Lands'' End Announces CEO Succession Plan
Andrew McLean to Succeed Jerome Griffith as CEO at End of 2022 Fiscal Year in January 2023 Griffith Will Continue Serving on Board of Directors and Become Executive Vice Chair After Retiring as CEO McLean to Join Lands'' End as CEO-Designate and Board Member on November 1 DODGEVILLE, Wis., Sept. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lands'' End, Inc. (NASDAQ: LE ), a classic American lifestyle brand, today announced that Andrew McLean, President, International of American Eagle Outfitters, will join Lands'' End as CEO-Designate and as a member of the Board of Directors on November 1, 2022. Mr. McLean, 53, will assume the role of CEO following the planned retirement of Jerome Griffith, 64, at the conclusion of Lands'' End''s 2022 fiscal year ending January 27, 2023. After the CEO transition, Mr. Griffith will continue to serve as a Director and is expected to be nominated for re-election to the Board at the Company''s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As part of this transition, he will become Executive Vice Chair after he retires as CEO.
Lands'' End Announces CEO Succession Plan
Andrew McLean to Succeed Jerome Griffith as CEO at End of 2022 Fiscal Year in January 2023 Griffith Will Continue Serving on Board of Directors and Become Executive Vice Chair After Retiring as CEO McLean to Join Lands'' End as CEO-Designate and Board Member on November 1 DODGEVILLE, Wis., Sept. 12, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lands'' End, Inc. (NASDAQ: LE ), a classic American lifestyle brand, today announced that Andrew McLean, President, International of American Eagle Outfitters, will join Lands'' End as CEO-Designate and as a member of the Board of Directors on November 1, 2022. Mr. McLean, 53, will assume the role of CEO following the planned retirement of Jerome Griffith, 64, at the conclusion of Lands'' End''s 2022 fiscal year ending January 27, 2023. After the CEO transition, Mr. Griffith will continue to serve as a Director and is expected to be nominated for re-election to the Board at the Company''s 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. As part of this transition, he will become Executive Vice Chair after he retires as CEO.