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Richard Johnson

Richard Johnson

Director

Richard Johnson was appointed to our Board of Directors on March 5, 2025. Mr. Johnson retired as Chief Executive Officer and President of Foot Locker, Inc., a leading publicly held global athletic footwear and apparel retailer (“Foot Locker”), in September 2022. He continued to serve as Executive Chairman of the Board of Foot Locker until January 2023. Mr. Johnson had served as CEO and President of Foot Locker since December 2014, and as Chairman of the Board since May 2016. Prior to becoming CEO and President, he served in a variety of other leadership roles across the globe with Foot Locker. Earlier in his career, Mr. Johnson was a transportation economics manager at Graebel Van Lines, Inc. and he worked for Electronic Data Systems, an IT services company, as a systems engineer. Mr. Johnson currently serves on the Board of Directors of Advance Auto Parts, Inc., a publicly traded auto parts company, and H&R Block, Inc., a publicly traded tax preparation company. He served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Retail Industry Leaders Association and on the Board of Directors of The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America. Mr. Johnson currently serves on the Chancellor’s National Leadership Council at the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, and previously served as a Save the Children Trustee and representative on the Save the Children – Head Start Board. Mr. Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. During his career, including service as the Chief Executive Officer of Foot Locker, Mr. Johnson gained extensive knowledge of both brick and mortar and digital/dot.com retail operations, and he developed significant leadership, operations, financial management, and enterprise risk management experience. Mr. Johnson qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined under applicable SEC rules. As a member of the Board of Directors of other publicly traded and private companies, he has gained highly relevant corporate governance experience.