Rocky Brands, Inc. Appoints William L. Jordan and Robert B. Moore to Board of Directors
April 04, 2017 at 05:05 pm EDT
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Rocky Brands, Inc. announced the appointment of William L. Jordan and Robert B. Moore, Jr. to the Company’s Board of Directors as Class II Directors to serve until the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders and until their successors are duly elected. Mr. Jordan, age 45, has been an executive officer of DSW, Inc. since 2006 and has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer since February 2015. In his current position, Mr. Jordan serves on DSW’s five person executive committee and his direct responsibilities include strategy, supply chain, logistics, information technology, human resources, real estate, store design and construction, and legal. Mr. Moore, age 66, has over 43 years of experience in the footwear and apparel industry. He served as Chief Executive Officer of Bhartiya International Ltd., headquartered in New Delhi, India from April 2013 through March 2017, and is now serving as a consultant to Bhartiya.
Rocky Brands, Inc. is a designer, manufacturer and marketer of footwear and apparel. It markets its products under a portfolio of brand names, including Rocky, Georgia Boot, Durango, Lehigh, The Original Muck Boot Company, XTRATUF, Ranger and the licensed brand Michelin. It operates through three segments: Wholesale, Retail and Contract Manufacturing. Its Wholesale segment distributes products through a range of distribution channels representing over 10,000 retail store locations in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and others. Retail segment markets directly to consumers through its Lehigh business-to-business, including direct sales and through its CustomFit Websites, consumer e-commerce Websites, third-party marketplaces, and Rocky outlet stores. Its Contract Manufacturing segment includes sales to the United States Military, private label sales and any sales to customers in which it is contracted to manufacture or source a specific footwear product for a customer.