Independent | Age: 62 | Director Since: 2024 Board Committees: Governance and Nominating Committee Technology and Digital Commerce Public Company Boards Within Past Five Years: Upbound Group (2024 Present) Business Highlights: Chico s FAS Chief Executive Officer and President (2020 2024) President, Apparel Group (2019 2020) Macy s, Inc. (and predecessor companies) General Business Manager, Ready-to-Wear (2017 2019) Chief Private Brands Officer (2015 2017) Executive Vice President, Private Brands, Men s and Children s Wear (2014 2015) Executive Vice President, Group Merchandise Manager, Millennial (2012 2014) Executive Vice President, Fashion and New Business Development (2010 2012) Divisional Merchandise Manager (2009 2010) Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, Ready-to-Wear (2008 2009) Senior Vice President, General Merchandise Manager, Men s and Childrenswear (2004 2006) QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE: Extensive retail leadership and enterprise transformation experience developed over nearly three decades in the apparel and footwear and department store industry. Ms. Langenstein served as Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of Chico s FAS from 2020 until it was acquired by Sycamore Partners in January 2024 for $1 billion. During her tenure, including as President of the Apparel Group from 2019 to 2020, she returned the Company to growth and profitability through a customer-led, product-focused, digital-first strategy. Under her leadership, Chico s successfully reversed a multi-year decline, starting in fiscal 2022 when the company grew net sales 18% year over year, increased comparable sales 20%, and more than doubled operating income. Deep expertise in merchandising, product, and brand management grounded in decades of retail operating experience. At Macy s and Bloomingdale s, Ms. Langenstein oversaw ready-to-wear and private brands, developing product assortments and managing brand positioning in competitive retail environments. Throughout her career, Ms. Langenstein has had direct responsibility for managing and growing footwear businesses, including responsibility for men s and women s private brand footwear and the Finish Line leased footwear business for women, men s and kids at Macy s, and women s footwear at Chico s and White House Black Market. As Chief Private Brands Officer at Macy s, she streamlined the private-brand supply base and improved merchandise margin. She also led a turnaround of online private-brand performance, growing that channel 49% over two years, and spearheaded a company-wide initiative to grow women s millennial apparel, significantly increasing market share among younger women. At Chico s, she applied this foundation to implement a product-focused strategy aligned with evolving customer preferences and strengthened digital engagement. Public company governance and board-level experience as both a former public company Chief Executive Officer and current director. In addition to her experience serving on the board of directors of Chico s FAS, Ms. Langenstein serves on the board of Upbound Group, an omni-channel consumer financing company. Her experience leading a public company through strategic repositioning and acquisition, combined with her service on another public company board, equips her to meaningfully contribute to Caleres on matters across strategy, risk management, capital allocation, and operational performance.