Caleres CEO and leadership

Diane is CEO, President and Chairman of the Board. She joined the company as president in 2004 and added chief operating officer to her responsibilities in 2006. She became chief executive officer and president in 2011 and took on the additional role of chairman of the board beginning in 2014. Prior to joining the company, she was vice chairman of the Footwear Group at Phillips-Van Heusen. Diane also served as president and COO of The Stride Rite Corporation and gained extensive consumer brand management and sales expertise at several companies including M&M/Mars and The Mennen Company.

Willis provides leadership across all technology platforms, with responsibility for developing and implementing the Information Technology (IT) strategy for the company’s wholesale, retail, ecommerce, and corporate teams, as well as maintaining the reliability, security, and compliance of the infrastructure that supports the collective Caleres organization. He joined Caleres in 2008 and led retail omnichannel strategy development and large scale system implementations to meet the changing needs of the retail customer.

Senior executive with over 30 years of retail and wholesale footwear and accessories experience with industry leading companies. Progressive front end and back end strategic leader with a uniquely abedexterous ability to successfully lead branded P&L and end to end sourcing, product development, manufacturing and supply chain operations.

Accomplished business leader and brand builder with 20+ years digital experience. Success creating entirely new consumer brands (Piperlime); rapidly growing early-stage businesses (UNTUCKit); and leading marketing at scale (Crate&Barrel). Engaged board member (Goodkind Co.) and advisor (Victress Capital).Known for building and inspiring strong teams; establishing systems and processes that enable growth; innovating at the intersection of digital and brand; creative acumen; and a relentless focus on the customer.Specialties: advisory, advertising, audience development, Board member, brand awareness, brand identity, brand strategy, channel strategy, Chief Marketing Officer, CMO, CPG, content marketing, creative, culture change, customer acquisition, digital content, digital marketing, ecommerce, Fortune 500, leadership, loyalty, marketing, mobile strategy, omnichannel marketing, partnerships, performance marketing, product launches, public relations, retail marketing, retention, ROI, sales growth, social media, startups, talent acquisition, talent management, team building.

Ken joined Caleres in 2015, and oversees the company's finance, accounting, treasury, external reporting, tax, real estate and investor relations functions. Prior to joining the company, Ken served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of JC Penney Company, Inc. Ken also held various executive roles in finance and operations at SunEdison, The Home Depot, The Boeing Company, General Electric Company and McDonnell Douglas Corporation.

Mark has responsibility for all logistics and transportation initiatives, including oversight of our expanding distribution center footprint. His focus is on driving productivity through automation and ensuring our increased capacity enhances our ability to deliver to our customers. Mark also leads the consumer care team and critical special projects. He joined the company in 2012 and in his previous role developed and implemented the company’s information services strategy. Mark has 25 years of experience at Express Scripts, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and United Parcel Service.

Diane is CEO, President and Chairman of the Board. She joined the company as president in 2004 and added chief operating officer to her responsibilities in 2006. She became chief executive officer and president in 2011 and took on the additional role of chairman of the board beginning in 2014. Prior to joining the company, she was vice chairman of the Footwear Group at Phillips-Van Heusen. Diane also served as president and COO of The Stride Rite Corporation and gained extensive consumer brand management and sales expertise at several companies including M&M/Mars and The Mennen Company.