ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Brown Shoe Company (NYSE: BWS) (brownshoe.com)
today announced the election of Lori Greeley to its board of directors.
Greeley was most recently chief executive officer for Victoria’s Secret
Stores.
“Adding Lori -- a well-known and highly-respected leader in retail -- to
our board of directors gives us the benefit of her more than 20 years of
experience,” said Diane Sullivan, CEO, president and chairman of Brown
Shoe Company. “Her energy and passion for the business and her
leadership skills will be a welcome addition to our company.”
While at Victoria’s Secret Stores, Greeley took on positions with
increasing responsibility -- moving from buyer to director and then from
vice president to executive vice president, before taking on the CEO
role. Greeley began her career at Bon-Ton Stores, as part of its
executive training program, and she subsequently joined Youthland, prior
to beginning her tenure at Victoria’s Secret Stores.
About Brown Shoe Company
Brown Shoe Company is a $2.5 billion, global, footwear company whose
shoes are worn by people of all ages, from all walks of life. Our
products are available virtually everywhere - in the over 1,200 Famous
Footwear and Naturalizer retail stores we operate, in hundreds of major
department and specialty stores, on 13 branded ecommerce sites, and on
many additional third-party retail websites. Through our broad range of
products, we serve three key market segments. Our Family brands - Famous
Footwear, Famous.com and shoes.com - are one-stop-shopping destinations
for high quality, affordable styles for a family’s every occasion.
Active people who want comfort, style and performance, can look to our
Healthy Living brands - Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl's, LifeStride and Ryka.
Our Contemporary Fashion brands - Sam Edelman, Franco Sarto, Vince, Via
Spiga, Fergie Footwear and Carlos Santana - keep fashionistas in step
with the latest trends. At Brown Shoe Company, we inspire people to feel
good and live better... feet first!
