Independent | Age: 61 | Director Since: 2017 Board Committees: Governance and Nominating Technology and Digital Commerce (Chair) Other Public Company Boards Within Past Five Years: WM Technology (2021 present) Avnet, Inc. (2018 present) Blue Apron, Inc. (2020 2023) Business Experience: Joyeux Advisory Group , Founder (2019 present) & Principal (2019 2020) Wunderkind Corporation , Chief Brand Officer (2022 present) Arteza, Inc. , Chief Executive Officer (2020 2021) Magic Leap, Inc. , senior management roles, including Chief Marketing Officer (2016 2019) National Geographic Channel s , Executive Vice President Chief Marketing Officer (2015 2016) DreamWorks Animation , Global Head of Television Marketing, (2014 2015) Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. , Chief Marketing Officer, Cartoon Network/Adult Swim (2008 2014) Viacom , various senior marketing roles (2002 2008) QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE: Strategic brand management expertise honed over two decades of experience in marketing, including 15 years in television marketing at National Geographic Channel, Dreamworks, Viacom, and Turner Broadcasting (TBS). At TBS, as the Chief Marketing Officer of Cartoon Network and Adult Swim division, she managed a $50-million budget across marketing, creative, and strategy for TV networks reaching 100 million households. From 2016-19, Ms. Freeman led the go-to-market strategy, communications, brand, product and digital marketing and creative efforts as Chief Marketing Officer at Magic Leap, a virtual retinal displays startup. Throughout her Chief Marketing Officer roles, Ms. Freeman developed deep expertise in corporate communications, including crisis response and investor relations. Her expertise in brand storytelling across industries supports Caleres initiatives to deepen consumer loyalty and differentiate its brands in a competitive marketplace. Deep knowledge of consumer trends and emerging technologies which enables her to provide critical insights on Caleres digital and omnichannel initiatives . As Chief Brand Officer at Wunderkind, a global performance marketing solution that leverages AI, Ms. Freeman oversees cross-channel personalization and AI integration. Previously, as Chief Executive Officer of Arteza, an e-Commerce, direct-to-consumer art supply company, she led an enterprise commerce digital transformation and oversaw the customer acquisition, conversion, loyalty, and digital merchandising strategy that doubled business in one year through expanded sales on Amazon marketplace and launches at Walmart.com and Target.com. Extensive public company governance experience from serving on the boards and audit, compensation and nominating and governance committees of other public companies, beginning in 2012 with service on the Under Armour board, and later the Herman Miller, New York & Co., and Blue Apron boards. Ms. Freeman currently serves on the boards of Avnet, an electric components and services company, and WM Technology, a software and infrastructure provider to the cannabis industry, where she serves as Lead Independent Director and Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee, bringing expertise in establishing data governance protocols for AI and other emerging technologies. Ms. Freeman s service as an independent director at multiple public companies complements her operating background, allowing her to offer valuable perspectives on strategy, risk oversight, and transformation initiatives and assist Caleres as it executes its long-term plans and navigates a rapidly evolving consumer and retail landscape.