relations will be an asset to
the company as we work to emphasize our focus on long-term growth
prospects and key metrics. Her proven experience developing strategic
investor relations outreach plans will be invaluable, as we refine and
further improve our messaging," said Brown Shoe chief financial officer
Mark Hood.
Tharp brings to Brown Shoe extensive experience working with both the
buy- and the sell-side, most recently as senior director of investor
relations for Savvis, a cloud infrastructure provider. Prior to that,
Tharp was director of investor relations for Superior Essex, a copper
wire and cable producer. During her tenure there, she clarified investor
and corporate messaging, resulting in significant improvement in brand
recognition. Tharp has also held several investor relations and business
communications positions with Anheuser-Busch, the world's largest brewer.
Tharp holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Relations and
Advertising from Bradley University and a Master of Business
Administration degree in Finance from Washington University's Olin
School of Business.
About Brown Shoe Company, Inc.
Brown Shoe is a $2.7 billion global footwear company. Brown Shoe's
Retail division operates Famous Footwear, a leading family branded
footwear destination with over 1,100 stores nationwide and e-commerce
site FamousFootwear.com, approximately 260 specialty retail stores in
the U.S., Canada, and China primarily under the Naturalizer brand name,
and footwear e-tailer shoes.com. Through its wholesale divisions, Brown
Shoe designs and markets leading fashion and athletic footwear brands
including Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl's, LifeStride, Sam Edelman, Franco
Sarto, Via Spiga, Etienne Aigner, Vera Wang Lavender, Avia, ryka, AND 1,
and Buster Brown. Brown Shoe press releases are available on the
Company's website at www.brownshoe.com.
