ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Caleres (NYSE: CAL) (caleres.com)
today announced the election of Wenda Harris Millard and Brenda Freeman
to its board of directors.
Millard is vice chairman of MediaLink, a strategic advisory firm
counseling Fortune 100 clients around the convergence of media,
marketing, advertising, entertainment and technology. Before joining
MediaLink, Millard served as co-CEO and president of Martha Stewart
Living OmniMedia, where her responsibilities included oversight of the
media business including publishing, internet and broadcasting. She was
the driving force behind creating cross-platform programs in TV,
digital, magazines and radio. Before MSLO, she was chief sales officer
at Yahoo, where she built what was consistently credited as the top
sales organization in the media industry. She served on the founding
executive team of DoubleClick, and was also SVP and publisher of Family
Circle and EVP-group publisher for Adweek, Mediaweek
and Brandweek magazines.
Millard is past chairman of the Interactive Advertising Bureau, former
president of the Advertising Club of New York and has served on the
boards of the Advertising Council and American Advertising Federation.
She has a bachelor’s degree from Trinity College and a master’s degree
in business from Harvard University.
Freeman is currently the Chief Marketing Officer for MagicLeap, a
technology company that is developing a Mixed Reality computing
platform. She is responsible for all aspects of brand and product
marketing, including the customer journey experience – CRM, social,
digital, publicity, experiential and influencer marketing. Prior to her
current role, Freeman was CMO for the National Geographic Channels where
she oversaw brand development, multi-platform creative architecture and
consumer communication. She was also global head of television marketing
for Dreamworks, CMO of Cartoon Network at Turner Broadcasting and SVP
for Nickelodeon integrated marketing and partnerships at Viacom. Early
in her career, she held consumer marketing and product development
positions for Frito-Lay and Pepsi-Cola, both divisions of PepsiCo.
Freeman currently serves on the board of Herman Miller, the furniture
design company. She previously sat on the board of Under Armour. Freeman
has both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of
Maryland.
“How we best serve our customers has undergone a sea change over the
last five years and it continues to rapidly evolve every day,” said
Diane Sullivan, CEO, president and chairman of Caleres. “Brenda and
Wenda’s expertise around emerging consumer technology and trends will
greatly benefit us as we continuously look to newer, faster and more
creative ways to reach the customer with the shoes and brands they
want-- when, where and how they want them.”
The Women’s Forum of New York has recognized Caleres for the percentage
of women on its board. With the addition of Freeman and Millard, the
Caleres board now has more than 50 percent of its board seats held by
women.
ABOUT CALERES
Caleres is a diverse portfolio of global footwear brands. Our products
are available virtually everywhere - in the over 1,200 retail stores we
operate, in hundreds of major department and specialty stores, on our
branded e-commerce sites, and on many additional third-party retail
websites. Famous Footwear and Famous.com serve
as our Family brands. Our Contemporary Fashion brands include Sam
Edelman, Allen Edmonds, Franco Sarto, Vince, Via Spiga, George Brown
Bilt, Diane von Furstenberg, Fergie Footwear and Carlos Santana.
Naturalizer, Dr. Scholl's Shoes, LifeStride, Bzees and Rykä represent
our Healthy Living brands. Combined, these brands help make Caleres a
company with both a legacy and a mission. Our legacy is our more than
130-years of craftsmanship, our passion for fit and our business savvy,
while our mission is to continue to inspire people to feel good…feet
first. Visit caleres.com to
learn more about us.
