The footwear industry is filled with a range of leaders, from newcomers to the business to established execs. The list of footwear forces include the heads at Nike, Adidas, Puma, New Balance and more.
There’s notable names including Skechers CEO Robert Greenberg who had been running the business since it was founded in 1993, as well as Kristina Blahnik, who joined her legendary uncle’s footwear business in 2009 as CEO.
Other executive in the list include the former Ulta Beauty CEO Mary Dillon, who was tapped as Foot Locker’s CEO in Septmeber 2022, Stephen Hawthornthwaite, CEO of Rothy’s, who co-founded the label alongside partner Roth Martin in 2015, and Andrew Rees, CEO of Crocs.
For a list footwear CEOs you should know, keep scrolling.
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David Bensadoun
Image Credit: Courtesy of brand David Bensadoun, CEO of Aldo
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Alison Bergen
Image Credit: Courtesy of P448 P448 CEO Alison Bergen
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Alexandre Birman
Image Credit: Getty Images for REVOLVE Alexandre Birman, CEO of Arezzo & Co.
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Kristina Blahnik
Image Credit: Courtesy Kristina Blahnik, CEO of Manolo Blahnik
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Neil Clifford
Image Credit: Justin Namon for Footwear News Neil Clifford, Chief Executive Officer, Kurt Geiger
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Hannah Colman
Image Credit: Courtesy of Jimmy Choo Hannah Colman, CEO of Jimmy Choo
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Bracken Darrell
Image Credit: Courtesy of VF Corp. VF Corp. president and CEO Bracken Darrell
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Mary Dillon
Mary Dillon, CEO of Foot Locker
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John Donahoe
Image Credit: Courtesy of Nike Nike president and CEO John Donahoe
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Marc Fisher
Image Credit: AAFA/Getty Images. Marc Fisher, Susan Itzkowitz and Al Gervais.
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Arne Freundt
Image Credit: Getty Arne Freundt, CEO of Puma
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Bianca Gates
Image Credit: EMILY DULLA Bianca Gates, CEO of Birdies
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Bob Goldman
Image Credit: Shayan Asgharnia Bob Goldman, CEO of Chinese Laundry
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Robert Greenberg
Image Credit: Courtesy. Robert Greenberg, CEO of Skechers
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Bjorn Gulden
Image Credit: Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstoc Bjørn Gulden, CEO of Adidas
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Stephen Hawthornthwaite
Image Credit: Rothy's Rothy’s founders Roth Martin (L) and Stephen Hawthornthwaite, who is CEO.
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Brendan Hoffman
Image Credit: Justin Namon for Footwear News Brendan Hoffman, CEO of Wolverine Worldwide, (L) speaks with Michael Atmore (R) at the 2023 FN CEO Summit.
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David Kahan
Image Credit: Courtesy David Kahan, CEO of Birkenstock Americas
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Stephanie Linnartz
Image Credit: Courtesy of Under Armour Under Armour president and CEO Stephanie Linnartz
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Silvia Merati
Image Credit: Courtesy of Golden Goose Silvia Merati, CEO Americas, Golden Goose
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Eugenio Manghi
Image Credit: Giuseppe Zanotti Giuseppe Zanotti CEO Eugenio Manghi
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Joe Ouaknine
Image Credit: Eric T. White Joe Ouaknine, founder and CEO of Titan Industries
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Dave Powers
Image Credit: Courtesy of Deckers Brands Deckers Brands president and CEO Dave Powers
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Joe Preston
Image Credit: Dolly Faibyshev for WWD Joe Preston, CEO of New Balance
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Andrew Rees
Image Credit: Crocs Crocs CEO Andrew Rees
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Ed Rosenfeld
Image Credit: FN Archives Ed Rosenfeld, CEO of Steve Madden, and Steve Madden
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Giorgio Sarné
Image Credit: Tapestry Stuart Weitzman CEO and brand president Giorgio Sarné
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Jay Schmidt
Image Credit: Courtesy of Caleres Jay Schmidt, CEO of Caleres
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Jim Weber
Image Credit: Brooks Brooks CEO Jim Weber
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Kenny Wilson
Image Credit: ©Tom Stockill Kenny Wilson, CEO, Dr Martens
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Joey Zwillinger
Image Credit: Johan Cruz Allbirds CEO Joey Zwillinger at the FN CEO Summit
