CALERES INC (CAL)
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 CAL
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAL | Former President and CEO, Big Lots, Inc.; Member; Director | 59 | ["Member","Accomplished multi-industry executive and strategic leader with over two decades of experience at the helm of major consumer-facing enterprises and retail brands.","Expert in crisis management, turnarounds and enterprise transformation.","Proven operating expertise across multiple retail formats.","Sales, supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics expert from his time in senior leadership roles across the retail and services industries."] | ["Culture, Compensation and People","Technology and Digital Commerce","Audit","Executive","Governance andNominating","Technology and Digital Commerce Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Independent | Age: 59 | Director Since: 2022 Board Committees: Culture, Compensation and People Technology and Digital Commerce Public Company Boards Within Past Five Years: Big Lots, Inc. (2018 2025) Business Experience: Alvarez & Marsal , Senior Advisor (2025 present) Big Lots, Inc. , President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member (2018 2025) Tailored Brands, Inc. (f/k/a Men s Warehouse) President and Chief Operating Officer (2017 2018) Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (2015 2017) PetSmart , Executive Vice President, Store Operations, Services and Supply Chain (2007 2015) LESCO, Inc. , Chief Operating Officer and various other sales, operations, and marketing positions (2002 2007) Gap, Inc. , various operational roles (2000 2002) Cintas Corporation , various operational roles (1995 2000) QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE: Accomplished multi-industry executive and strategic leader with over two decades of experience at the helm of major consumer-facing enterprises and retail brands. Beginning with his time as an airborne ranger-qualified captain in the U.S. Army through to his seven years of experience as a director and Chief Executive Officer of a Fortune 500 company, Mr. Thorn has demonstrated his skills in executive leadership, strategic transformation, and M&A. An expert in crisis management, turnarounds and enterprise transformation, Mr. Thorn achieved significant sales, earnings and stock price growth at Big Lots while Chief Executive Officer, leading it through COVID-19 and successfully transitioning Big Lots to one of America s largest extreme-value omnichannel retailers. He has had leading roles in the successful execution and integration of several M&A transactions, including overseeing Big Lots purchase of Broyhill and the successful sale of a substantial part of Big Lots business to Gordon Brothers through its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in September 2024, PetSmart s sale to BC Partners, Men s Warehouse s integration of Jos. A. Bank, and LESCO s merger with Deere & Company.