WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE INC (WWW)
Sector: Consumer Discretionary
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Consumer Discretionary
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for WWW
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWW | President and Chief Executive Officer | 53 | ["Extensive experience in the footwear/apparel sector", "Demonstrated track record of successfully building global brands", "Deep expertise in retail operations", "Executive leadership experience", "International business experience", "Digital/e-commerce/IT experience", "Global supply chain experience"] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Wolverine Worldwide Career Highlights: Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (since 2008) President and Chief Executive Officer (since 2023) President (2023) President, Active Group (2022 2023) Global Brand President, Merrell (2019 2022) Global Brand President, CAT Footwear (2018 2019) Senior Vice President & Head of Corporate Strategy (2013 2018) President of Direct-to-Consumer (2008 2013) Under Armour, Inc., an activewear clothing and accessories retailer Vice President of Retail (2007 2008) The Gap, Inc., a clothing and accessories retailer Vice President of Brand Store Experience (2003 2007) Abercrombie & Fitch Co., a specialty retailer of apparel and accessories Director of Presentation (1998 2003) Experience and Skills: Footwear/Apparel: Extensive experience in the sector having spent his career at leading global footwear and apparel companies in positions of leadership and increasing responsibility including business development, portfolio management, M&A, investor relations, and corporate communications. Brand Building: Demonstrated track record of successfully building global brands gained over decades of omnichannel brand-building experience that began at Abercrombie & Fitch, where he helped create the look of the Hollister brand. As Vice President of Brand Store Experience at Gap, a position the company created for him, he led the very successful redesign of Gap stores to be more friendly, approachable and personal, and to ensure that every aspect of Gap s stores reinforced how the company wanted its customers to feel about the brand. He further developed this expertise over the past 15 years at Wolverine, where he started the Company s consumer insights and market intelligence function to build stronger connections with consumers. He led the Company s transformation initiative, WOLVERINE WAY FORWARD, to help the organization compete better in the fast-changing global marketplace, and he has led all of the Company s footwear brands. Retail: Deep expertise in all aspects of successfully operating a retail company gained at Abercrombie & Fitch and Gap, where he was responsible for in-store presentation, visual merchandising, and marketing, at Under Armour, where he served as Vice President of Retail and was responsible for the development, execution, and roll-out of the company s retail strategy, and at Wolverine, where he initially was responsible for all direct-to-consumer operations, including e-commerce. Due to his keen sense for global trends and consumer desires, and deep understanding of the importance of having good relationships with the Company s customers, he was promoted to positions of increasing responsibility including Global Brand President of CAT Footwear, where he took aggressive actions to help the team rapidly evolve its growth and go-to-market strategies. He also served as Global Brand President of Merrell, where he oversaw the Wolverine Worldwide Kid s Group, as well as Global Licensing for the Company, and as President of the Active Group, with responsibility for Merrell, Saucony, and Chaco. Mr. Hufnagel also brings executive leadership, international business, digital/e-commerce/IT, and global supply chain experience and expertise to the Board. Education: BA, Political Science & History, Alma College Age: 53 Director Since: 2023 Board Committees: None Other Public Directorships: None