Steve P. Lawrence has served as Chief Executive Officer and on the Board of Directors since June 2023. Mr. Lawrence joined the company in February 2019 as Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Lawrence was President, Chief Executive Officer and served on the board of directors at francesca’s from October 2016 to January 2019. From May 2012 to September 2016, he served as Chief Merchandising Officer at Stage Stores. Mr. Lawrence also spent nearly 12 years working in various merchandising leadership roles at J.C. Penney after 10 years at Foley’s. Mr. Lawrence also served on the board of directors of francesca’s from October 2016 to January 2019. Mr. Lawrence obtained his Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Notre Dame.

Michael P. Mullican has served as President of Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc. since June 2023. Mr. Mullican joined the company in February 2017 as Executive Vice President and General Counsel and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from January 2018 to July 2023. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Mullican served as the Managing Director of Aureus Health Services, a specialty pharmacy owned by Meijer, Inc. Before being named Managing Director at Aureus, Mr. Mullican held several leadership roles at Meijer, including Vice President of Business Development, and Vice President and Assistant General Counsel. Additionally, Mr. Mullican served as Divisional Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Family Dollar Stores, Inc., and Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Horizon Lines, Inc. Mr. Mullican holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from North Carolina State University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Chicago Law School.

Sam J. Johnson has served as Executive Vice President, Retail Operations since joining the company April 2017. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Johnson spent seven years with hhgregg, Inc., where he most recently served as Chief Retail Officer. While at hhgregg, Inc., he led functions including store operations, customer relations, commercial sales, real estate and visual merchandising. Prior to hhgregg, Inc., he spent more than 20 years in various leadership roles with Sears Holdings Corporation, including Vice President of Small Stores.

Earl Carlton (Carl) Ford IV has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since July 2023. Mr. Ford joined the company in January 2019, and served as the Senior Vice President, Finance, where he led the Financial Planning and Analysis function of the company from January 2019 to July 2023 and the Loss Prevention and Inventory Control teams from February 2020 to July 2023. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Ford served as the Vice President of Financial Planning & Analysis at Belk, Inc. He also served as the Vice President of Internal Audit and held other leadership roles in accounting and treasury during his 15 years at Belk, Inc. Prior to joining Belk, Inc., Mr. Ford worked for Deloitte & Touche in their Audit practice. Mr. Ford holds a master's degree in accounting from the University of Alabama, a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Southern Mississippi and is an active Certified Public Accountant.

Matt M. McCabe has served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer since June 2023. Mr. McCabe joined the company in December 2016 as the Vice President, DMM of Athletic and Licensed Apparel and served as the Senior Vice President, GMM of Footwear from September 2017 to June 2023. In this role, he was responsible for setting the merchandising objectives and business strategy for the Footwear division. Prior to joining the company, Mr. McCabe served as Vice President at Golfsmith International, where he led the apparel, footwear and soft consumables buying and private brand businesses. He has more than 25 years of experience in men's and women's apparel and footwear, and held various leadership roles at The Bon Ton Department Stores, Bachrach, Sears & Roebuck Co., and Mark Shale. Mr. McCabe holds a Bachelor of Science from Miami University.

Rene G. Casares has served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since March 2018. Mr. Casares joined the company in July 2013 as Senior Director, Associate General Counsel and served as Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Assistant Secretary from March 2016 to March 2018. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Casares served as an Associate Attorney at the global law firm, Vinson & Elkins LLP, from 2008 to 2013, where he advised major and middle-market companies with mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate governance and capital markets. He also served in a similar capacity as an Associate Attorney at the global law firm, Latham & Watkins LLP, from 2006 to 2008. Additionally, Mr. Casares has a background in finance and consulting after serving as an Associate at Growth Capital Partners. L.P., a Strategy Consultant at KPMG Consulting, Inc., and an Analyst at Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Casares holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Notre Dame and a Juris Doctor degree from Stanford Law School.

Bill S. Ennis has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer since March 2016. Mr. Ennis joined the company in April 2008 as Vice President of Human Resources and served as Senior Vice President, Human Resources from October 2010 to March 2016. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Ennis spent over 19 years with Stage Stores, May Department Stores and Federated Department Stores in multiple capacities including human resources, stores, buying group, store operations and finance areas. He currently sits on advisory boards for the Texas A&M Center for Retailing Studies and Texas Retailers Education Foundation, and he is also the governing body chair for the Houston HR Leadership Summit. Mr. Ennis graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas.

Sherry L. Harriman has served as Senior Vice President, Logistics and Supply Chain since joining the company in August 2018. Prior to joining the company, Mrs. Harriman spent 29 years at Walmart, Inc., where she served in various logistics and operations roles until she was promoted to Regional Vice President – Logistics in 2007. In 2010, she was promoted to Divisional Vice President – Supply Chain for Florida and Puerto Rico, where her team delivered innovative Supply Chain solutions that supported omnichannel strategies and disaster relief initiatives. Ms. Harriman holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and a Master of Business Administration from John Brown University.

Lawrence Lobpries has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer since June 2023, where he oversees the Marketing department including Brand, Media, Creative, Content, Public Relations, Regional Marketing, Category Marketing, and Customer Relationship Marketing. Mr. Lobpries joined the company in August 2016 as Vice President of Marketing and served as Senior Vice President of Marketing from October 2019 to June 2023. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Lobpries spent more than 10 years with Lowe’s Companies, Inc., where he served as Vice President of Consumer Marketing. He also held business critical marketing roles at RadioShack Corporation and Jobs.com. Mr. Lobpries holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Austin College and a Master of Business Administration from Texas Christian University.

Manish Maini has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer since joining the company in June 2017. Prior to joining the Company, he served as the Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President at The Children’s Place U.S. where he led a 120-member team, and was responsible for the development and implementation of the company-wide IT strategy. Mr. Maini also spent nine years at Ann, Inc., formerly Ann Taylor Stores Inc., where he served in various IT leadership roles, including Vice President of Enterprise Systems. Mr. Maini holds a Bachelor of Engineering, Electronics and Communication from STJ Institute of Technology in Karnatak, India.

Jamey Traywick Rutherford has served as Senior Vice President, Omnichannel since joining the company in May 2018. Prior to joining the company, Ms. Traywick Rutherford spent over 17 years at AutoZone where she served in various e-commerce roles until she was promoted to Vice President, e-commerce in 2010. She transitioned to Vice President, Merchandising in 2017. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science from the University of Denver, and a Master of Science in e-commerce from the University of Memphis.