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 | CEO, Samsonite International S.A.; Member; Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director | 56 | ["audit committee financial expert","Strong foundation in accounting and finance starting with his early career experience as a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC)","Accomplished global consumer goods CEO with retail brand and portfolio management expertise developed through nearly two decades of progressively more senior leadership roles at Samsonite International","Proven operator with transaction integration experience, having served as Chief Financial Officer of Samsonite through crucial growth milestones"] | ["Audit","Culture, Compensation and People","Culture,Compensation,and People","Executive","Audit Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Independent | Age: 56 | Director Since: 2024 Board Committees: Audit Culture, Compensation and People Other Public Company Boards Within Past Five Years: Samsonite International S.A. (2011 Present) Business Experience: Samsonite International S.A. Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director (2018 present) Chief Financial Officer (2009 2018) Vice President, Corporate Finance, Assistant Treasurer (2007 2009) Zoots Corporation , various finance leadership roles (1999 2007) Specialty Catalog Corporation , various finance leadership roles (1996 2001) Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) , various roles (1991 1996) QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERTISE: Strong foundation in accounting and finance starting with his early career experience as a CPA at Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) and development into a finance executive at Samsonite. After Coopers & Lybrand, Mr. Gendreau held various leadership roles in finance and accounting at Zoots Corporation and Specialty Catalog Corporation before joining Samsonite, where he served as Samsonite s Vice President, Corporate Finance and Assistant Treasurer and later its Chief Financial Officer before becoming its current Chief Executive Officer. Accomplished global consumer goods CEO with retail brand and portfolio management expertise developed through nearly two decades of progressively more senior leadership roles at Samsonite International, the world s largest travel luggage company and a leader in the global lifestyle bag industry. As Samsonite s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gendreau has driven growth through consumer-centric channel diversification, global expansion, and deliberate management of Samsonite s portfolio of brands across price points, including names such as Tumi, High Sierra and eBags. His experience in growing and managing portfolios for consumer retail goods enables Mr. Gendreau to offer critical insights to the Board and its setting of Caleres portfolio strategy. Proven operator with transaction integration experience , having served as Chief Financial Officer of Samsonite through crucial growth milestones. He was instrumental in its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the implementation of its strategic plan, and the $1.8 billion Tumi acquisition, a transaction that transformed Samsonite by bringing it together with a premium luggage brand operating across approximately 2,000 points of distribution in 75 countries. Over his career, he has overseen complex financial integrations, including of Samsonite s Tumi acquisition.