Foot Locker, Inc. appointed Ron Halls to the position of President & CEO, Foot Locker, Inc. – International. Ron will have the responsibility of overseeing the Company's Foot Locker operations in Europe, Canada and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as its Footlocker.com direct-to-customers business.
“Ron has done an outstanding job as President & CEO of Champs Sports for the past three years, during which time its sales and earnings increased significantly,” stated Matthew D. Serra, Foot Locker, Inc.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “He is a proven leader and an outstanding businessman. We are fortunate to have someone within our organization to assume this very meaningful role and expect that he will enhance the leadership of these important businesses.”
Ron Halls was the Chief Operating Officer of Champs Sports for over three years prior to being named President & CEO of this important division in 2003. He joined Champs Sports in 2000, after being CEO for three years of Canterbury International, Ltd., the largest dedicated Rugby Sports Company in the world. Prior to Canterbury, he was the Managing Director of LWR (Far East) Ltd., an Apparel, Marketing and Sourcing Company in the Far East.
Ron holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Auckland University and holds the designations of C.P.A, C.M.A. and A.C.A.
