Genesco names COO Mimi Vaughn CEO, president, effective Feb. 2
Genesco Inc. said Monday it has named its current Chief Operating Officer Mimi Vaughn to the role of chief executive and president, effective Feb. 2, 2020, the start of the retailer's fiscal year. Vaughn is replacing Robert Dennis, who will become executive chairman. Vaughn joined Nashville, Tenn.-based Genesco in 2003 as vice president of strategy and business development. She became chief financial officer in 2015 and COO in 2018. She has also done stints at Link2Gov Corp., McKinsey & Co., and Goldman Sachs. Genesco shares were not active premarket, but have fallen 12% in 2019, while the S&P 500 has gained 22%.
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