Dennis appointed as EVP & COO by footwear retailer Genesco
28 Oct '05
3 min read
Genesco also announced that James S. Beard and James W. Bradford have been named directors of the Company. Beard retired as vice president of Caterpillar Inc and President of Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation in 2005, after a 40-year career with Caterpillar. Bradford was named Dean and Ralph Owen Professor for the Practice of Management in the Owen Graduate School of Management of Vanderbilt University in 2005. He joined the Owen School faculty and administration in 2004. He was previously President and Chief Executive Officer of United Glass Corporation from 1999 to 2001 and President and Chief Executive Officer of AFG Industries Inc from 1992 to 1999.
US based specialty fashion footwear retailer Genesco Inc also sells headwear & accessories in more than 1,600 retail stores in the United States and Canada, principally under the names Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Johnston & Murphy, Underground Station, Hatworld, Lids, Hat Zone, Cap Factory, Head Quarters and Cap Connection. The Company also sells footwear at wholesale under its Johnston & Murphy brand and under the licensed Dockers brand.