Mr. Richard A. Johnson, also known as Dick, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Foot Locker, Inc. since December 1, 2014. Mr. Johnson served as Chief Operating Officer at Foot Locker, Inc. from May 16, 2012 to November 30, 2014 and served as its Executive Vice President from July 2011 to November 30, 2014. Mr. Johnson served as a Vice President of Merchandising at Eastbay, Inc. Mr. Johnson served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Foot Locker U S /Lady Foot Locker/Kids Foot Locker/Footaction at Foot Locker, Inc. from January 8, 2010 to June 30, 2011. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President at Foot Locker Europe B.V., a subsidiary of Foot Locker Inc from August 2007 to January 2010. Mr. Johnson served as Executive Vice President and Group President of Retail Stores from July 2011 to May 2012. Mr. Johnson Previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Foot Locker U.S., Lady Foot Locker, Kids Foot Locker, and Footaction from January 2010 to July 2011.Mr. Johnson Previously served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Footlocker.com/Eastbay from April 2003 to August 2007. He has been the Chairman of Foot Locker, Inc. since May 18, 2016 and has been its Director since December 1, 2014. He has been Director of H&R Block, Inc. since September 10, 2015. From 1990 to 1993, Mr. Johnson was a Transportation Economics Manager at Graebel Van Lines, Inc. Earlier in his career, he worked for Electronic Data Systems, as a Systems Engineer. Mr. Johnson also serves on the board of directors of the Retail Industry Leaders Association and The Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America. He served as a Director of Maidenform Brands, Inc. from January 2013 to October 7, 2013. Mr. Johnson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Accountancy from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
Foot Locker Retail, Inc. is an American sportswear and footwear retailer, with its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan, New York City,[4] and operating in approximately 20 countries worldwide.
Although established in 1974, and founded as a separate company in 1988, Foot Locker is a successor corporation to the F. W. Woolworth Company (“Woolworth’s”), as many of its freestanding stores were former Woolworth's locations. The company operates the eponymous “Foot Locker” chain of athletic footwear retail outlets (along with “Kids Foot Locker” and “Lady Foot Locker” stores), and other athletic-based divisions including Champs Sports, Footaction USA, CCS, House Of Hoops, and Eastbay/Footlocker.com, which owns the rights to Final Score. The company is also famous for its employees' uniforms at its flagship Foot Locker chain, resembling those of referees.
