Caleres Honored by the Women’s Forum of New York for Active Leadership to Attain Gender Parity on its Corporate Board
08 Novembro 2023 - 6:15PM
Business Wire
For the fifth consecutive time, Caleres (NYSE: CAL) was honored
by the Women’s Forum of New York at its seventh biennial Breakfast
of Corporate Champions for achieving gender parity on its board.
With a representation of 55 percent women on its board, Caleres was
applauded as a Corporate Champion that is making special efforts to
advance women in the boardroom. Caleres was one of 78 companies
recognized as a Corporate Champion out of the 233 companies in
attendance to have achieved or exceeded gender parity on its
board.
“Speaking on behalf of the entire team at Caleres, we’re truly
honored to receive this recognition again from the Women’s Forum,”
said Jay Schmidt, president and CEO of Caleres. “Our focus at
Caleres is to have our leadership reflect our consumers, and the
work began seven years ago and continues to this day. I’m fortunate
to work with a supportive board where each member contributes with
their unique perspective and experience. This also has had a
significant, positive impact on our company and our consumers.”
Caleres currently has six women on its board of 11. The company
added two additional female members to its board in 2017 to reach
55 percent, which was up from 40 percent in 2016. Caleres was most
recently recognized at this biennial event in 2021 when it was one
of 44 companies out of 240+ recognized for achieving or exceeding
gender parity on its board.
The women on the Caleres Board of Directors are:
- Diane Sullivan, executive chairman and former president and CEO
of Caleres
- Lisa Flavin, chief compliance officer and senior vice president
of audit, Emerson
- Brenda Freeman, founder and principal, Joyeux Advisory
Group
- Lori Greeley, chief executive officer, Serena and Lily
- Carla Hendra, global CEO of growth and innovation, Ogilvy
- Wenda Harris Millard, former vice chairman at MediaLink
Launched in 2011, the Breakfast of Corporate Champions is the
signature event of the Women’s Forum of New York’s “Corporate Board
Initiative,” focused on accelerating the advancement of women on
boards across all industries and on striving to achieve gender
balance on corporate boards by 2025. To achieve this goal, the
Women’s Forum is driving change from the top by convening and
honoring CEOs and board leadership and acknowledging their pivotal
role in prioritizing gender parity as a business imperative.
“We are enormously proud of the work we have done to accelerate
and celebrate female board representation since launching the
Breakfast of Corporate Champions over a decade ago,” said BCC chair
and founder, Janice Reals Ellig, CEO, Ellig Group. “We know more
needs to be done and will continue our strong focus as we look
forward to growing the number of S&P 500 and Fortune 1000
companies achieving gender balance.”
The Breakfast of Corporate Champion’s Honorary Co-Chairs were
Brian Moynihan, chair of the board and CEO of Bank of America and
Maggie Wilderotter, chairman and CEO of Wilderotter Vinyard.
About Caleres
Caleres is a market-leading portfolio of global footwear brands
that includes Famous Footwear, Sam Edelman, Allen Edmonds,
Naturalizer, Vionic, and more. Our products are available virtually
everywhere - in the nearly 1,000 retail stores we operate, in
hundreds of major department and specialty stores, on our branded
e-commerce sites, and on many additional third-party retail
websites. Combined, these brands make Caleres a company with both a
legacy and a mission. Our legacy is our more than 140 years of
craftsmanship and our passion for fit, while our mission is to
continue to inspire people to feel great… feet first. Visit
caleres.com to learn more about us.
About Women’s Forum of New York
The Women’s Forum of New York is a network of women leaders
representing the highest levels of professional achievement across
all sectors of business, industry, and spheres of influence
throughout New York City. The by-invitation membership of more than
500 women is dedicated to the advancement of women's leadership
through programs which personally and professionally enrich
members' lives, including The Education Fund, which enables
talented women whose potential has been disrupted by adversity to
resume their education, and the Corporate Board Initiative, which
extends and expands the contribution of women leaders through
corporate board participation. Founded in 1974, the Women's Forum
of New York is the founding flagship of the International Women's
Forum, a global organization of over 8000 outstanding women leaders
and, currently, 76 Forums around the world.
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